Wreck of the Sorata
A feeling of deep regret was experienced throughout the city last Monday morning when it became publicly known that the Orient Company's magnificent steamship Sorata (Captain Fowler)…
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The Wreck of the Sorata. [By Electric Telegraph.] Cape Jervis, Wednesday morning
The officers of the Sorata have great hopes of being able to float the vessel off. These hopes are the result of a continuance of fine weather. Soft showers fall at intervals, and the sea is smooth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WRECK of the RANGATIRA on the COAST of New Zealand. [By Electric Telegraph.] Auckland
The well-known steamship Rangatira is a complete wreck at Taranaki, having run ashore. Fortunately, the passengers and crew were saved, but the cargo was lost and the vessel is believed not to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Condition of the Wrecked Steamer Sorata. [By Electric Telegraph.] Gape Jervis, Thursday morning
The position of affairs is unchanged. The compartments fore and aft are half full of water. In the latter the water is slowly increasing. One pump received from Port Adelaide was found old…
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CAPTAIN QUIN, harbour matter of Port Adelaide, furnishes the following report:— In consequence of a telegram from his Excellency the Governor, I took passage in the Yatala,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Sorata. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
Captain Quin, Harbour Master at Port Adelaide, has sent the following report of the accident to the Sorata. He states:—"In consequence of a telegram from his Excellency the Governor, I took passage in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck of the Eric the Red. the Captain's Statement
Captain Z. Allan, who arrived in Melbourne yesterday evening by the last train from Portland, makes the following statement:-- He says: I am the master of the [?] the Red. She was a woolen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of the Schooner Ariel
A report comes by the Venture from the South Sea Islands that the Ariel, schooner, of Sydney, has struck a reef and gone down in deep water. Though the whole of the particulars to hand come from native sources, there is scarcely a…
Continued on Trove, page 518 →How the Ship Mathilde Foundered in Mid-Ocean. Arrival of a Part of Her Crew
THE steamer Newtern arrived on Friday from Mazatlan, having on board a part of the crew of the foundered ship Mathilde, the first mate and seven of the hands. These rescued mariners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The CONDITION of the Wrecked Steamer Sorata. [By Electric Telegraph.] Cape Jervis, Friday, 8 a.m
Throughout the night it blew hard from the south-west, bringing up hail and sleet. The ship at the time bumped heavily and the question was "How long will she hold together?" Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steamship Sorata Ashore at Cape Jervis. [By Electric Telegraph.] Adelaide
GREAT excitement was felt throughout the city last night when it became known that a large steamer was signalled in distress, and ashore about a mile from Cape Jervis, which is a…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Wreck of the Eric the Red
We learn from Melbourne that the ship Eric the Red, from New York, with a valuable cargo of exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition, was wrecked on the outer end of Cape Otway reef at…
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The steamship Sorata, 4014 tons, one of the finest and fastest boats of the Orient Company's fleet, was stranded on Friday night near Kangaroo Island, S. A., whilst on her way to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wreck of the Sorata. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
The latest news from the Sorata is that the night was nasty and the sea running high. It has been blowing pretty hard all night, and the wind this evening is now S.W. aud squally. If it were to turn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wreck of the Sorata. Adelaide
The following telegram was received by the Postmaster from Cape Jervis to-day:—"There is no difference in the position of the Sorata, except that she is leaking in the fore hold, and all her compartments are…
Continued on Trove, page 520 →Wreck of Eric the Red. Melbourne
The barque Eric the Red, from New York, with exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition, was wrecked on the outer end of Cape Otway reef at half-past 1 this morning. There were two…
Continued on Trove, page 517 →Wreck of a Trading Vessel Two Seamen Poisoned
THE schooner Venture, which arrived from the Solomon Group on Wednesday, brings intelligence of the total wreck of the trading schooner Ariel, and the death of two of her crow by the treachery of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wreck of the Sorata. [By Electric Telegraph.] Latest Particulars. Adelaide
A TELEGRAM received from Cape Jervis last evening states that the Mary Miller brough additional lumpers and engines and some hand crab-winches. Four engines are now available…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Total Wreck of an American Ship. Feared Loss of Life. Melbourne
A TELEGRAM has been received from Cape Otway, stating that the Down, steamer, from Portland to Melbourne, signalled the lighthouse, and reported finding wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Barque Medea Ashore Near Queenscliff. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne
Intelligence was received yesterday from Queenscliff stating that the barque Medea had gone ashore between the Swanspit and Queenscliff Pier during night. Messrs. Huddart, Parker…
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