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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1896

1,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 67

The Wrecked Collier Aldinga

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The wrecked steamer Aldinga remains in exactly the same position on the Bellambi Reef as when she first stranded. She is quite…

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The Wreck of the Leveret

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 4

Yesterday morning the steamer Leveret was lifted off the beach at Camp Cove with the aid of a punt and towed up the harbor to be slipped. The wreck, which…

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The Sunbeam Ashore

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 18

When Lord Brassey arrived, it was felt that in some way the fact of his bringing his own yacht along with him added to the impressiveness-it is the duty of a Governor to be im…

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A Petroleum Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

Another addition to Messrs. Samuel's fleet, known as the Shell Line, was made on Tuesday afternoon by the launch [?]of a large petroleum steamer from Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell, and Co.'s Walker…

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Wreck of a Steamer. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 170

The iron screw steamer Ealing, a vessel of 2000 tons register, built in 1882 at Blyth, in the north of England, has been wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia…

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Wreck of a Steamer, Fifteen Deaths From Exposure

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 12

LONDON, January 20— The British steamer Ealing has been wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia. The crew took to the boats, and were…

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Launch of a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., the agents Jor the E. and A. Company, yesterday received news by the English mall of the launch of the now steamer for the…

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Sailing of the San Francisco Steamer

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 199

The A. and A. Route liner Mouowai left the harbour for San Francisco on Monday. She cleared the Heads at 6.12 p.m. The Monowai, for special reasons, this time took her…

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Collapse of the Steamer Leveret at Mort's Dock

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

An unfortunate accident, resulting in the total collapse of the steamer Leveret, took place at Mort's Dock last evening. The Loveret, it Kill be remembered, sank at the…

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Wreck of the Aldinga. Broken Up

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 4

A wire from Wollongong states that the steamer Aldinga, which went ashore on the Bellambi Beef on the 22nd instant, is broken up, and only portion of one And and mast remains…

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The Aldinga Wreck

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.—The wrecked steamer Aldinga was broken up by last night's southerly…

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The Wreck of the Aldinga. The Vessel Broken Up. Almost Out of View. Effects of the Gale-Onslaught of Wind and Tide -- Position of the vessel. WOLLONGONG

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

Although a very strong north-easterly wind was blowing all day yesterday it appeared to have very little effect on the wreck of the stranded collier on Bellambi…

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The Wreck of the Aldinga

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

The underwriters interested in the steamer Aldinga, which was recently wrecked on Bellambi roof, yesterday determined to make an attempt to float the vessel, and…

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Chinese Opium Dens a White Girl with Nude Chinamen. Once a Beauty, Now a Wreck, Statements by a Police Officer. Prohibition the Only Remedy

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1896 · page 5

EVERY now and then the residents of Sydney are startled by reports of white girls being found in the opium dens that flourish in the Chinese quarters of the…

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The Steamer Asphodel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 6

Captain Joseph Vos reports the Asphodel cleared Sydney Heads at 9 p.m., and passed Gabo the next midnight, the Promontory at 8 p.m., and arrived at the wharf, Melbourne, to-day, Friday, at 1 p.m. She had very thick…

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A Steamer in Flames

The Australian Star · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

An outbreak of fire was discovered on board the steamer Gulf of Vonice, of tlie Gulf line, at Liverpool to-day. The vessel was flooded in the attempts to extinguish…

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Mail Steamer Disabled. Miowera Returns to Port

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 4

The R.M.S. Miowera, one of Huddart, Parker's Canadian-Australian line of boats, which left Sydney on Saturday last with a large number of passengers and a big cargo…

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Wreck of the Steamer Glanworth. Strikes Upon a Reef. Crew and Passengers Saved. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gladstone (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

The steamer Glanworth ran ashore at Settlement Point, facing the Island, on entering the harbour at half past 1 o'cloek this morning Half an hour after striking the steamer tilted to such an…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Loss of the Glanworth. Struck on a Sunken Rock. All Hands Saved. Officers and Crew Praised. a Plucky Stewardess

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.—News reached here yesterday that the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Glanworth (Captain W. Knight) was wrecked on the coast near Gladstone at…

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Wreck on the Queensland Coast. the Steamer Glanworth Lost. the Vessel Strikes a Sunken Rock. Abandoned in a Critical Position. Passengers and Grew Saved. a Midnight Landing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Intense excitement prevailed here to-day when It became known that the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Glanworth had been wrecked on the…

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