The Wreck of the Queen of Nations
Evening News · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 4
The cargo and wreckage of this vessel is now being washed ashore, and the beach is strewn all along with furniture, portions of pianos, bales of all kinds of goods, spirits, and other goods, all broken up in…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 35
The following is the official decision of the board appointed to inquire into the loss of this steamer:1. That the screw steamer Tararua was, on her passage from port Chalmers to the Bluff, wrecked, and all on…
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Evening News · Monday 27 June 1881 · page 3
The Argyle, steamer, Captain T. Boyd, under charter to Messrs. Nipper and See, of Sydney, whilst on her passage down the river en route for Sydney on Saturday afternoon, struck on the…
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Evening News · Monday 27 June 1881 · page 3
THE P.M.S. Company's City of Sydney, Captain Dearborn, arrived, yesterday afternoon. Passengers: Messrs. Hart, Cobb, Chapman, Byrne, Campbell, Fordney, Duff, Chapman,…
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Evening News · Monday 27 June 1881 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph
SHORTLY after 5 o'clock on Saturday evening the foremost of the wreck broke short off, and the after part listed over to port, and she became a total wreck. Yesterday the whole of the forepart of the…
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The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 June 1881 · page 3
Sir,-- My attention has been called to article 14 of the finding of the Court on the wreck of the Tararua, published in your issue of yesterday, in which reference is made to the officers of that vessel being…
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The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 June 1881 · page 3
The steamer Argyle, which recently brought a cargo of potatoes, &c., from Tasmania to Sydney, and then took freight to Clarence River, was wrecked, as stated in our issue of yesterday, on…
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Evening News · Tuesday 28 June 1881 · page 2
The steamer Argyle is sank in 40ft of water, her topmasts only being visible. She lies directly in the channel. Portion of cargo, consisting of 750 cases of meat, is insured…
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Evening News · Tuesday 28 June 1881 · page 2
Fire persons were arrested yesterday and remanded until Friday on charges of stealing wreckage from the Queen of Nations, consisting of bottles of spirits. The ribs only of the fore part…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1881 · page 5
A considerable quantity of broken cargo, principally brandy, has been floating ashore for the last two days, and over 1000 bottles have been picked up along the beach and carted to the depot. A great deal of…
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The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 June 1881 · page 3
The scenes at the wreck yesterday were not creditable, owing to a large amount of drunkenness being prevalent. Large quantities of bottled brandy, the cases having been broken, were strewn…
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Evening News · Wednesday 29 June 1881 · page 2
The wreck of the Queen of Nations, with the cargo now on board was sold by auction this morning, by Mesers. Fraser and Co., for the sum of £110. Purchaser, Captain J. Broomfield…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1881 · page 7
An inquiry has been held by the Marine Board into the cause of the wreek of the above vessel. Captain Bacho was called, but did not appear, though he had been notified that the investigation would proceed whether he was present or…
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Evening News · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 5
IN recounting briefly the annual work of the National Lifeboat Institution it may ba mentioned (says the London DAILY NEWS of May 19) that the institution has now been in existence 57…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 11
THE Argyle, steamer, Captain T. Boyd, under charter to Messrs. Nipper and See, of Sydney, whilst on her passage down the river en route for Sydney on Saturday afternoon, struck on the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 12
THE P.M.S. Company's City of Sydney, Captain Dearborn, arrived yesterday afternoon. Passengers: Messrs. Hart, Cobb, Chapman, Byrne, Campbell, Fordney, Duff, Chapman,…
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The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 July 1881 · page 4
We, Northern Argue, are indebted to the courtesy of the officers of H.M. schooner Renard, which arrived at Rockhampton on Sunday night, for the following sketch of her voyage, to and…
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The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 6
Captain W. T. Wawn, of tho Maryborough labour vessel, Stanley, spoke the Avoca off Gundalcannr on the 7th of June. On board the latter vessel was our reporter, and Captain Wawn related…
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The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1881 · page 3
The schooner Sophia, belonging to this port, and owned by Mr. H, P. Palser, wholesale merchant, of York and Market streets, Sydney, went ashore on North Head early yesterday morning, and became…
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