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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1875

264 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 14

Wreck of the Barque Naval Brigade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 9

The Naval Brigade was n ba[?]que of 554 tons register, and was an rou[?]to Java from Townsville when lost, She sailed from Cleveland Bay July 22nd. On the 23rd, at 7 p.m., south-east hummock Frankland Island bore east distant…

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The Mail Steamer Cevlon

Evening News · Thursday 19 August 1875 · page 2

In a second edition, yesterday, we had a telegram, which by the omission of the word "not" was entirely altered in meaning. It conveyed the impression that the mail steamer Ceylon, overdue at Galle,…

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Arrival of the Mail at Adelaide. Terrible Inundations in France. 2000 Lives Lost. Grand Conversazione at the Colonial Institute. Mr. Forrest, the Explorer, and the Royal Geographical Society. the New Governor of Natal. Visit Op the Lord Mayor of London to Dublin. German Claim Against England Arising Out of Proceedings in the Pacific. Dr. Keneally and Triennial Parlia-ments. Terrible Shipwreck. International Rifle Match. the Beecher-tilton Trial. Scandalous Exposures Is New Tork. Disastrous Earthquake in South AilEKICA, Several Cities Destroyed. Fourteen Thousand People Perished

Evening News · Friday 20 August 1875 · page 2

The P. and O. Co.'s mail steamer Golconda arrived at Adelaide with the English mail via Suez this morning, PASSENGERS BY THE GOLCONDA…

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Disastrous Shipwreck. Over Sixty Lives Lost

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 5

The iron screw steamship Vicksburg, belonging to the Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Company, while on her voyage from Montreal and Quebec to Liverpool, fell in with large quantities…

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Wreck of the Isabella

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 6

Report of the Marine Board of Queensland upon the circumstances attending the wreck of the ship Isabella, on July 4, 1875, on the Chesterfield Reefs, in about latitude 19.45 S. and longitude 158.17 E…

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Wreck of the Ship Isabella

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 26

THE following account of the wreck of the Isabella is given to the BRISBANE COURIER, by the chief officer, Mr. Guttier:The Isabella, ship, 730 tons, of Plymouth, left…

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The Stephen's Lifeboat

Evening News · Monday 23 August 1875 · page 2

THE Messrs Leggatt, who undertook to sail Mr. Stephen's lifeboat, the Alice to Sydney, have arrived safely at Wilson's Promontory the Melbourne TELEGRAPH states),having apparently undergone a good…

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Loss of the U. S. Steamer Saranac

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 August 1875 · page 4

THE official report of the disaster transmitted to Washington is dated at Victoria, Vancouver Island June 24th. Captain Queen, who commanded the Saranac, in his report says:— "At twenty minutes past 7 a.m., of the 18th, the ship entered,…

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Stephen's Lifeboat

Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1875 · page 2

A telegram from Port Albert to the Melbourne ARGUS last Saturday, says:-Mr. F. Stephen's life-boat, with Mr. Leggatt and his son, arrived here at 1 p.m. to-day, having left Wilsons Promontory at…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 August 1875 · page 7

MELHADO AND CURTIS.—There has been more activity in [?] share market during the past month, but transactions to any amount have been confined principally to bank shares, which have imroved in value and still have an upward tendency…

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Wrecks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 August 1875 · page 8

NAVAL BRIGADE.—The Naval Brigade was a barque of 534 tons register, and was on route to Java from Townsville when lost. She sailed from Cleveland Bay July 22, during the day, anchored same night off Goold Island, wind strong from…

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The Stephen's Lifeboat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 6

THE Messrs. Leggatt, who undertook to sail Mr. Stephen's lifeboat, the Alice, to Sydney, have arrived safely at Wilson's Promontory (the Melbourne TELEGRAPH states), having apparently undergone a good…

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Disastrous Shipwreck. Oveh Sixty Lives Lost

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 26

The iron screw steamship VICKSBURG, belonging to the Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Company, while on her voyage from Montreal and Quebec to Liverpool, fell in with large quantities…

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The Sydney Monthly Overland Mail. Per P. and O. Co.'s Steamer Goldonda, and E. and A. M. S. Brisbane. [Via Suez.] Political

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 September 1875 · page 5

AT the dale of our last summary, the Crown Lands Amendment Bill had been returned to the Legislative Assembly with amendments. These amendments would have had the effect…

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A Mail Steamer Disabled

Evening News · Wednesday 8 September 1875 · page 2

The K. and A. mail steamer Bowen, which [?] Sydney with the English mail, via Terres Straits, on Monday, broke the pisten rod of her low pressure engine on Tuesday, when off port Macquarie, and was…

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The Disabled Mail Steamer Bowen

Evening News · Thursday 9 September 1875 · page 2

The Bowen, with the mails for Europe, via (Torres Straits, returned tn port this morning disabled. The fallowing has been communicated by a passenger on board:- We were going on famously at about 2 p.m…

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The Wreck of the Eliza Ramsden. (From the Argus.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 September 1875 · page 8

MR. Samuel Ramsden, the well-known miller, appeared before Mr. Call, P.M., and Messrs. King and Noonan, J.P's., on summons on the 3rd instant, in the District Police COurt, charged that, being the owner of the barque…

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The Wreck of the Saranac

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1875 · page 3

The loss of the United States man-of-war Saranac, on the Northern Pacific coast, which was reported last week, will, says the New York Times, "be noted as the first disaster which our navy has suffered for a long time. We…

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Collision in the Harbour.—sinking of the Schooner [?]Anny Wright

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 September 1875 · page 4

Yesterday morning about 2 o'clock a serious collision took place between the steamship City of Hobart and schooner Fanny Wright. The latter vessel was outward bound and when off Bradley's Head was ran into by the City of Hobart, inward…

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Wreck of the Cambridgeshire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 September 1875 · page 4

THE following telegram, respecting the loss of this vessel, was posted st the General Post Office yesterday morning:—" Ship Cambridgeshire, from London to Sydney, totally wrecked on Preservation Island. Captain and crew just brought to…

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