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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea
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The exact locality where the loss of the Pericles occurred has been disclosed by an oily substance coming to the surface where the vessel was last seen. This substance was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pericles, an Aberdeen liner of 11,000 tons burden, left Sydney for Capetown an Friday, March 18, with almost a full cargo and passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The German, balloon Pommern made a disastrous ascent at Stettin on Sunday, watched by thousands of spectators. The balloon carried four passengers, among…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The German double—funnelled steamship Varzin, Captain A. Nicolai, was towed here on 16th February by the German steamship Erika, Captain M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Having traversed the route to Australia around the Le[?]uwin eight times each your for some considerable time past, Commander Preston, of the F. and O. liner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"An unusually calm sea is prevailing off Cape Leeuwin. The precise position of the sunken steamer was disclosed in an unexpected manner. Drifting in the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrangements are being made to form a syndicate to purchase the wrecked steamar Pericles. The syndicate feel assured that they can secure a good return on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Marine Court has opened an inquiry at Fremantle with respect to the loss of the Pericles. Captain Simpson stated the course he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Pericles, an Aberdeen liner of 11,000 tons burden, left Sydney for Capetown on Friday, March 18, with almost a full cargo and passenger list. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE exact locality where the less of the loss of the Pericles occurred has been disclosed by an oily substance coming to the surface where the vessel was last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chief Lightkeeper Lyons, when interviewed, was not inclined to be communicative regarding the [?] of the [?] It was however, learned that the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The German steamer Siar went' ashore on a reef at New Guinea, but was subsequently refloated only slightly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Perth telegram on Friday' seys:—In the run from Fremantle to Albany the Steamer Monaro encountered a veritable sea of wreckage 12 miles south-south-east…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The wreck of the Pericles is apparently breaking up. The mail steamer Orsova passed a large quantity of wreckage near Leeuwin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The inquiry into the wreck of the Pericles was commenced at Fremanle on Thursday morning, before the Admiralty Court, consisting of Mr. E. P. Dowley, R.M…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Coast S.N. Company's new steamer Minmbah was entering the Manning River in a nasty sea this moring, when she struch the breakwater heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHILE entering the Manning River on Wednesday morning last the N. G. S. N. Co.'s fine Dew steamer Minimbah struck the breakwater and soon became a total wreck. There was a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer So[?]'s No. 3 held is on fire nt Aden. The difficulty is in reaching the fire, and the discharge of No. 2 hold has been commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Telamon, of the [?] Funnel Lin[?], which left Brisbane on February 2[?] for London and Liverpool, calling at Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AMONG the passengers by the Pericles, which now lies beneath the swell under the nose of Cape Lecuwin, was Mr. S. Macneil, partner in the firm of Messrs…
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