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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1882

399 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 20

Wrecks on the Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 8

The following telegrams was received the 23rd of May by the manager of the Bull Coal Company:—"The Llewellyn is ashore on Bellambi reef. The Voomona has gove to her assistance. There is communication between the stranded vessel and the…

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A Cruise of the Schooner-Yacht Red Gauntlet

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 25

THIS stately and commodious yacht, of 189 tons, the property of Mr. C. G. Millar, commodore of the Victoria Yacht Club, left Port Phillip on the 1st of January last for a lengthened cruise…

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FLOATING of the Steamer Ranelagh. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 5

The A. S. N. Company's steamer Ranelagh was got aff King's Reef on Tuesday evening, but through an accident to her pumping gear the vessel had to be beached on South Barnard, where she now lies…

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National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 7

A meeting of the National Shipwreck Society of New South Wales was held at the Exchange yesterday afternoon, when there were present, Captain Hixson, in the chair, Captains Sullivan, W…

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Wreck of the Barque Don Guillermo. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 5

The barque Don Guillermo, which left Brisbane for Apia on 17th January, has foundered at Vavau, with 600 tons of copra aboard. During a hurricane the vessel's cables broke, and she drifted towards the…

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Wreck of the Pretty Jane. All Hands Saved. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 12

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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European News by the Steamer Liguria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 7

By the Liguria we have files of London papers to 28th April, seven days later than those brought by the P. and O. Mail, from which the following intelligence is extracted:— MARRIAGE OF PRINCE LEOPOLD…

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National Shipwreck Relief Society

Evening News · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the National Shipwreck Society of New South Wales was held on Friday, at the Exchange. Captain Hixson, R.N., occupied the chair ; and there were present—Captains Brown,…

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The Orient Steamer Potosi

Evening News · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 2

LONDON, June 5.—The Orient steamship Potosi, which left London for Australia on the 1st instant, and put into Plymouth on account of her refrigerating…

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Marine Board. a Meeting of the Marine Board was held this morning. Present—Captains Hixson (President), Broomfield, Robertson, M'Lean, Jenkins, and Commander Lindemann (secretary). Wreck of the Llewellyn

Evening News · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 2

Joseph Horatio de Silva Amora, master of the steam collier Llewellyn, was called on to show cause why his cer­tificate should: not be suspended or cancelled for default in navigating his vessel too close to…

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Marine Board. Osprey, Steamer, V. Fairliget, Steamer—collision

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

The Marine Board yesterday commenced an inquiry into the cause of the collision between the harbour steamers Fairlight and Osprey, which occurred on Tuesday morning, about 10 o'clock. The members of the board present were…

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The Steamer Clyde. London, June 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 5

The steamship Clyde has arrived at Plymouth. [Correction.—Our obituary telegram (from our own correspondent) in yesterday's issue, was erroneously…

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Anti Irish Riot in Cornwall. a Catholic Church and Prsbytery Wrecked

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 8

A very serious riot occurred at Camborne, in the centre of the Cornish mining district, on Tuesday evening (reports the London Times of April 21). It arose out of a row between…

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Wreck of the Don Guillermo. JUNE 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 936

The barque Don Guillermo, which left Brisbane for Apia on 17th January, has foundered at Vavau, with 600 tons of copra aboard. Daring a hurricane the vessel's cables broke, and she drifted towards the…

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Wreck of a Barque. Only Five Hands Saved. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 12

ADVICES have been received here that the barque Don Guillermo, which left Brisbane for Apia on 17th January, had foundered at Vau Vau, with 600 tons copra aboard. During a hurricane…

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Wreck and Pillage of the Schooner Magnet

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 3

Amongst the passengers who arrived yesterday from Noumea by the A.S.N. Company's steamer City of Melbourne were Captain A. M'Farquhar and the crew of the schooner Magnet, which…

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The Orient Company's New Steamer Austral

Evening News · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 6

THE following particulars of this magnificent vessel, which as expected to berth alongside the Circular Quay in about a "week, is abridged from the "London Times" of May 2nd. She has been built specially for the Australian passenger…

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Wreck of a Ship

Evening News · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 2

Messrs. Towns and Co. have rewired a cablegram from China, advising them that the barque Dirigo, 685 tons. Captain Stapleton, from Sydney for Shanghai, with 1100 tons of Coal Cliff coal on board,…

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The Wreck of the Rocket

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 3

The Board then proceeded to inquire into the wreck of the Rocket, at the Macleay River. George Webster, master of the Rocket, said she wan a small screw-steamer, and was lost on the 28th…

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Marine Board Inquiries. the Wreck of the Magnet

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 3

A meeting of the Marine Board was held yesterday afternoon, when an inquiry with regard to the wreck of the Magnet was held. There were present--the President, and Captains Broemfield, Jenkins,…

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