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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1882

399 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 20

Wreck of the st. Albans

Evening News · Wednesday 17 May 1882 · page 4

A small schooner, captained and owned by Mr Dalton, is reported to have been lost in Long Bay, south of Sydney Heads. She is almost a new vessel and has been lately conveying milk from Kiama to…

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Wreck of the Ship Cashmere at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Own Correspondent.] Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1882 · page 6

The British ship Cashmore, 124[?] tons register, Captain [?]yne, from Newport, Moumouthshire, 27th January, leaded with 1840 tons railway iron and plant, arrived off this port shortly before dusk this evening. She…

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Wreck of the St. Albans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

At 1 o'clock yesterday morning, the little coasting steamer St. Albans, 45 tons, came to grief at Yellow Rock, on the north side of Botany. She was commanded at the time of her mishap by the owner, Mr. John Dalton, who was formerly in the tmploy…

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Wreck of the steamer Ranelagh

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 811

The Australasian Steam Navigation Company have just met with another stroke of ill-luck in the loss of their new steamer Ranelagh, which only arrived in Sydney from London on the night of April 1, being navigated from England by Captain Wallace. From…

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Terrible Shipwrecks and Loss of Life in New Zealand. Wellington

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 807

In a terribly heavy sea at Timaru, yesterday, the ships Benvenue and City of Perth parted from their cables, and became total wrecks. The Benvenue was in ballast, the City of Perth, loading…

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Wrecks in the Hebrides

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 9

LONDON, May 11.—There have been severe storms in the Hebrides and on the west coast of Scotland. At Stornaway, in the island of Lewis, a number of vessels…

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Two Ships Wrecked at Timaru, N. Z. Seven Lives Lost. (By Special Cable.) Auckland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 11

THERE was a terrific gale at Timaru yesterday, during which the ships Ben Venue and City of Perth parted their anchors, and became total wrecks. The Harbour-master,…

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Wreck of the Ranelagh

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 14

THERE has been considerable delay in obtaining detailed particulars of the loss of this vessel, owing, probably, to the trouble of getting messages to the nearest telegraph station. The following telegram…

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Wreck of the Steamer Llewellyn —All Hands saved

Evening News · Tuesday 23 May 1882 · page 2

The well-known steam collier Llewellyn, Captain Amora, went on to the Bellambi Reef this morning during a denes fog while on tbg voyage from Sydney to Wollongong. A telegram from the Bull Coal…

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Wreck of the s.s. Llewellyn. WOLLONGONG, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 24 May 1882 · page 3

Captain Amora and crew from the steamer Llewellyn have just come ashore, reporting that her back is broken and her main deck parting. She got on the reef owing to a fog and the compass being…

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Wreck of the Llewellyn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1882 · page 4

The following telegram was received yesterday morning by the manager of the Bulli Coal Company:—"The Llewellyn is ashore on Bellambi reef. The Woonona has gone to her assistance. There is communication between the stranded vessel and the…

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Wreck of the Llewellyn. All Hands Saved

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 May 1882 · page 3

We regret to have to record that the steam collier Llewellyn, which Captain Amora so skilfully saved from destruction some time ago by keeping her under shelter at Five Islands, has…

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The Shipwrecks at Timaru

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 832

The correspondent of the New Zealand Herald telegraphs the following particulars of the loss of the Benvenue and the City of Perth.—"A terrible calamity happened in the harbour on Sunday, May 14. During the night a very…

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Wreck of the Llewellyn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 851

The following telegram was received on Tuesday morning by the manager of the Bulh Coal Company:—"The Llewellyn is ashore on Bellambi reef. The "Woonona has gone to her assistance. There is communication between the stranded vessel and the…

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Wreck of the s.s. Llewellyn. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wollongong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 11

THE well-known steam collier Llewellyn, Captain Amora, went on to the Bellambi Reef this property during a dense fog, while on the voyage from Sydney to Wollongong. A telegram from the Bulli Coal…

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Wreck of a Steam Tug. KEMPSEY

Evening News · Monday 29 May 1882 · page 2

The steam tug Rocket was wrecked on Saturday evening while crossing the Macleay bar. The heavy easterly weather which has prevailed during the past week, raised very heavy seas, which…

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The Steamer Austral

Evening News · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 2

LONDON, May 28.—The Orient Steam Navigation Company's steamer Austral, which left Plymouth for Melbourne on the 20th instant, made the passage to Naples in…

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Wreck of the Pretty Jane. All Hands Saved. Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 1 June 1882 · page 2

The chief officer of the steamer Pretty Jane arrived at the Lakes entrance this morning, and reports the total loss of the vessel, at 3 a.m. yesterday, about 20 miles along the coast, on the…

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The Steamer Ranelagh Floated. BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 2

The A.S.N. Company's wrecked steamer Ranelagh was got off the reef on Tuesday night, but the pumping gear going wrong, she had to he beacaed on Barnard Island, which, however, has…

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