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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1881

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Another Shipwreck. AUCKLAND

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 13

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 crew took to the boats, and…

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Wreck of a Schooner. Seven of the Crew Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 15 November 1881 · page 3

BY the arrival of the s.s. City of Melbourne, Captain Daniel Calder, from Noumea, we learn the schooner Heurietts, of Noumea owned by Mr. Jerome, [?]undered at sea, with the loss of seven of Hor crow…

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Schooner Retriever Ashore

Evening News · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 3

While the schooner Retriever, 37 tons, outward bound for Tomakin in ballast, was beating out of harbour yesterday afternoon she missed stays and went ashore on the reef at South Head. It appears…

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The Schooner Retriever. Ashore at South Head

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 3

The schooner Retriver, for Tomakin, in ballast, went ashore yesterday on the reef under the Hornby lighthouse and is likely to become a total wreck She was beating out of the harbour, between 9 and 10…

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Wreck of the Schooner Henrietta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 3

By the arrival of the steamer City of Melbourne from New Caledonia yesterday we learn that the schooner Henrietta, of Noumea, formerly known here as the Collingwood, foundered at sea, 10 lives…

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The Ariel Schooner at the Islands

Evening News · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 6

Captain Brodie, of the well-known trading schooner Ariel, gives the following report of his round trip, having left this pert on January 29 last, and reached the solomon Group on February 21 On May 3, when the Ariel was…

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Departure of the P. and O. Steamer Rome

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 November 1881 · page 9

The Times of October 7 says:—"The new arrangements for the embarkation of passengers by the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company's ships in the Thames, instead of at Southampton, came into operation on October 5th, when the…

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Explosion on a Steamer

Evening News · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 2

LONDON, November 17.—An alarming explosion of dynamite took place on board the steamer Seven during her trip between Bristol and Glasgow. Considerable…

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Dynamite Explosion on a Steamer. London, Nov. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 5

A quantity of dynamite on board the steamer Glasgow, at Bristol, exploded. Nine persons were killed, and great injury was done to the ship…

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Wreck of a Schooner. Seven of the Crew Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 14

BY the arrival of the [?] City of Melbourne, Captain Daniel Calder, from Noumea, we learn the schooner Henrietta, of Noumea, owned by Mr. Jerome, foundered at sea, with the loss of seven of her crew…

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The Ariel Schooner at the Islands

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 36

Captain Brodie, of the well-known trading schooner. Ariel, gives the following report of his round trip, having, left, this porton January 20 Inst, and reachest the [?] Group on February 21.— on May 3, when the Ariel was…

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The Late Accident on a Steamer

Evening News · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 4

LONDON, November 17.—The steamer on board which the explosion of dynamite was reported to have occurred, between Bristol and Glasgow, is the Solway, not the…

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The Wreck of the Schooner Retriever

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 November 1881 · page 3

The Marine Board sat yesterday afternoon to inquire into the circumstances connected with the loss of the schooner Retriever, 36 tons, on the South Head reef, on Tuesday last, the 15th instant…

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The P. and O. Steamer Rome

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 November 1881 · page 6

As the steamship Rome has arrived off the coast of Australia, and will probably reach Sydney in the course of a few days, it may not be imopportune to give a condensed outline of her proportions from an account furnished in a…

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Explosion on a Steamer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 November 1881 · page 10

LONDON, November 17:—An alarms ing explosion of dynamite took place on board the steamer Severn during ber trip between Bristol and Glasgow. considerable…

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Arrival of Suez Mail Steamer at Albany. [By Electric Telegraph.] Adelaide

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 November 1881 · page 13

THE P. and O. mail steamer Rome arrived at Albany on Monday evening in advance of contract time. PASSSENGERS:…

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Arrival of the P. and O. Co.'s Steamer Rome, at Albany. Albany

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1881 · page 903

The P. and O. Company's steamship Rome arrived here about 4 o'clock this afternoon, with the English mails via Suez…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life. London, Nov. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 November 1881 · page 5

Intelligence has been received of the wreck of the ship Jura, with the loss of 20 lives. The Jura was a sailing vessel of 1199 tons, and was built at Glasgow in 1875…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life. London, Nov. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 November 1881 · page 5

A vessel has been wrecked off the coast of British Columbia, and 32 persons were drowned…

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Wreck of the E. and A. Company's Steamship Brisbane. (From the Narthern Teritory Times, October 29.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 8

On Saturday morning last we were with many others, buoyant in the hope that the ill-fated steamer Brisbane would arrive in lmrbour that evening or on the following morning. However it was not to be, as about 5 p.m. the…

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