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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 92

Wrecks and Casualties

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 5

In Australian trade, For months of July August and September see former issues. At appeared in the columns of the Daily Commercial…

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The Wreck of the Nicoya

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 2

The crew of the wrecked barque Nicoya arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Noumea, while the captain and his Wife returned by the R.M.S. Polynesien. There…

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Wreck of a Sydney Vessel. Borough Belle Lost on Belona Reef. Crew Saved and Landed at Mackay. Five Hundred Miles in Open Boats-- The Bottom Knocked Out of the Ship--A Terrific Storm -- The Crew on Short Rations

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 6

The following telegram was received this afternoon by Messrs. Hogg, Robinson and Co.:--"The schooner Borough Belle, of Sydney, was totally wrecked on Belona…

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The Wreck of the Barque Nicoya. the Captain's Statement

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 5

Captain Thomas Norris, the master of the Melbourne barque Nicoya, which was recently wrecked at the entrance to Noumea, reached Sydney yesterday by the M.M. liner…

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The Wreck of the Jessie Readman

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 6

AUCKLAND, Monday.--News from the Chatham Islands states that the wreck of the ship Jessie Roadman lies in the same position, broadside on the beach, and that…

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Mail Steamer Excursion Tickets—a Proposed Change

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 6

What is badly wanted in connection with the short trip tickets issued by the mail steamers is to make the return tickets negotiable on the railways. It has long been contended that were it possible to purchase a return ticket from Syduov…

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Wrecks and Casualties

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

In Australian trade, For months of July August and September see former issues. At appeared in the columns of the Daily Commercial…

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Wreck of the Borough Belle. The Captain's Statement

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

Captain John Williams, of the Sydney brigantine Borough Belle, which was wrecked on Belona Reef, the crew reaching Mackay in the boats, has made an official…

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Wrecks and Casualties

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

In Australian trade. For months of July August and September see former issues. As appeared in the columns of the Daily Commercial…

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A Six-masted Schooner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 4

Four-masted schooners and occasionally five-masted schooner-rigged vessels under the American flag visit Sydney, but a six-masted clipper is one of the early contingen[?]ies. A New York letter (6th June) says:—Some…

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The Steamer Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 4

The Adelaido Steamship Company's steamer [?] has been in dock undergoing an extensive [?]. Her passenger space has been increased and improved, thus placing her in the front [?] of in[?] steamers…

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The Borough Belle Wreck

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 8

In connection with the wreck of the Borougn Belle, further particulars to hand show that she was bound from Noumea to the Solomon Islands in ballast, when she was caught in a terrific…

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The Wreck of the Gazelle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 4

The week of the Gazelle and drowning of the crew, including Captain Rogers, a very old shipmaster, [?]ing out of [?] and Newcastle for many years, was reported by cable. The [?] occurred in [?] Bay, Nelson,…

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Wrecks and Casualties

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 2

In Australian trade, For months of July August and September see former issues. As appeared in the columns of the Daily Commercial…

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The Wreck of the Borough Belle. the Adventures of the Crew. Thirteen Days in Open Boats

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Further details of the wreck of the schooner Borough Belle show that she was bound from Noumea to the Solomon Islands, in ballast, when she…

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The Wreck of the Nicoya

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The local Marine Board to-day concluded an inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the barque Nicoya, at Noumea, on January 23. The board reserved…

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Accident to the Steamer Fiado

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 4

The steamer Fiado, running under the French flag, met with a somewhat serious accident at Lime-street Wharf yesterday. The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer…

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Accident to a Homeward-bound Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 8

The Carradale (s.), 2270 tons, of Sunderland, which left Wellington for London on 7th November, has put into Rio de Janeiro with loss of propeller…

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Three Men Injured. Accident on a Steamer

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

Whilst at work this morning on board the steamer Port Chalmers a laborer named George M'Master, of 4 Arthur-street, Surry Hills, was rather severely injured. He was…

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Wreck of a Tasmanian Coaster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 8

The wreck of the Phantom is reported from Launceston. The Phantom was loaded with guane at Cat Island bound to Launceston. It was blowing S. W. and increased to a gale "The vessel came to an anchor, but the chain parted,…

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