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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895

37 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

Cablegrams. Fresh Gales Off the British Coast. Wreck of the Steamer Abydos. Twenty Lives Lost. London, December 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 18

As was feared would be the case, news has been received of a farther serious disaster caused by the terrible gales that raged on the coast of Great Britain at the end of…

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Wreck of the Barque Osseo. Twenty Six Lives Lost. London, December 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 18

The coast of the United Kingdom has again been visited by violent gales. Many vessels have been wrecked and numerous fatalities are reported…

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Terrible Disaster at Rio. Explosion on an Excursion Steamer. 120 Persons Drowned. London, January 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 18

A terrible disaster happened yesterday in the harbor at Rio de Janeiro. An explosion occurred on board an excursion steamer which was crowded with…

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The Terrible Disaster at Rio. an Excursion Steamer on Fire. London, January 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 18

Further details are published respecting the terrible disaster in the harbor at Rio de Janeiro, where an excursion steamer, crowded with pleasure-seekers, was set on…

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A Ketch Capsized

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 28

The ketch Candida’e, In command of CaptainFreeman, when crossing the bar at Port Macquarie inward bound from Sydney, was struck, by a heavy cross-sea, broached to, and…

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Terrible Storm at Tangier. Forty Vessels Wrecked. London, March 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1895 · page 26

A terrible storm has occurred at Tangier in Morocco. The sea rose to a height of 90ft. above its usual level, and forty vess[?] of [?] descriptions were wrecked…

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The Wreck Of the Elbe. Four Hundred Lives Lost. Terrible Sufferings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1895 · page 25

The mail which has just arrived brings details of the terrible marine disaster off Lowestoft, which resulted in the loss of the North German Lloyd steamer Elbe. The steamer, while on the…

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The United States and Spain. Spanish Outrage on an American Steamer. London, March 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 24

The difficulty between the United States and Spain, arising out of the insurrection in Cubs, is becoming more serious. A United States steamer, the Alliance,…

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Military Riots in Madrid. Two Newspaper Offices Wrecked. Serious Developments. Resignation of the Ministry. London, March 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 24

A serious military riot has occurred in Madrid. Three hundred subaltern officers visited two newspaper offices and completely…

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Disastrous Shipwreck. the British Yeoman Founders in Mid Ocean. Twenty-nine Persons Drowned. London, March 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 24

The ship British Yeoman, 1898 tons, belonging to the British Ship-owners’ Company Limited, bound from Antwerp to the West Indies, has foundered in…

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The Madagascar War. Collision at Sea. an English Steamer Sunk. London, March 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1895 · page 26

General Docbesne, the commander of the French expedition for the conquest of Madagascar, has issued a proclamation to the soldiers warning them that during the…

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Spain and England. a British Schooner Fired On. Two Seamen Killed. London, April 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1895 · page 18

In connection with the revolt in Cuba a serious outrage has been committed on a British schooner by a Spanish gunboat. The warship fixed on the schooner, killing…

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Among of Shipwreck

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 3

The gall[?] fly by the cliff top high, The hoveting hawk may [?]; But the [?]crown she bides below, While the drowned talk swim ashore…

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China News. Jack Ashore at Hankow

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

Certainly one of the most interesting semi-naval engagements of the present time is that which occurred at Hankow a few weeks ago; and although presumably the blood shed was drawn from no…

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How Wrecks Drift

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 4

The ways of derelicts are interesting and peculiar. There was one vessel that broke in half in the North Atlantic just where two…

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Terrible Disaster at Sea. Wreck of a Spanish Steamer. 168 Lives Lost. London. May 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 18

News has been received from the Philippines of a terrible disaster which has befallen the Spanish steamer Gravina, 781 tons, belonging to the Companla Maritima,…

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A Young Life Wrecked

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

"You shall not go!" "I must go. I must. It's nearly five." The two young man, so dissimilar…

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A Shipwreck

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 28

Captain John Anderson, of the Union Company's Manapourl, which arrived from Sydney early morning (says Friday's New Zealand Herald) brings information which would…

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Terrible Shipwreck. the Steamer Catterthun Wrecked. Many Lives Lost. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 20

The steamer Catterthun has been lost off the Seal Rock. A number of Chinese and several European passengers were drowned, including Captain Shannon…

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Wre[?]k of a Steamer. Sydney

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 2

The Steamer, [?] bound from Sydney [?] foundered off Seal Rocks early this morning. Several [?] including the…

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