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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1892

1,117 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 56

A British Ironclad Ashore

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1892 · page 4

LONDON, January 31.—H.M.S. Victoria, Captain. Hon. M. A. Bourke, flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, commander of the Mediterranean Squadron, has…

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A Battle Ship Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday. -- The battle ship Victoria, 15 guns, flagship on the Mediterranean station, has gone ashore…

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The Victoria Ashore. London, January 31

The Australian Star · Monday 1 February 1892 · page 5

The battle-ship Victoria, 15 guns, flagship on the Mediterranean station, has gone ashore…

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Malaria at Sea—a Steamer with All Hands Sick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1892 · page 4

After taking in a cargo of sugar at Java, the steamer New Guinca left for Australia, her contents being consigned to Melbourne. She got away from Java on the 30th December, and two days after leaving, malarial fever made…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. a British Ironclad Ashore. the Flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1892 · page 5

H.M.S. Victoria, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins, commander of the Mediterranean Squadron, has gone ashore at Platœa, on the Greek coast…

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Wreckage Sighted Near Cliffy Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1892 · page 4

The steamer Konoowarra arrived last night from Melbourne. Captain Ellis reports that when 36 miles N.E. of Cliffy Island he passed part of a vessel's deckhouse painted mast colour. Cliffy Island lies between Wilson's…

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A Mail Steamer Ashore

Evening News · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

London, February 1.—The North-German Lloyds American mail steamer Eider, on the voyage from New York to Southampton and Antwerp, has gone ashore on…

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The Oakland.—the Steamer Successfully Floated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 6

After weeks ashore at Richmond River the steamer Oakland, belonging to Mr. W.T. Yeager, has been successfully floated. Low tides and unsuitable weather greatly hampered the salvage operations, and prolonged the period of the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 6

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

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Wreck of the Ferndale. Twenty Lives Lost

Evening News · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

London, January 31.—The barque Ferndale, 1271 tons, Captain Blair, has been totally wrecked off Gray's Harbor, Washington, United States…

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The Barque Ferndale Wrecked. Twenty Persons Drowned. I London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 7

The barque Ferndale, bound from Newcastle, New South Wales, to Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., has been wrecked at Gray's Harbour, Washington Territory, U.S.A.,…

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Wreck of the Ferndale. Nearly All Hands Lost. London, February 1

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 6

The ship Ferndale, bound from Newcastle, New South Wales, for Portland, has been wrecked 70 miles north of the Columbia River. All the officers and crew, with [?]…

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Wreck 0E the Ship Ferndale. Only Three Survivors

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The ship Ferndale (Captain Blair), bound from Newcastle (N.S.W.) to Portland (Oregon), has been wrecked about 70 miles north of the…

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Heavy Fog in the English Channel. a Steamer Ashore. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 7

The express steamer Eider, of the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line, from Bremen via Southampton to New York, has gone ashore at the Isle of Wight during a heavy…

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Gale in the English Channel. a German Mail Steamer Ashore. 300 Passengers Rescued in Lifeboats. Other Maritime Disasters

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--A severe gale is raging in the English Channel, and numerous wrecks are reported. The North-German Lloyd's mail steamer…

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Shipping Disaster. the Steamer Eider Ashore. Passengers Landed in Safety. The Position of the Vessel Doubtful. The Collinggrove in Distress. LONDON, February 1

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 5

A severe gale is raging in the English Channel. Numerous shipping disasters are reported. The mail steamer Eider, of the North-German Lloyd's line, bound from…

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The British Flag. Trouble at Bridgeport. a Schooner Mobbed. LONDON, February 1

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 5

A telegram from New York gives particulars of a difficulty which has arisen at Bridgeport, a harbor on the west side of Long Island, owing to a vessel refusing to…

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News Bt Cable. The Steamer Eider. a Total Loss

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 4

London, February 1.—The North German Lloyd steamer Eider, from New York for Southampton and Bremen, which, went ashore on the Isle of Wight during a…

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Shipping Report. the Wreck of the Umtatu

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 8

A fine iron steamer, built by Doxford and Sons, of Sunderland in 1883, and owned in London by Bullard, King, and Co., went ashore near Armogaum, and, according to Madras reports received yesterday, dated the 5th…

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The Wreck of the American Ship Lincoln

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 6

Messrs. Fraser and Co. yesterday submitted for sale by auction, at the City Mort, the wreck (by fire) of the American ship W. H. Lincoln, and £335 was realised. At the same sale the barques Royal Tar and the Virago (late Pet)…

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