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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1886

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Total Wreck of the S.s. Ly-ee-moon

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 3

AN extraordinary, issued from the Tree Press office on Monday morning, contained the startling announcement that the s.s. Ly-ee-Moon, one of the…

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Terrible Shipping Disaster Total Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. Over Seventy Lives Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 22

Early on Monday intelligence reached Albury that the passenger steamer Ly-ecmoon had been wrecked at Green Cape, while she was on her way from Melbourne to Sydney,…

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The Locality of the Wreck

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 23

Green Cape and the coast surrounding has always been looked upon as the dangerous section of the run between Sydney and Melbourne. From Wilson's Promontory to the…

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Total Wreck of the Lyee Moon. Seventy One Liven Lost

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 4

Early on Monday morning intelligence rebelled Melbourne that the passenger steamer Ly economic had been wrecked at Green Cape, while she was on her way from Melbourne to Sydney…

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By Electric Telegraph. From Ocr Own Correspondent. Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. Sydney. Monday, May 31

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 2

News has just been received that the Lyeemoon from Melbourne is a total wreck off Green Cape.. She struck last night at nine o'clock : and only tea lives have been saved…

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The Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. Addition to List of Missing Persons. the Captain and Third Officer Prosecuted for Manslaughter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 15

The inquest on the bodies found was continued at Green Cape on 3rd inst. John Hutchinson, the second officer of the Ly-ee-moon, stated that he had been four…

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A Touching Incident of the Wreck

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 23

A pathethic incident occurred in connexion with the wreck of the ill-fated Steamer Ly-ee-moon, which bas not so far been made public. After the rescue of the survivors had been all…

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The Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. Two More Bodies Found

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 23

Two more bodies have been recovered from the wreck of the Ly-ee-moon at Green Cape. One was the body of a male of from 20 to 30 years of age, with sandy complexion, 5ft. sin…

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Foundering of a Schooner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1886 · page 26

The fore-and-aft schooner Anne Powell from Kiama bound for Sydney, foundered off Five Islands Point at about 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, 5th inst. She was laden…

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Wreck of a Schooner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1886 · page 25

The barque Rachel, bound from Dungeness to Melbourne, arrived at Brisbane on Monday with the captain and crew of the schooner Hugh Ewing, which was stranded on Number…

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The Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. the Marine Board Inquiry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1886 · page 25

The Marine Board resumed the inquiry into the wreck of the Ly-ee-moon in Sydney on the 12th inst. Fotheringbam, the third officer, and Captain Webber were further…

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Supposed Wreck on the Queensland Coast

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1886 · page 27

A Brisbane telegram dated Tuesday says :— “More wreckage has been found on the beach north of the M’Ivor River, namely, three red trunks, a sailor’s chest, and several pieces of…

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Total Wreck of a Labor Schooner. All Hands Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1886 · page 15

A board with letters painted on it, being a portion of the wreckage recently picked up near Cooktown, has been identified in Maryborough, Queensland, by a local painter as…

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The Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. Trial of Captain Webber for Manslaughter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1886 · page 24

Captain Webber was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney on the 9th inst., on a charge of manslaughter in connexion with the wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. The…

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Wreck at Gabo

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 September 1886 · page 2

The Clara Ethel, from Tasmania with a cargo of potatoes, is now a complete wreck on the rocks at Gabo Island…

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Wreck of the Steamer Woodburn. the Passengers Saved

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 25

The steamer Woodburn, with a general cargo and about 50 passengers, when about to cross the bar of the Macleay River, in tow of the steamer Belmore, on Friday morning, grounded…

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Wreck at Port Phillip Heads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 25

The barque Glaneuse, bound from Charente to Melbourne, with a cargo of wines, spirits, and general merchandise, went ashore about a quarter of a mile west of Point Lonsdale at 2…

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Wreck of the Dunnottar Castle. Rescue of the Crew. [By Submarine Cable.] Auckland, October 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 22

The R.M.S. Mararoa, which arrived here today, brings intelligence of the wreck in the Pacific Ocean of the ship Dannottar Castle, 1702 tons, which left Sydney on June 7 for…

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Wreck of a German Schooner. Escape of the Crew

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1886 · page 25

The steamer Golden Gate, which arrived at Sydney on Friday from New Britain, via the Duke of York Islands, brought Captain Heinrich Moller and seven of the crew of the German…

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Shocking Outrage by New Guinea Natives. the Crew of a Pearling Ketch Murdered

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1886 · page 25

The missionary schooner Ellangown arrived at Cooktown on Sunday night, bringing the following news:— Mr. Thos. Mullens has reported to the…

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