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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1886

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Wreck of the Lotus. the Crew Saved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1886 · page 10

From Captain Hawkins, of the schooner Fairlie, which arrived in the harbour yesterday, information has come to hand of the total wreck of the schooner Lotus, belonging to Messrs. Kelly and…

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The Steamer Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 May 1886 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--The s.s. Australia, which during the past few months has been running between Melbourne and the north-west ports of Tasmania, has been purchased by the…

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The Kimberley Rush. Steamer for King Sound. Brisbane, This Day

Globe · Thursday 20 May 1886 · page 5

The British India Co. has sent advices to its Sydney and Melbourne agents that it has been decided not to send the s.s. Duk[?] of Sutherland to Kimberley, but a…

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The WRECK of the French Barque off the Queensland Coast. Loss of Life and Terrible Sufferings of the Survivors. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 8

Captain Guerven, of the French barque Guichen, which was recently wrecked off the Queensland coast, arrived here to-day from Rockhampton. He was accompanied by four of the crew. The captain and…

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Timber Vessel Wrecked. General News. All Hands Saved. Another Vessel Disabled

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 10

AUCKLAND, Friday, 4 p.m.—The brig Star of Mersey, timber laden, bound from Kaipara for Dunedin, has become a total wreck off Taranaki. All hands were eared. She was a wooden brig of 255 GLEN INNES LOAN.—The Glen Innes Municipal Council has floated a loan of £3000 for five years at 6 per cent. THE LATE ALDERMANIC SQUABBLA.—In the…

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Wreck of the Lotus

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 1061

From Captain Hawkins, of the schooner Fairlie, which arrived in the harbour on Tuesday, information has come to hand of he total wreck of the schooner Lotus, belonging to Messrs. Kelly and…

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Wreck of the French Barque Guichen

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 1060

Captain Guervel and four of the crew of the French barque Guichen, arrived at Rockhampton on Saturday night They report that the Guichen was wrecked on the 9th instant, at Bird Island. One boat was…

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Wreck of the Brig Star of the Mersey. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.--The brig Star of the Mersey, bound from Kaipara to Dunedin, timber-laden, sprang a leak and became water-logged and unmanageable. The vessel…

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Stranding of the Harbour Steamer Fifeshire. Twenty-five Lives Imperilled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 May 1886 · page 5

A serious accident happened to the steamer Fifeshire, [?] Terrigal, at an early hour yesterday morning, whereby the lives of 25 persons were placed in imminent danger. The vessel went ashore while a dense fog prevailed. Messrs…

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A Steamship Ashore. Three Men Suffoccted

Evening News · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 6

Among the passengers on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Rosetta, which arrived in Plymouth Sound on March 16, were four of the crew of the steamship Tangier, of London, 1908 tons register…

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Wrecked Sailors. a Pitiful Story. Left to Starve. Brisbane, This Day

Globe · Wednesday 26 May 1886 · page 5

Joseph Mercier and Alexander Emmer, two further survivors of the ill-fated French barque Guichen, which was wrecked some time since on Bird Island,…

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Wreck of a Pearling Vessel. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1886 · page 5

PORT DARWIN, Tuesday.--A Malay, one of the crew of the Minnie, owned by Mr. Walton of Thursday Island, arrived from Bowen Straits on Saturday. He reports…

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New Steamer for Port Phillip

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Bay Excursion Company, Limited, have received a telegram from Glasgow announcing that the trial trip of the steel paddle-steamer Ozone, recently…

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The Wreck of the Guichen. Terrible Sufferings in an Open Boat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 10

The two survivors of the second boat which left the ill-fated Guichen arrived in Brisbane on Monday by the steamer Derwent. The men, Joseph Mercier and Alexis Magre Emmen—or Magre, as his shipmate calls him—bor[?]…

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The Wreck of the Bothwell Castle. Story of One of the Crew. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE. Thursday.--Fletcher, a seaman of the ship Bothwell Castle, wrecked on Raven's Island, Caroline Group, in December, 1884, is a passenger by the…

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Explosion on Board a Steamer— Fifteen Persons Killed

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 1108

A Reuter's telegram from New York says:—A despatch from Panama states that an explosion occurred on the 20th ultimo on board the steamship Columbia, at the island of Tumaco, causing the death of 15 persons and injuring 22…

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Trial trip of the "Leichhardt" Long Cove Ferry Steamer

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 2

An event of considerable importance to residents of Balmain West and Leichhardt took place on Wednesday, last, viz., the trial trip of the new steamer "Leichhardt," which…

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Wreck of the Star of the Mersey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 7

A telegram to the New Zealand Times from New Plymouth, dated May 21, says:—Captain Christian, of the brig Star of the Mersey, reports that he was bound from Kaipara to Dunedin. The vessel sprang a leak yesterday…

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A Passing Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 5

The steamer Corangamite, of Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Company's line, arrived last evening from Melbourne, whence she sailed some few hours after…

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A Passenger's Telegram. Four Bodies Washed Ashore. Green Cape, This Day

Globe · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 5

The Rev. W. Poole wires as, follows:—The remaining portion of the wreck of the s.s. Ly-ee-Moon is fast disappearing. The survivors are still at Green Cape,…

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