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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890

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A Schooner Dismasted

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 6

CAPTAIN WILSON, of the steamer Peterborough, trading between Sydney and Ulladulla, reports that the schooner Hally Bailey was seen dismasted off Jervis Bay,…

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The Mail Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 8

The Oceanien hence arrived at Marseilles on January 30…

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River Steamer Movements. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 7

WILCANNIA, Saturday.--The steamer Tolarno left this morning for Kallara station; Brewarrina arrived at Dangar Bridge last night; Emma left Menindie down stream yesterday;…

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The Wrecked Riverina Still Fast on the Rocks. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 6

The R.M.S. Ball[?]arat reports that the Riverina, which was wrecked on Rame Head, is still fast on the rocks…

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A Shipwrecked Sailor. a Kent-street Yarn

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 6

A CLEAN-FACED, self-sustained, smirking young man, who gave his name as Robert B. Wiseman, denied at the Sessions to-day that he had broken and entered the house…

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Wreck of the Riverina

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 7

IT is feared that the rough weather will prevent the steamer Aldinga, which is to carry on salvage operations at the wreck of the steamer Riverina, from proceeding to…

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The Wreck of the Riverina

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 4

The steamer Aldinga, which left here on Wednesday last to carry on salvage operations at the wreck of the steamer Riverina and which put into Eden on Friday morning through stress…

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Another Schooner Dismasted

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 5

Captain Wilson, of the steamer Peterborough, reports from Ulladulla that the schooner Halley Bayley was dismasted off Jervis Bay, and that one of Messrs. Huddart Parker's steamers had got…

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The Ship Cambrian Princess Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 4

The following telegram was received from Adelaide yesterday by the Superintendent of Telegraphs February 3.--Ship Cambrian Princess, bound…

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The Stranded Steamer Riverina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 7

Messrs. Siddeley and Co., representing the A. U. S. N. Company at Melbourne, instructed Captain Meaburn, of the steamer Cintra, belonging to that line, to run in if weather permitted as close as prudent, and…

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Marine Disasters. the Dismasted Vessel. Proves to Be the Schooner Hally Bayley

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 4

No small amount of surprise was occasioned in town yesterday when it became known that the dismasted vessel reported off the coast on Sunday was the locally-owned schooner Hally…

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The Steamer Ranelagh in a Gale. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The steamer Ranelagh arrived here at 11 a.m. to-day from Sydney, after a voyage of 65 hours. Strong easterly winds were encountered, with thick rain till…

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The Weather. Some of the Northern River Flood. Sea Moderating Along the Coast. Shipping Casualties. Dismasted Vessel—the Riverina Wreck. an Overdue Brisbane Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 7

A welcome change took place yesterday afternoon, and there were not wanting indications along the, coast that the heavy sea to the southward and northward from the Heads was moderating. The rainfall…

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The Steamer Ranelagh in a Gale. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 7

The steamer Ranelagh, due here last evening from Sydney, only arrived at midday to-day, having been delayed by heavy weather. She encountered strong easterly winds, with thick rainy…

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A Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Burned to the Water's Edge. Attempt to Sink Her. Escape of the Crew--Explosion of a Powder Magazine--Escape in Scant Clothing. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 6

The steamer Paringa, owned by Messrs. C. Fuller and Co., Murray River traders, caught fire and was burned to tho water's edge at Overland Corner. Captain Fuller…

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Wreck of the Riverina

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 6

Captain Hall, marine surveyor, sends the following particulars from Gabo : "Coming to Sydney in the Aldinga with the crew of the Riverina. Have also salvaged 1500 cases brandy,…

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News by Cable. The Zambesi Question. a Conference Proposed. Boycotting English Coal. Clowns Cause a Riot. a Circus Wrecked. Prosecution of the Governor of Oporto

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 4

LONDON, February 3.—The COLOGNE GAZETTE states that Portugal has appealed to the European Powers requesting them to convene a Conference with a view to a…

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N.s.w. Seamen's Shipwreck, Accident, and Burial Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 5

The first meeting of the recently formed Seamen's Shipwreck, Accident, and Burial Association was held at the Maritime Hall last night. Mr. Cousins presided. The society already numbers 200, and it is expected that…

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WRECK of the Cambrian Princess: [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 7

The secretary of the Underwriters' Association has received the following telegram:—"Cambrian Princess, from Melbourne, in ballast, hard aground by the head, within three…

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The Wreck of the Riverina. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 7

Captain Odman, of the steamer Adelaide, which arrived to-day from Sydney, reports that when he passed the Riverina at 11 o'clock yesterday morning she was upright, and apparently holding well…

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