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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1892

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Wreck of the Eider. 226 Passengers Rescued

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 7

DURING a dense fog which enshrouded the English Channel in February last the North German Line passenger four-masted steamer Eider, between 4000 and 5000 tons burthen…

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West Australia. Fever on the Steamer Crown of England

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.--The steamer Crown of England, 1650 tons, Captain Harringwood, arrived at Fremantle on Saturday from Java. The vessel left Java on March 16, bound for…

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A Summary of News, Per Orient Mail Steamer Orient, will be published in "The Sydney Morning Herald " of Monday next. CONTENTS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 6

General, Political, Commercial, Mining, Shipping, Sporting, and Social News. Births, Marriages, and Deaths from date of departure of last mail per Orient…

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A Fast M.m. Steamer Passage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 4

A fast passage to Marseilles has been completed by the mail steamer Polynesion, one of the recent additions to the M.M. line. The vessel left Adelaide on March 3 and reached…

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A Summary of News, Per Orient Mail Steamer Orient, will be published in "The Sydney Morning Herald" of Monday next. CONTENTS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 4

General, Political, Commercial, Mining, Shipping, Sporting, and Social News. Births, Marriages, and Deaths from date of departure of last mail per Orient…

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Wreckage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 4

Captain H. A. Boyle, of the steamer Aldinga, reports that yesterday, between 10 and 11 a.m., on tho run up from Port Kembla, he saw a spar with some hing apparently hanging to it about three miles north of…

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New Zealand. the Stranded Steamer Elginshire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday. -- Messrs. Scott Brothers, engineers, Christchurch, have undertaken to place the steamer Elginshire, which recently went aground on a reef near…

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THE M.M. Steamer Polynesien. London, April 1

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 5

The mail steamer Polynesien, of the Messageries Maritimes line, has just completed a remarkably quick trip from Adelaide to Marseilles. The voyage occupied only 26…

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A Summary of News, Per Orient Mail Steamer Orient, will be published in "The Sydney Morning Herald" of Monday next. CONTENTS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 8

General, Political, Commercial, Mining, Shipping, Sporting, and Social News. Births, Marriages, and Deaths from date of departure of last mail per Orient…

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The Wreck of the Tamerlane. Loss of Eighteen Lives

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 3

The R.M.S. Mariposa brings details of the wreck of the whaler Tamerlane at the Hawaiian Islands, which resulted in the loss of 18 lives. The Hawaiian Gazette of…

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On the Clarence. a Schooner Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 6

LAWRENCE, Monday.--Heavy rain continued to fall during Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with a heavy southerly gale, which veered to the west. During the period…

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A Schooner Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The schooner Bellinger, with about 45,000ft. of sedar on board, has been driven ashore on Stradbroke Island, at a place called…

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The Flood in the Clarence. Heavy Weather on the Coast. the Schooner Mary Laurie Ashore. Lawrence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

Heavy rain continued to fall during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with a heavy southerly gale which veered to the west. During the period mentioned 863 points fell. It was much heavier up the river. The…

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The Storm in Brisbane. a Ship Ashore. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 4

Heavy rains still continue. There is a g strong fresh in the Brisbane river, and heavy floods are feared. The schooner Bellinger, with about 45,000ft. of cedar, is ashore at…

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The Flood at Kempsey. the Schooner Victoria Aground. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

The river rose at Bellbrook yesterday to 27ft., and at Kompsey wharf to 20ft The Lower Macleay is for the most part under water. A resoue party went out in a flood-boat yesterday, and removed a number…

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Loss of a Steamer. Two Hundred Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 4

LONDON April 4.-A Russian steamer is reported to have been lost in the Caspian Sea, 200 of those on board being drowned…

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Revolt at Ecuador. a Government Steamer Seized. London, April 4

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

Reports from south America state that a further revolt has occurred in the Republic of Ecuador. The rebels have succeeded in securing a Government steamer, which they…

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The Weather. Floods in the Country. Wreck at Clarence Heads. Great Damage to Crops

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.-The Lower Macleay [?] the most part is under water. A rescue par went out in a flood-boat, and removed a number of persons to a place of safety. The river…

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The Steamer Fitzroy Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The steamer Fitzroy left yesterday for Rockhampton via ports. Just below Lytton the steering-gear went wrong and the vessel drifted on to a…

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The Weather in Brisbane. The Steamer Fitzroy Aground. Passengers Landed in Safety. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 2

The weather is much finer, although there is a strong fresh in the river. No wharves are yet submerged. The steamer Fitzroy left yesterday for Rockhampton, via…

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