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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1874

204 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 11

Arrival of the P. and O. Mail Steamer Baroda at Glenelg. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1874 · page 5

THE P. and O. mail steamer Baroda arrived at Glenelg at 3 o'clock this morning, after a fine passage from Galle of under twenty days. She passed the Nubia on April 1, fifty miles eastward…

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Wreck of the Barque Ecliptic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1874 · page 4

THE total loss of this vessel is the latest and one of the worst marine disasters which has occurred on this coast for come time. Information of the terrible catastrophe was received by telegram yesterday from Port Albert, and caused no small sensation, the…

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Wreck of the Steamer James Paterson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 4

THE following is the report of Inquiry by the Marine Board of Queensland into the circumstances attending the stranding of the steamer James Paterson, on the detached reef off Masthead Island, 22nd January, 1874:—…

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Commercial Circulars. [Per Mail Steamer Cyphrenes.] Stock and Share Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 April 1874 · page 8

J. MULLENS.—The share market has been very dull during the past month, and the changes in prices unimportant. Banks: No great parcels of these shares have come into the market, and prices are firm. Bank of New Zealand shares are wanted, and…

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Wreck of the Steamer James Paterson

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 478

THE following is the report of inquiry by the Marine Board of Queensland into the circumstances attending the stranding of the steamer James Paterson, on the detached reef off Masthead Island, 22nd January, 1874 :—…

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The Mail by the P. and O. Steamer Baroda

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 8

THE steamer Ellorn, with the English mail by the Baroda via Suez, arrived in harbour at 4 p.m. yesterday. We have received English files to the 20th February, and from Ceylon to the 13th march,from which the following…

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Wreck of the Barque Ecliptic

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 478

THE total loss of this vessel is the latest and one of the worst marine disasters which has occurred on this coast for some time. Information of the terrible catastrophe was received by telegram on 1st April from Port Albert, and caused no small sensation, the…

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Wreck of the R M.S. Sunfoo

Evening News · Wednesday 6 May 1874 · page 2

One of the most disastrous wrecks that has happened in these waters for some time has just occurred ; the Sunfoo, belonging to the Eastern and Austrian Mail Steam Company, together with a valuable cargo, being totally lost…

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Wreck of the R.M.S SUNFOO. (From the Hongkong Times, March 13.)

Empire · Wednesday 6 May 1874 · page 2

One of the most disastrous wrecks that has happened in these waters for some time has just occurred; the Sunfoo, belonging to the Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Company, together with a valuable cargo, being totally lost…

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Wreck of the R. M. S. SUNFOO. (From the Hongkong Times, March 13.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 May 1874 · page 4

One of the most disastrous wrecks that has happened in these waters for some time has just occurred; tbo sunfoo, belonging to the Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Company, together with a valuable cargo, being totally lost…

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Schooner Augusta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1874 · page 4

SIR,—I observed a letter in your issue of the 4th instant from Captain Bendall, which is very different from what was expected by the residents of Stockton. A great number of them were on the beach when the Augusta was in danger. I was…

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Commercial Circulars. [Per Mail Steamer City of Adelaide.] Stock and Share Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1874 · page 7

MELHADO AND CURTIS.—There has been more activity in the Share market during the last fortnight than we have noticed for many months. Bank shares are more sought after, and large transactions have taken place at improved rates. Money is…

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The News Per P. and O. Steamer Pera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1874 · page 11

WE have received papers to the 20th March per P. and O. steamer Pera, from which the following extracts are taken. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH ON OPENING…

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The Cruise of H. M. Schooner Sandfly

Empire · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 2
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H. M. cruiser Sandify returned from her second voyage yesterday evening, and we give below a brief outline of her proceedings. This Sandfly sailed hence on the 31st January; put into Brisbane on the 11th and resumed the voyage on…

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BRISBANE. Tuesday, 5.50 a.m. Grounding of A. S. N. Co.'s Steamer Rangatira

Evening News · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 2

The Australian Steam Navigation steamer Rangatira grounded on the east bank of the Francis Channel yesterday morning. The steamer Kate has brought the passengers, including the…

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Gaol Breaking at Young. Grounding of the Steamer Rangatira. Young. Monday, 5.25 p.m

Evening News · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 2

Peter Davis, with Halt a dozen "aliases," committed for trial for horse-stealing, and Michael Lynch, a prisoner on remand, escaped, by the raising of the floor of the gaol here, on Saturday…

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Wreck of the Steamship Chaldea. [From the Bombay Gazette, March 30.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE consternation was caused in Bombay on Monday by the publication of the news that the British India Steam Navigation Company's steamship Chaldea, which left Bombay, on Saturday evening for Calcutta, had struck on a rock near…

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Wreck of the German Barque Chance. (From the Hongkong Times' Swa[?] Correspondent, March 19.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 4

CAPTAIN Paulsen, of the German three-masted schooner Caroline, has favoured me with the following report:—On a voyage from Takow to Chefoo, in rounding the South Cave of Formosa, at 7.30 a.m. on the 28th of January last, with a northerly wind,…

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Cruise of H. M. Schooner Sandfly

Empire · Friday 15 May 1874 · page 3

H. M. cruiser Sandfly returned from her second voyage on Monday evening, and we give below an brief outline of her proceedings. The Sandily salled honce on the 31st January; put into Brisbane on the 11th, and resumed the voyage on…

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