The Queensland Government Steamer Lucinda
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 10
Yesterday the Queensland Government steamer Lucinda arrived in port at 5 a.m., from Brisbane, having conveyed his Excellency the Governor of Queensland, Sir Anthony Musgrave, and his aide-de-camp to Sydney, to be present…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 5
A terrific gas explosion occurred to-day in the Dublin Bankruptcy Court The building was wrecked, and one boy killed…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 6
Yesterday the Victorian Government steamer Lady Loch arrived in Sydney from the southern capital with several Ministers and members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, who will take part in our Centennial festival. The Lady Loch, which has…
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The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 6
Affected lady tourist—“Captain, I feel so sorry.” Captain—“ What about, Madame ?” “On account of the poor fish.”…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 4
BRISBANE, This Day.--The B.I.S.N. Dacca has arrived at Thursday Island. During the voyage eight persons, including seven children, died. The health of…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 4
BRISBANE, This Day.--The Lady Musgrave's passengers arrived by the steamer Llewelyn. The stranded ship lies safely on her back on the spit, a mile and a half…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 8
MARYBOROUGH, This Day.--The steamer Lady Margrave sprang a leak in her a torn early yesterday morning. The accident is supposed to have been caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Barque May Queen Ashore. Abandoned by the Underwriters
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 4
AUCKLAND, Friday.--The barque May Queen, from London, has gone ashore at Lyttelton Heads, and now lies with 9ft of water in her hold. She has been abandoned by the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 13
The barque May Queen, from London to Lyttelton, has gone ashore at Camp Bay, and is likely to become a total wreck. She had a cargo valued at £20,000. The following are the insurances:—Colonial Office and…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 4
WELLINGTON, Thursday.--The barque May Queen, from London, which struck on a reef at Lytton Heads yesterday, has been abandoned by the…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 4
BRISBANE, Sunday.--Wm. Jackson, a saloon passenger by the Enrimbla for Sydney from Rockhampton, died suddenly on Saturday. A post-mortem of the body by the medical officer…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 4
Auckland, Monday.--Six hundred tons of the cargo of the barque May Queen, which went ashore at Lyttelton Heads, and afterwards abandoned to the underwriters, has been…
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The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 8
BRISBANE. This Day.—An inquiry was held before the Police Ma[?]rate at Thursday Island into the shooting of the coloured man on the Wai Wer shelling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Steamer of the Future. to the Editor of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 6
Sir,—Will you kindly allow me a little space in your valuable paper in order to briefly make public some of my views on this important subject? Presuming that yourself and many of your readers are aware that all vessels, as at…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5
MELBOURNE,This Day.--The steam launch Fortuna drifted ashore at Brighton Beach. No particulars are yet to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Summary of News for Europe Per Orient Company's Steamer Orizaba. Political
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 4
Christmas festivities, New Year's Day rejoicings, and tentennial celebrations following in rapid succession, belong now to the domain of history, and the re-assembling of Parliament on Tuesday next reminds Ministers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Edinburgh Castle. The Inquiry
The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 6
MELBOURNE,This DAY.--The inquiry into the loss of the barque Edinburgh Castle is proceeding…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 8
MELBOURNE,This Day.--An inquiry into the loss of the barque Edinburgh Castle was opened before the Steam Navigation Board today. The evidence given…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian. Victoria. The Wreck of the Edinburgh Castle. The Inquiry
The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 6
MELBOURNE, This Day.--The inquiry into the loss of the barque Edinburgh Castle was opened to-day before the Pilot Board, and is proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Afternoon's Storm. Wreck of the Grand Stand at the Show Ground
The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 6
THE southerly buster which came up at such short notice this afternoon, made walking in any part of the city, most unenjoyable undertaking. A considerable…
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