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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1887

622 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 32

The Steamer Euphrates Aground. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1887 · page 5

PORT DARWIN, Monday.--Mr. Morris, the mate of the Euphrates, arrived here to-night. He reports that the vessel grounded off Charles Point to-day. A steam launch leaves to-morrow…

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The Steamer Coraki in Heavy Gales. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1887 · page 7

The steamer Coraki, 198 tons, belonging to the C. and R. R. S. N. Co., anchored inside Cape Moreton last night, and came up the river to-day. Captain Postans reports encountering terribly heavy weather,…

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Arrival of the German Steamer Ottilie at Cooktown. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Cooktown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1887 · page 7

The German steamer Ottilie arrived yesterday from Finschaven. The passengers are—Messrs. Charles Heinstein, Parkinson, Dubbs, and three steerage passengers, who are sick with fever. Between 10 and 11'…

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Wreck of the Barque " Centurion."

Illustrated Sydney News · Tuesday 15 February 1887 · page 10

ON the morning of Monday, the 17th January, the quiet folks of the Metropolis were not. a little perturbed to hear that, on the Sunday preceding, the fine barque, Centurion, had become a total wreck on the North…

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Wreck of the Tug Ranger Near Macleay Heads. the Master and Engineer Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1887 · page 10

Fears were entertained that the exceptionally heavy easterly weather which has prevailed along the coast since Friday last would be productive of disaster to shipping, and yesterday news reached town confirming the worst…

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Wreck of the Tug Ranger. Two Lives Lost. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1887 · page 5

ARAKOON, Sunday.--The tug Ranger went ashore between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning about one mile south of the Macleay Heads and became a total wreck. Captain Walker, the…

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The Wrecked Barque Scottish Prince. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1887 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The salvage from the barque Scottish Prince washed ashore comprises 150 cases of whisky and a quantity of drapery, damaged. It is alleged that the speculators…

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The Steamer Lady Loch Missing. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Considerable anxiety is felt by the Porta and Harbor Department as to the fate of the new steamer Lady Loch. She was sent last Friday to Cliffy…

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The Barque Kebroyd Ashore. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1887 · page 7

The barque Kebroyd, from Adelaide to Fremantle, Captain Heslop, has gone ashore at Anxious Bay. She is in a dangerous position, and is exposed to the ocean. There is 10 feet of water in the hold, and no hope is…

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Summary for Europe, Per Orient Steamer Chimborazo. Political

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1887 · page 11

The elections are still proceeding, but so many of the [?]cies have returned ropresentatives to the new P[?]t that there is no longor any doubt as to the [?] vardict of the community on the question…

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A Schooner Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 12

A telegram from Newcastle was posted in the Exchange yesterday as follows:—"Yesterday (Thursday) morning, at 10, the steamer Mount Kembla, Captain Le Guay, passed a small vessel, apparently about 100 tons register, lying broadside on the Sandy…

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Foundering of the Ketch Ida. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 379

The steamer Corea, which has been weatherbound at Inskip Point since Tuesday, was unable to cross Widebay bar, and returned to Maryborough to-day. She brought Henry Knight, the Bole survivor of…

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Narrow Escape of the Schooner Beeswing. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 379

The steamer Beeswing, trading between Melbourne and Newcastle, had a very narrow escape of being wrecked yesterday morning near Cape Schanek. Owing to a dense fog, she got in between Wilson's…

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The Steamer Coraki in Heavy Gales. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 379

The steamer Coraki, 198 tons, belonging to the C. and R. R. S. N. Co., anchored inside Cape Moreton last night, and came up the river to-day. Captain Postans reports encountering terribly heavy weather…

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Wreck of the Tug Ranger near Macleay Heads. the Master and Engineer Drowned

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 410

Fears were entertained that the exceptionally heavy easterly weather which has prevailed along the coast since Friday last would be productive of disaster to shipping, and yesterday news reached town confirming the worst…

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The Steamer Palmerston Aground. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1887 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The steamer Palmerston, the property of Messrs. John Darling and Sons, ran ashore on the rock known as the Secret Rock. 25 miles north of Port Lincoln, at…

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WRECK of the Steamer Palmerston. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1887 · page 7

News has been received of the wreck of the steamer Palmerston on the Secret Rock, about 20 miles north east of Port Lincoln. The Palmerston belonged to Darling and Son, who last year bought her from the Government for…

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A Steamer of the Age. the New Orient-liner Ormuz

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1887 · page 3

The steamship Ormuz the latest addition to the Orient line, and the largest vessel that has ever entered the port of London, was moored in Tilbury Dock yesterday morning. She is a…

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An Old Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1887 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--The reported week south of the Five Island Point trans out to be the remains of the schooner Franz. Which went ashore there some years ago. Her…

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The Wreck of the Schooner Sarsfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1887 · page 6

The Marine Board held on inquiry yesterday morning relative to the wreck of the three-masted schooner Sarsfield, which occurred off the Richmond Heads on the 10th instant. Charles James Harris, master of the Sarsfield,…

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