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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1876

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1876 · page 3

Our Boulogne correspondent telegraphed last night:— "Intelligence was received this morning pf a terrible shipwreck at Audrcaselles, a village about…

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Loss of the Steamer Deutschland. [?] Captain Bruckenstein of the

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1876 · page 3

[?] Deutschland, who was at Harwich to-day, gave the following particulars of the loss of his vessel—He left Bremerhafen on Sunday morning, and…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1876 · page 3

The Boulogne correspondent of the Times telegraphed on the 16th November:- "Intelligence was received this morning of a terrible shipwreck at Audresselles, a village about two-thirds of…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1876 · page 41

The Boulogne correspondent of the Times telegraphed on the 16th November:— "Intelligence was received this morning of a terrible shipwreck at Audresselles, a village about two-thirds of…

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The Cruise of H.M. Schooner Pearl. (From the Brisbane Courier December 12.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1876 · page 6

H.M. schooner Pearl, Staff-commander E. P. Bedwell, R.N., left Brisbane on a surveying cruise in the latter end of June last. Proceeded first to look for a reported shoal in latitude 23-55 S. longitude 154-13 E., about sixty miles east of Double Island Point,…

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Commercial Circulars. Per Mail Steamer City of San Francisco. Stock and Share Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1876 · page 6

H. A. CAPE.—Our share market has been dull since the departure of the December mail. Business has been somewhat interrupted by the holidays. Many of our companies hold their half-yearly meetings this month, and bank rate having; fallen one pe[?] cent.,…

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Loss of the Steamer Deutschland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 26

December 8.—Captain Bruckunsiein, of the Deutschland, who was at Harwich to-day, gave the following particulars ot the loss of his vessel —He left Bremerhufen on Sunday morning, and…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life. (From the TIMES, November 16.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 27

Our Boulogne correspondent telegraphed last night:— "Intelligence was received this morning of a terrible shipwreck at Audresselles, a village about…

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Wreck of the Will Watch. Narrative of a Survivor. (From the Southland News.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1876 · page 6

He Will Watch, cutter, Joseph Moody master, with Christopher Gardiner and myself as crew, left the [?]uia, Manakau, loaded with [?], &c., on the 14th October, 1875, bound for the Bluff. Had a fair passage down the coast until after passing the Solanders…

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Wreck of an Atlantic Steamer-terrible Suffering at Sea. Sheerness, Tuesday night, Dec. 7

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 5

On Saturday last the Deutchsland, a steamer of 3000 tons burden, one of the largest and best-appointed ships of the North German Lloyd's Atlantic fleet, left Bremen, bound for New York. She…

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Dreadful Shipwreck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 5

The people of [?]h[?]ess w[?] somewhat [?]tounded on December 7, by the [?]umour that some of the [?]w of a German vessel which had been wrecked had landed there The rumour appeared [?] true at least [?] sense,…

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Commercial Circulars. [Per Mail Steamer Granada.] Stock and Station Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1876 · page 7

MELHADO AND CURTIS.—We are pleased to be able to report a marked improvement in the "Stock and Share" Market, caused, no doubt, through the banks having agreed to a uniform rate for "fixed deposits." A considerable business has been done in…

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Wreck of the Will Watch. Na[?]rative of a Survivor. (From the Southland News.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1876 · page 7

The Will Watch, cutter, Joseph Moody, master, with Christopher Gardiner and myself as crew, left the Huia, Manukau, loaded with timber, &c., on the 14th October, 1875, bound for the Bluff. Had a fair p[?]ssage down the coast until after passing the Solander…

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Wreck of an Atlantic Steamer — Terrible Suffering at Sea. Sheerness, Tuesday night, Dec. 7

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 26

On Saturday last the Deutchsland, a steamer of 3000 tons burdon, one of the largest and best-appointed ships of the North Gorman Lloyd's Atlantic fleet, left Bremen, bound for New York, She…

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Mr. Chester's Narrative of the Visit of the Missionary Steamer Ellengowan to the Fly River, New Guinea

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 26

MR. CHESTER, Police Magistrate, Somerset, Cape York, has supplied to the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer of Queensland, the following report in detail of the expedition:—…

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Plan of the Fly River Made during's missionary cruise in the L.M.S's steamer "ELLENGOWAN" December 1875

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 5

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Dreadful Shipwreck

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 219

The people of Sheerness were somewhat astounded on December 7, by the rumour that some of the crew of a German vessel which had been wrecked had landed there. The rumour appeared too true, at least in its saddest sense,…

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Commercial Circulars. [Per Mail Steamer China.] Wool and Produce Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1876 · page 8

MORT AND CO.—This market has to the present ruled quite on steady as the condition of the home demand, as shown at the November-December sales, would warrant us in expecting. The unsatisfactory outturn of some of the shipments realised at the…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages. Bombay, February 25tt. 25th. 11.35 p.m. the Wreck of the Strath More on the Crozet Islands.—twenty Survivors Rescued

Evening News · Tuesday 29 February 1876 · page 2

A ship which touched at Point de Galle, yesterday, landed twenty survivors of the Strathmore, bound from London to New Zealand, which ill-fated vessel was wrecked in July, 1875, on the…

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Wreck of the Strathmore. Bombay, February 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 February 1876 · page 5

A ship touched at Galle yesterday, and landed twenty survivors of the Strathmore, from London to New Zealand, wrecked on Crozet Island in July, 1875. They were rescued in a wretched condition on…

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