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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1892

1,117 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 56

Wreck of the Ferndale

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 2

A CABLE published Monday announced the wreck of the ship Ferndale, bound from Newcastle to Portland (Oregon) about 70 miles north of the Columbia River on the…

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The Steamer Eider. Gradually Sinking. The Crew Safe. LONDON, February 2

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 6

The express steamer Eider, of the North German Lloyd's line, which went ashore last night at the Isle of Wight during a dense fog, is sinking, and will become a…

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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 · Thursday 4 February 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 line…

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The Wreck of the Eider

Evening News · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 4

London, February 2.—The crew of the North German Lloyd steamer Eider, which went ashore at the Isle of Wight during a heavy fog, have been rescued…

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Fatal Explosion at a Wreck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 4

An explosion, attended with appalling consequences, occurred at the scene of the wreek of the Carmarthenshire, near Cape Miwa, Japan. It appears that some dynamite which had been conveyed in a junk for the purpose of…

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Special Cables. From.the Herald's London Correspondents. the Wreck of the Eider. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 5

The German steamer Eider, which went ashore at the Isle of Wight during a heavy fog, is reported to be filling with water, and the prospect of floating her is considered…

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The Wreck of the Eider

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 4

LONDON, .February 4.—The North German Lloyd steamer Eider, which went ashore at the Isle of Wight daring a heavy fog, was uninsured…

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The Wreck of the Ferndale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 4

Our cable messages contained particulars the other day of the wreck of the barque Ferndale, from newcastle with a cargo of coal for Portland, Oregon, on the 6th November last. The vessel…

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The Wreck of the Eider. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 5

It is stated that the German steamer Eider, which went ashore at the Isle of Wight during a heavy fog, is uninsured. Specie aboard the steamer has been…

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Wreck of the Steamer Eider. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 296

The German steamer Eider, which went ashore at the Isle of Wight during a heavy fog, is reported to be filling with water, and the prospect of floating her is considered…

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H.M.S. Victoria Ashore. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 296

H.M.S. Victoria, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, K.C.B., commande of the Mediterranean Squadron, has gone ashore at Platoea, on the Greek…

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Wrecked on the Goodwins

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 2

ERASMUS DARWIN, grandfather of the famous Charles Darwin, the naturalist, inscribed upon his seal the significant word, "Omnia ex conchis"—all things arise from oysters. But from what do oysters…

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The Ferndale Wreck. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 296

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 Edward Lombe. (Republished from the Sydney Herald by request.)

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 301

The day was fair, and with a favouring breeze The stately barque walks proudly through the seas; The jovial sailors crowd the swelling sail, And the wide canvas feels the southern gale…

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The Ill-fated Eider. a Hopeless Wreck. London, February 5

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 4

The Gorman steamer Elder, which recently went ashore on the Isle of Wight during a heavy fog, still remains fast, and the hope of saving the vessel has been…

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Accidents. Shipwrecks. Loss of Ltfe

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 11

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 Ketch Lotus. Ashore at Tasmania. HOBART

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 6

The keten Lotus, from northern ports, has gone ashore at Macquarie Heads, There is no immediate danger…

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The Steamer Nemesis Ashore. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 7

The steamer Nemesis went ashore some time last night at the head of the South Channel. An effort will be made to tow her off with to-night's tide. She is in no danger, being on a sandy…

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River Steamer Movements

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 6

WILCANNIA, Saturday.--The steamer Decoy left for Goolwa on Thursday, laden with the following cargo of wool:--147 bales Wonnaminta, 26 Mount Arrowsmith, 74 Morden, 189 Yantara, 347 Yancannia,…

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The Fazilka.—arrival of a Shipwrecked Crew

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 6

On Saturday at 6 a.m. the British-India liner Faz[?]lka, from Calcutta, Singapore, and Pemang, arrived and went into quarantine to comply with the health regulations. She came on to the Grafton Wharf at noon. The steamer…

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