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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890

32 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 2

Accident to the Steamer City of Rome London, June 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 18

An accident has occurred to the four-masted steamer City of Rome, 3451 tons, belonging to the Barrow Steamship Company. The steamer ran on to the Fastnet Rock during a fog broke…

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Wreck of the Steamer You Yangs. Adelaide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 26

Yesterday the following telegram was received in Melbourne from Mr. Charles Todd, the Postmaster-General of South Australia:— "Cape Willoughby reports that the steamer…

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Recollections of an Ancient Wreck. the Lost Spanish Treasure Ship

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 25

Mr. Alexander Allen, whose name has been mentioned in the public press as having some personal knowledge of the Spanish vessel, reported treasure-laden, on the Warrnambool…

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Steamer Explosion at Chicago. London, July 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 19

A terrible explosion has occurred at Chicago on board a steamer containing a cargo of oil. Fifteen persons were killed…

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Terrific Storms in America Two Hundred Lives Lost. a Steamer Capsized.one Hundred and Fifty Per Sons Drowned. London, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 18

A terrible cyclone has occurred in Minnesota, United States, which has caused great destruction of life and property. As far as is already known 200 persons have been killed…

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Burning of an Atlantic Steamer. No Lives Lost. London, July 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 19

The steamer Egypt, 2959 tons, belonging to the National Steamship Company, Liverpool, and engaged in the Atlantic passenger trade, has been burnt at sea. The crew and the…

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A Melbourne-bound Ship Ashore London, September 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 September 1890 · page 19

The ship Beecrolt, 1626 tons, bound from Sweden to Melbourne, has gone ashore at the Orkney Islands…

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Collision Off the American Coast. a Spanish Steamer Sunk. Sixty-two Lives Lost. London, November 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 18

Intelligence has been received of a disastrous collision which has occurred off the American coast. The Spanish steamer Vizcaya was sunk, and…

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Shipping Disasters on the Japanese Coast. Great Loss of Life. One Survivor From a Steamer’s Crew

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 10

The Hong Kong papers just to hand contain an account of the loss of the steamer Musashi Maru, Captain Frahm, which was on her voyage to Yokohama,…

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Terrible Disaster at Sea. Total Wreck of H.M.S. Serpent. Only Three of the Crew Saved. London, November 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 18

A terrible disaster has happened to one of the vessels of Her Majesty’s navy. The twin-screw cruiser Serpent, 1770 tons, 6 guns, Commander Harry L. Ross, has been…

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Attempted Escape From New Caledonia. Convicts Wrecked in an Open Boat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 26

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Tanais arrived at Brisbane on Monday from Noumea, and brings the report of a rather sensational attempt by three convicts to escape from the…

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Severe Storm Off the Coast of Norway. Seventy Fishing Smacks Wrecked. One Hundred Lives Lost. London, November 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 December 1890 · page 18

Very severe storms have occurred t)ff the north-western coast of Norway. Seventy fishing smacks have been wrecked at tho G[?]often Flord, and 100 fishermen have been drowned…

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