The Fire on the Steamer Essex. London, July 3
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 18
The s.s. Essex, which left Sydney for London on April 22, still lies at Suez, where she was compelled to put in owing to fire having broken out amongst the cargo. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Burning of a River Steamer
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 27
Information has been received that at about 5 o’clock on Monday morning, at Craigie’s Creek, 150 miles by river above Morgan, the steamer Britannia, owned by Messrs. Tonkin,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A New Port Phillip Excursion Steamer. London, August 11
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 18
Mr. James Huddart, of the firm of Huddart, Parker and Co., Melbourne, has purchased for the Port Phillip excursion traffic a steamer that has been employed running…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Collision in the Channel. Sinking of the Steamer Bosphorus. London, August 13
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 21
A serious collision occurred to-day in the Channel between the steamer Bosphoras, 1,630 tons, of Newcastle, and the barque Abbey Town, 702 tons, of Liverpool, which was bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Destructive Storm and Flood at Valparaiso. Seven Vessels Wrecked. Hundreds of Lives Lost. Immense Damage to Property. London, August 8
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 18
A destructive Storm has occurred at Valparaiso. Seven vessels have been wrecked and 24 persons drowned. Many disasters on shore are also reported…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of a Norwegian Vessel
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 2
London, Thursday.—The Norwegian steamer Brakberg bound to Montreal, has been wrecked and fifteen men d[?]owned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News of the World by Cable. Terrible Disaster at Sea. Collision Between a French and an Italian Steamer. Ninety Lives Lost. London, September 14
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1888 · page 18
A terrible marine disaster has occurred at the Canary Islands. A French steamer came into collision with the iron screw steamer Sad America, 1259 tons, belonging to the port of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Strange Tale of Shipwreck. the Survivors 30 Years on an Island. London, September 24
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1888 · page 18
An extraordinary story is reported from the United States. A whaler has brought to Brooklyn a letter written by Captain Green, of the Confederation, a vessel which sailed…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of a British Ship. London, October 16
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1888 · page 4
The British ship Respigadera, 1,629 tons, has become a total wreck at San Pedro, California, Her crs[?] were all saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loss of a Lifeboat
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 November 1888 · page 2
London, Thursday,—A life boat has been capsized whilst attempting to rescue the crew of a stranded brig off Stockton, Eight of the crow were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A German Man-of-war Ashore. London, November 15
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1888 · page 18
The German ironclad frigate Kaiser, 8000 tons, one of the largest vessels in the German navy, has gone ashore at the entrance to Copenhagen…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Brave Rescue of a Ship-wrecked Crew
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1888 · page 26
The topsail schooner Trader, owned by Mr. W. F. Walker, the Commissioner for Customs, left Melbourne on Saturday for Sorrento, to load with lime. About 8 30 in the evening,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Wreck of the [?]
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 December 1888 · page 2
London, Wednesday.—[?] Queen, bound from S[?] was can be in a hurries. [?] Bay of Biseay. The [?]…
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