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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1873

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Late English News. Arrival of the Steamer Wentworth

Evening News · Wednesday 25 June 1873 · page 3

BY the arrival of the steamer Wentworth we have Cape of Good Hope papers to the 20th May. The splendid steamer Windsor Castle, Captain Howson, belonging to the Donald Carrie line of packets, arrived in Table…

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The Wreck of the Atlantic

Empire · Wednesday 25 June 1873 · page 4

NEW YORK papers to the 5th April contain further details respecting the loss of the Atlantic. The New York Herald publishes the following despatch, from its correspondent from Halifax:…

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Late English News. Arrival of the Steamer Wentworth

Empire · Thursday 26 June 1873 · page 3

BY the arrival of the steamer Wentworth we have Cape of Good Hope papers to the 20th May. The splendid steamer Windsor Castle, Captain Howson, belonging to the Donald Carrie line of packets, arrived in Tuble…

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The Wreck of the Atlantic

Evening News · Thursday 26 June 1873 · page 3

NEW YORK papers to the 5th April contain further details respecting; the loss of the Atlantic. The New York Herald publishes the following despatch, from its correspondent from Halifax:…

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Late European News by the Wentworth, Steamer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 5

By the arrival of the steamer "Wentworth we have Cape of Good Hope papers to the 20th May. The splendid steamer Windsor Castle, Captain Howson, belonging to the Donal[?] Currie line of packets, arrived in Table…

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Wreck of the Columbus. London, June 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 809

We steamer Columbus, running between Holyhead and Dublin, struck oh a rock near Holyhead There were 200 persons aboard, and fifteen of them were drowned…

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The Wreck of the Atlantic

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 23

NEW YORK papers to the 5th April contain further details respecting the loss of the Atlantic. The New York Herald publishes the following despatch, from its correspondent from Halifax:…

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Wreck of the Ship Coleroon

Empire · Monday 30 June 1873 · page 2

The ship Coleroon, of 761 tons, Captain Montgomery, which visited this port last March, from London, has, wellearn by a cable message, been lost in the Indian Ocean, but the particulars are not given. The Coleroon,…

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Summary of English and Foreign, By the Mail Steamer China. English News. London, May 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1873 · page 8

THE halcyon days of the English spring are with us; the leaves fully out but not limp or dusty, the sun bright but moderated by fresh southerly winds. In the west of England, where I have…

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Messrs. Hamilton's Iron Lifeboat. (From the Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 July 1873 · page 3

THE subject of lifeboats for passenger ships has received much attention in Liverpool since the loss of the Northfleet and Atlantic. A series of experimental trials has been conducted at Hamilton's…

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Wreck of the City of Washington. London, July 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 July 1873 · page 5

The steamer City of Washington (Inman's line), Captain Lochead, has been wrecked on her voyage between Liverpool and New York. All hands were saved…

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The Sydney Monthly Overland Mail. Per Mail Steamer China. Political

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 5

THE Parliament, of New, South Wales has been further prorogued to the 19th of August, and it will probably meet for the dispatch of business on the 9th of September…

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The Wreck of the Washington. London, July 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 13

The steamer Washington was wrecked within ten miles of the scene of the Atlantic disaster, near, Prospect…

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Wreck of the City of Washington. London, July 7

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 41

The steamer City of Washington (Imnan's line), Captain Lochead, has been wrecked on her voyage between Liverpool and New York. All hands were saved…

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The Wreck of the Washington. London, July 10

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 73

The steamer Washington was wrecked within ten miles of the scene of the Atlantic disaster, near Prospect…

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The Wreck of the Washington London, July 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 July 1873 · page 4

The certificate of the captain of the steamer Washington, wrecked near Prospect, has been suspended, for tweleve months…

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The Wreck of the Washington. London, July 18

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 105

The certificate of the captain of the steamer Washington, wrecked near Prospect, has been suspended for twelve months…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail at Adelaide. Newspaper dates to June 13. Latest Galle Telegrams, July 4. Death of Mrs. Gregory, wife of Governor of Ceylon. Great Railway project—connecting India with Europe. Stranding of the Steamer Bokhara. Destruction of the Palace pf Japan by Fire. liberal Proposals of the Imperial Government for Australian Postage Important Parliamentary Intelligence. Tichborne Claimant's Trial. Alliance between Germany and Italy. Cholera in Western Prussia. Illness of the Emperor William. The Shah's Visit to England and Europe. Adelaide, Saturday, 12.14 p.m

Evening News · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

The branch mail steamer Rangatira arrived this morning at Glenelg with the South Australian portion of the English mails via Suez…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail at Adelaide. Newspaper, dates, to June 13. Latest Gaile Telegrams, July. 4 Death of Mrs. Gregory, wife of Governor of Ceylon. Great Railway project—connecting India with Europe. Stranding of the Steamer Bokhara Destruction of the Palace of Japan by Fire. Liberal Proposals. of the Imperial Government for Australian Postage Important. Parliamentary Intelligence. Tichborne Claimant's Trial. Alliance between Germany and Italy. Cholera in Western Prussia. Illness of the Emperor William. The Shah's Visit to England and Europe. (From the Adelaide Correspondent.) Adelaide, Saturday, 12.14 p.m

Empire · Monday 28 July 1873 · page 3

The branch mail steamer Rongatira arrived this morning at Glenelg with the South Australian portion of the English mails via Suez…

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Divers Examining the Wreck of the Steamer Atlantic

Evening News · Tuesday 29 July 1873 · page 3

THE New York Evening Express of April 8th gives the following sensational revelations of a special newspaper correspondent, who it states procured a diving suti, with permission, and under the direction of the wreckers…

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