Wreck of the Barque Gange. Melbourne, Sunday
SHORTLY before midnight on Saturday the Austrian barque Gauge, 1071 tons, bound from London to Melbourne with a cargo of. railway iron, cement, aud sulphur, was…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1887
12 stories in Riverina's papers
Wreck of the Dunbar. the Rescue of Johnson
THE following is the account given by the Hon. George Thornton of the rescue of the only survivor from the wreck of the Dunbar, on Saturday morning, August 22, 1857, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Derry Castle. the Story of the Survivors
This is a thrilling story of the son. Not one of those that the Marryatts, Coopers, and Clark Russells have evolved, but a true tale of misery, suffering, peril; of eight strong men east away…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TELEGRAMS. Wreck of the S.S. Cheviott. SYDNEY, Thursday, 9 a.m
The steamer Cheviott was yesternight totally wrecked at Point Nepean, on the Victorian coast. About 40 passengers were aboard, and so far only one is saved…
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ON Thursday we received a telegram conveying intelligence of the wreek of the steamer Cheviot as follows:—"Cheviot wrecked at Point Nepcan. Captain and 23 passengers…
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THE wreck of the Cheviot adds another to the long list of disasters that have occurred on the Australian coast within a few years, by which the loss of life has been terrible in…
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THE number of passengers who left Melbourne by the Cheviot on Wednesday for Sydney was 22, the whole of whom were equally distributed between the saloon and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck of the Cheviot. Another Body Recovered
EARLY on Saturday morning the body of a man was found on the frout beach, about 400 yards from the quarantine station jetty, on the Nepean side, having been washed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Cheviot. Third Engineer's Story
THE third engineer of the Cheviot, Archibald Laing, gives a most clear and intelligent account of the affair. He states:—The steamer left Melbourne at a quarter past 4…
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Melboukne telegrams state that the remaining part of the port quarter of the Cheviot, which was discernible on Monday, is still in the same position, but sways to and…
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THE Victorian Steam Navigation Board concluded its enquiry into the wreck of the steamer Cheviot on Wednesday last. The Board in their decision reviewed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck Oe the Derry Castle. the Story of the Survivors
THIS is a thrilling story of the sea. Not one of those that the Marryatts, Coopers, and Clark Russells have evolved, but a true tale of misery, suffering, peril; of eight…
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