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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895

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Terrible Accident on the Steamer Bulimba. a Passenger Crushed to Death. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

During the voyage of the steamer Bulimba from Melbourne an appalling accident happened, resulting in the death of a young woman named Evans, wife of a miner residing in Sydney…

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A Sailor Ashore

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

A young sailor named George Herriage, in addition to getting on the spree while ashore used some bad nautical language, and then, when…

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Wreck of a Ketch. The Crew Drowned. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

The ketch Coomlea has evidently been wrecked, and the captain and crew have perished. The vessel's name board and cabin fittings have been discovered at…

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A Ketch Wrecked--all Hands Supposed to Have Perished

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--All doubts as to the fate of the missing ketch Coomlea have been dispelled by the discovery of her name board and cabin fittings on Facing…

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A Missing Ketch. Some Wreckage Found. the Captain and Crew Lost

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 6

BRISBANE, January 15.-There is every reason to believe that the imaging ketch Coomba has foundered. The vessel's name-board and cabin fittings have been picked…

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Second Editor. Anarchists in Paris. Explosion of Bombs. Fronts of Houses in a Street Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday, 12.30 p.m.--Anarchist bombs, similar to those used by Vaillant. were found on the window ledge of a house in the Rue Moncea…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Stranding of the Ketch W. J. Taylor. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 5

Mr. Nicholson, P. M, with Captain G[?]rson and Mr. Evans, conducted an inquiry at the Custom House to-day into the circumstances of the stranding of the ketch W. J. Taylor, on the Point…

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Wreck of a Schooner

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 6

By the Kurrara, which arrived yesterday from the Solomon Group, came news of the wreck of the schooner Tivo. Captain M'George reports as…

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A Direct Steamer From the Solomon Islands. Native Attacks Upon Traders. Wreck of a New Vessel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 5

Direct steam communication with the Solomon Islands from Sydney is the latest phase of island business, and in some respects one of the best phases. A thoroughly established service,…

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The Solomon Group. Loss of a Schooner

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 4

The steamer Kurrara, under charter to Messrs. Burns. Philp, and Co., returned to Sydney on Wednesday after a quick and successful trip to the Solomon Group. She…

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Smallpox on the Steamer Cloncurry. Quarantined at Fremantle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 6

PERTH, Thursday.--The steamer Cloncurry arrived at Fremantle to-day flying the yellow flag. The health officer boarded the vessel, and found two colored seamen…

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A Collision. Circular Quay Sensation. The Steamer Essen Damaged

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 6

Shortly before 6 o'clock this morning a collision occurred at the west side of Circular Quay between the German-Australian steamer Essen, from Hamburg, and…

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Perils of the Sea. Collision of Broken Bay. The Schooner Dauntless Sunk. Claim by the Owner--Conflicting Evidence

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

A collision between two vessels, which occurred at the entrance to Broken Bay on November 26 last at 10 o'clock at night, was inquired into by his Honor Sir William…

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More Smallpox. Steamer Cloncurry Infected. Arrival at Fremantle. Two Cases on Boabd

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 6

PERTH (W.A.); January 18.-When the" steamer Cloncurry was off Fremantle on Thursday the authorities at the signal station noticed she was flying the yellow…

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Terrific Hurricane at Fiji. Buildings Swept Away. the Barque Ophir Wrecked. a Schooner Foundered. Cocoanut Plantations Devastated

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.--Particulars of the terrific hurricane which swept over Fiji on January 6 and 7 have been received by the steamer Ohan from the islands as…

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Hurricane at Fiji. Damage Ashore and Afloat Buildings & Property Destroyed Barque Ophir Wrecked Many Small Craft Missing. Reported Loss of Life

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 6

The U.S.S. Company's island trading steamer Upolu, Captain Geo. Crawshaw arrived yesterday from the South Sea Islands and reports a disastrous hurricane at Fiji…

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Fast Run of the French Mail Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 10

A passage occupying but two days 20 hours from Noumca was completed by the Ville de la Ciotat yesterday. The Ferench mail steamer, in command of Captain Fiaschi left Noumca on the 16th January at 10 a.m., with…

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Perils of the Sea. The Schooner Dauntless Sunk. Claim fop Damages. The Verdict

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 6

His Honor Sir William Windeyer delivered judgment this afternoon in connection with the claim by Joseph Conlon against the proprietors of the schooner…

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Particulars by the Upolu. the Steamer Has a Rough Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 9

The Union Company's steamer Upolu arrived at Sydney yesterday, bringing some particulars of the storm. She was in the tail end of it, and had a rough handling, but came through without…

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An Experience at Sea the Steamer Victoria in the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 5

The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Victoria, while on her voyage from Sydney to Suva, was caught in the full force of the hurricane. Captain D. Calder supplies the…

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