Another Terrible Ship Wreck Galla[?]escue
DURING a heavy gale on Saturday night last the ship Loch Ard, bound from London to Melbourne, was wrecked [?] Stoney coast, near the…
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Violent Storm on the Coast. Disastrous Shipwreck and Loss of Life. Destruction to Property
WE have to record another fierce gale along the coast which has caused shipwreck, loss of life, and destruction to property. The first break in the beautiful weather that has prevailed for several months occurred about…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The weather here is wet and stormy along the coat. Two small craft have been driven ashore at Glenelg, and are not likely to be got off; the ves[?]ls Britannia…
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London, May 10.—The Allan-line steamship, Sardinian, Captain Dutton, from Liverpool May 9, for Quebec, is on fire at the entrance of Lough Foyle, the harbour of Londonderry. It is reported…
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COOKTOWN, Thursday.—The Minnie, schooner, has arrived from Sydney with a large quantity of produce.—There are no signs of the Normanby, and there is much anxiety about her.—The…
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This moraine, as the steamer Ballina was being brought alongside of the C and R.R.S.N. Co. Wharf she came in contact with two small steam launches that were berthed between the company's wharf and the…
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WE are indebted to Mr. M'Intyre, missionary for Heytesbury Forest, for the following particulars concerning the loss of the ill-fated ship Loch Ard:— I have had several interviews with both survivors…
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The barque Gladston, which arrived at this port to-doy from London, brings the news of the loss of a large American ship called the Mabel Clark, and the loss of five lives. The Gladston was passing close…
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London, May 10.—The Allan-line steamship Sardinian, Captain Dutton, from Liverpool May 9, for Quebec, is on fire at the entrance of Lough Foyle, the harbour of Londonderry. It is reported…
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THE di[?] consequences that attended the wreck of the steamer Yarra Yarra off Newcastle. In July last served as [?] for active and practical steps towards the [?]of the above society and since its in[?]guration in…
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THE steamship Tararua had a stormy passage between Melbourne and Hobart Town. The Tribune of last Saturday states that the steamer left Sandridge pier on Wednesday morning, 19th, at half-past 10 o'clock,…
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THE disastrous consequences that attended the wreck of the steamer Yarra Tarra off Newcastle, in July last, served as means for active and practical steps towards the establishment of the above society; and, since its inauguration in…
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THE evidence given by Mr. Thomas Pearce, the only surviving member of the crew of the Loch Ard, tends to prove that the loss of that vessel added another item to the long list of wrecks attributable to want of proper care in…
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We (Cooktown Herald) learn that a long beech about 20 milles down the coast is strewn with wreckage and cargo, denoting that some vessel has been totally destroyed. Evidences of some of the crew…
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ALBANY (W.A.), Wednesday.—On the evening of the 30th June, the barque Lady Elizabeth, 657 tons register, bound from Freemantle to Shanghai, with a cargo of sandalwood, was blown on shore…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—The steamer Rob Rev. on route from Corowa to Echuca, with flour and general merchandise, struck on a snag near Boomanoomana station; and she sank in seven feet…
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[?] [?] general merchandise, struck on a [?] station; and though every [?] made to keep her afloat, she sank in seven feet…
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The pilot at the Clarence River telegraphs to the Sydney Marine Board that the barque F. W. Tucker, belonging to Melbourne, when going out on Monday with a strong S.W. breeze, the wind suddenly died…
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The ship Hyderabad, Captain Holmwood, from Lyttelton for Adelaide, laden with broad gauge railway material, purchased by the South Australian Government, was driven ashore between [?] and Otaki on the night of the 24th June. After leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Schooner Wallace and Bruce. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,âIn your issue of yesterday you report that the schooner Wallace and Bruce, from the Richmond River, bound to Sydney, is missing. This vessel has now been out over five weeks, and in all…
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