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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895

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The Steamer Leura in the Gale. the Chief Officer and Four Men Injured. the Captain 53 Hours on the Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 6

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The experience of tho steamer Leura was of the roughest description. Captain J. D. Joy reports that the Leura left Keppel Bay at 11.30 a.m. on…

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The Weather. Very Heavy Gale. Roughest Sea for Years. Shipping on the Coast. Vessels Reported Missing. Steamer Mount Kembla Sank

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 6

The heaviest gale and roughest sea that has been experienced in the harbor for some years prevailed on Saturday. In the twenty-four hours up to 9 a.m. yesterday…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Sinking of the Elbe. Detention of the Steamer Craithie at Rotterdam. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 5

The steamer Craithio, which came into collision with the North-Gorman Lloyd mail steamer Elbo in the North Sea on Wednesday morning last, resulting in the…

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Star's Special Cables an Awful Scene. At the Elbe Wreck, Rush for the Boats. Two of Them Swamped--The Women Gathered at the Starboard Side-- The Captain Gives Directions to the Last[--Fixing the Blame --Arrest of the Crathie Officers. London, February 2

The Australian Star · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 6

The story of the last scene on board the ill-fated ship Elbe hits just been made public by some of the survivors. When the Crathie crashed into the…

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The Steamer Cloncurry. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 5

The steamer Cloncurry, after thorough fumigation, has been released from quarantine. This afternoon a fresh crew was shipped, and the steamer left for Melbourne. The old crew, with…

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The Sunken Steamer Mount Kembla

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 4

Captain F. S. Agutter telegraphed yesterday from Wollongoug to the secretary of the Sydney Underwriters' Association:-- "Every prospect of fine weather. Ship…

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Address to a Steamer Captain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 6

GRAFTON, Monday.--This morning, before the passengers had left the steamer Kallatina, an address, signed by Messrs. A. J. Park (chairman of the Grafton Land…

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Voyage of the Steamer Adelaide. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 5

The full strength of the exceptionally heavy gale which was recently racing along the New South Wales coast seems to have been encountered by the steamer Adelaide, which arrived here from…

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Voyage of the Schooner Vale. a Terrible Experience. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 4

The schooner Vale, 75 tons, owned by Mr. R. Langley, of Sydney, was towed into Brisbane yesterday by the Government steamer Otter. The master of the schooner, Captain Lalliott, states…

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Wrecks

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 4

CERTAIN American passengers who survived from the wreck of the North German Lloyd steamer Elbe accuse the officers and the crew of that…

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The Recent Gale. Frightful Weather at Trial Bay. Wreck of the Margeret Jane. An Unpleasant Experience--Adventure in the Harbor--Narrow Escape of a crew

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 5

There is no sign whatever of the fierce storm of Saturday, and it is bard to realise the fact that huge seas were breaking over tho cliffs at the Heads when the smooth…

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A Stranded Schooner

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 6

By the tug Thistle Captain Grainger left Sydney yesterday for the south coast, in the interests of the North Queensland Insurance' Company, to endeavor to float…

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The Stranded Schooner Hilda

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

Captain Grainger left Sydney yesterday by the tug Thistle for the south coast, in the interests of the North Queensland Insurance Company, to endeavor to float the…

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Northern Territory. the Steamer Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

PORT DARWIN, Tuesday.--The Chingtu left on 9th ultimo with a box of gold, shipped by the Commercial Bank, valued at £12,300. The Darwin left, for Singapore on…

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Nearly Foundered. Narrow Escape of the Rotokino. the Entire Crew Injured. the Carpenters Leg Broken

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

The steamer Rotokino unexpectedly put into Port Jackson early this morning. She left Newcastle for Auckland on Tuesday, the 29th ult., cost laden and encountered…

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In the Late Gales. the Schooner Victoria Safe. Arrival of the Rotokino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 7

It was thought that after the little Victoria had yesterday been accounted for at the Bellinger, the steamer Mount Kembla raised at Wollongong, and all other expected casualties fully accounted…

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The Recent Gales. Safety of Tile Schooner Victor Ly. Overdue Vessels Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

All anxiety for the safety of the missing schooner Victoria was allayed yesterday by the receipt of a telegram by the Marino Board, stating that she had been signalled…

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The Steamer Mount Kembla. Successfully Floated at Wollongong

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

WOLLONGONG. Tuesday.--The steamer Mount Kembla was successfully floated this afternoon. Captain Hall, of the Underwriters Association, arrived last night, and…

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Perilous Experience of the Schooner Victoria. "Oil on the Troubled Waters."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

The schooner Victoria had a perilous time of it during the recent gales off the northern coast. The vessel got into the Bellinger River on Tuesday, and a report was…

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The Recent Gales. Safety of the Schooner Forest Queen. a Narrow Escape From Foundering

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

The schooner Forest Queen, another of the missing vessels, turned up safely yesterday. She had a terrible time of it in the recent storms, and narrowly escaped…

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