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Floods & storms, 1898

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The Late Gales. a Coal-laden Vessel Partially Dismasted. Another Wreck Reported Off the Coast. the Vessel Capsized

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 5

A northerly wind blew along the coast yesterday, the first puff from so genial a quarter for a fortnight. As a result the small coasters not previously able to g[?]t out of the Northern harbours made a start…

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The Britannia in a Gale. a Perilous Time Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 7

The captain of the R.M.S. Britannia, from London, reports that shortly after noon on Thursday rough weather set in By Saturday a gale was blowing, accompanied by…

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The Recent Gales. Searching the Coast for Wrecks. the Vessel Off Smoky Cape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 8

"Sea smooth all along the New South Wales coast" was the report yesterday.New the shipping people are beginning to square up their losses, to see what has become of this or that craft, prospects of…

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The Steamer Taiery in the Storm. Hove-to for Three Days

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 8

On her last voyage from Sydney to Devenport the Taien experienced the full force of the recent gales, during which she was compelled to heave-to for three days. Buring this exceptionally heavy weather…

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The Late Gales. Discovery of Another Distressed Vessel. Other Casualties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 5

Beyond the news of the search for the dismasted barque Crown of India having so far been without result, and that the partially dismasted coaster Lansdowne had left in tow of the Protector from the…

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Dismasted in the Gale The Crown of India. Arrived in Port Jackson

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 5

A perfect wreck and, a sad sight the noble ship Crown of [?]dia presented this morning as she rounded South Reef a little before 11 o'clock. The ship, it will be…

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The Lady Robinson in the Gale. Leaking, Rudderless, and Helpless. a Trying Fortnight

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Of ships which weathered the recent storms, none have had a worse experience than that undergone by the brigantine Lady Robinson, which was towed into…

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Storm Forecasts. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 8

Sir,--I have read with much interest your leading article on "Storm Forecasts," and with full deference to your views, maintain that our warnings on the Wednesday night referred to of…

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The Recent Gales. a Ship Arrives in Distress. Fears for Other Vessels. the Hereward

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 6

Yesterday an addition was made to the local evidence of the violence of the recent storm along the coast in the arrival of the Crown of India. Particulars of her experiences are given below. The…

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Dismasted in the Gale. the Crown of India Towed Into Port. Narrow Escape of the Vessel and All Hands

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 6

"We have had a thrilling experience, and it was a narrow escape for the vessel and all hands," said Captain Corkhill, of the Crown of India, which was yesterday towed into port,…

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The Britannia in a Gale

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 May 1898 · page 8

Owing to exceptionally rough weather between Albany and Adelaide, the R.M.S. Britannia was 29 hours behind time at the latter port…

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Ships Which Lived Through This Storm. But Had Terrible Trials

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 May 1898 · page 8

Relics of the recent storm continue to arrive in the harbor. The Crown of India, 2810 tons, which left Newcastle on May 5 with coal for 'Frisco, and encountered all…

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Graves Washed Away. Effects of the Recent Storms

Evening News · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 2

For some time past it has been evident to yachtsman and others who visited that part of Stradbroke Island known as Jumping Pin, that a breach of the sea across the low-lying neck of sand…

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The Weather. Westerly Gales

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 6

During last night a strong north-west wind sprang up in Sydney, and continued to blow throughout the night. The highest velocity attaired was 49 miles per hour, which was recorded…

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A Torpedo-destroyer in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 4

The Whiting, one of the torpedo boat destroyers attached to the China squadron, turned up at Shanghai last month in distress. An officer, writing by the steamer Guthrie, states that in…

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A "Port" in a Storm

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 6

The steamship Port Elliot, which sailed from Sydney for Colombo with a freight of 4000 tons of coal, signalled Wilson's Promontory this morning to the effect that…

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A Barque in a Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 6

The German barque August[?], which yesterday [?] from New York after a passage of 108 days, after [?] the Cape of Good Hope on April 1[?], ran into a [?] storm of great violence. It commenced in the S.W. [?]…

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In a Storm Off Cape Howe

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 9

The barque Sumbawa, from Glasgow to Sydney, got through the long ocean voyage as far as the Australian coast without trouble of any kind. On making Cape Howe on…

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The Country. Mr. Barton's Visit to Goulburn. a Storm in the Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 10

GOULBURN, Friday.-- The possible injury to the smooth-working of municipal government through the astute "roping in" of country Mayors by the famous series of telegrams some time ago…

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The Recent Gale. Aid for Windows and Orphans

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 3

A preliminary meeting was held at the Town-hall on Monday for the purpose of forming a committee to organise a series of entertainments for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the men who were drowned…

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