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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1881

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Wreck of the Barque Glimpse. Terrible Sufferings Of, the Crew

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 32

BACH day brings forth news of shipwreck and loss of life occurring during the fearful gale of the 21st ultimo.' On Friday, at 2.30 a.m., as the steamer Coonanbara,…

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The Late Gale. Searching for Wrecks. Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 12

LAST night Captain Allan was informad that a wreck had been seen floating bottom upward at sea. The Ajax left at daylight this morning, by his order, with instructions to search the coast five miles from…

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Another Steamer Missing

Evening News · Monday 7 November 1881 · page 3

A telegram has been received stating that the steamship Charlton which left Newcastle for Hongkong direct, on November 28. had not reached her destination on November 5 (Saturday)…

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Another Steamer Missing

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 3

Messrs. George R. Stevens and Co., of Sydney, learnt by cable from Hong Kong yesterday, that the s.s. Charlton, 786 tons, Captain Erskine, which left Newcastle for that port on September 28th…

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A China Steamer Missing

Evening News · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 4

Messrs. G. Stevens and Co. report that the s. s. Charlton, which left Newcastle on September 28 for Hongkong, had not up to the evening of the 5th instant, reached her destination, although she was…

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Searching for Wrecks

Evening News · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 7

The steamer Fiona, which vessel has been searching for wrecks on the southern coast during the past week, and more especially for some vestige of the lost barque Omba, returned to port on Saturday afternoon after an…

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National Shipwreck Society

Evening News · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of this society, held at the Exchange, applications were received for relief on behalf of Mrs. Tucker, wife of the late Captain Tucker, of the steamship Richmoned, and to whom…

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Another Shipwreck. AUCKLAND

Evening News · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 4

THE barque England's Glory, with a cargo of railway iron, bound from Nelson, N.Z., to the Bluff, struck behind the Bluff Hill while standing in for a pilot. The craw took to the boats, and…

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Wreck of the Barque England's Glory. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 5

The barque England's Glory, with a cargo of railway iron, bound from Nelson to the Bluff, while standing too close in for a pilot, struck behind the Bluff Hill to-day. All on board were saved, but the,…

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The Wreck of the Glimpse

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 3

The Marine Board commenced an inquiry yesterday into the loss of the barque Glimpse, which foundered 250 miles off Cape Howe, during the recent disastrous gale. The members of the Board…

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A Silt Punt Ashore. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Wednesday 9 November 1881 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, about half-past 8 o'clock, while the tug Mystery was towing out the silt punt of the dredge Hunter, the signal gun fired and announced some disaster. The coxswain of…

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The Missing Steamer Charlton

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 November 1881 · page 3
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The following persons formed the crow o the steamer Charlton when she left Sydney on the 25th September for Hong Kong, via Newcastle :--William Barker, mate; Geo…

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Survivors from a Wreck

Evening News · Thursday 10 November 1881 · page 2

LONDON, November 8.—Intelligence has been received of the arrival of 26 more survivors from the wrecked steamer Konig Netherlands, at Ceylon…

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Survivors From the Wreck of the King of the Netherlands. London, Nov. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 November 1881 · page 5

20 more survivors from the wreeked steamer King of the Netherlands have reached Dondra Head, the southern extremity of the island of Ceylon…

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The Schooner Princess Louise. BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 11 November 1881 · page 2

The Princess Louise, schooner, arrived at Mackay, from the Solomon Islands, with Captain Rosengren. the Government agent, Hutchinson, and four Islanders of the labour schooner…

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The Wreck of the Koningder Nederlanden

Evening News · Friday 11 November 1881 · page 2

LONDON, November 9.—Four boats, with one hundred and thirty passengers from the above ill-fated vessel, are still missing…

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ABANDONMENT of the Schooner Superior. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 5

A telegram from Mackay reports that the schooner Princess Louise arrived there on Tuesday last from Solomon islands, bringing Captain Rosengren, Mr. Hutchinson (the agent for the crew of…

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The Wreck of the Koning Der Nederlanden

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 16

LONDON, November 9.—Four boats, with one hundred and thirty passengers from the above ill-fated vessel, are still missing…

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Survivors From a Wreck

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 12

LONDON, November 8.—Intelligence has been received of the [?] of 26 more survivors from the wrecked steamer Konig Netherlands, at Ceylon…

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