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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1896

1,327 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 67

A Steamer on Fire. the Gulp of Venice Ablaze. a Quantity of Cargo Ruined, London, Jan. 25

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

A serious fire has broken out on board the steamer Gulf of Venice, which is lying in the Liverpool Docks. The holds of the steamer have been…

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General Cables. Russia and Turkey. The Reported Treaty. The Transvaal Trouble -- The Pacific Cable -- Italians in Abyssinia -- Fire on a Steamer -- Great Britain's Foreign Relations -- Speech by Mr. Chamberlain

The Australian Star · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

The following cables arrived after Saturdays last edition had gone to press: -- London, January 25. RUSSIA AND TURKEY…

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The Glanworth Wrecked. On the Queensland Coast Her Passengers in Safety Landed near Gladstone -- Critical Position of the Vessel -- Experience of a Passenger. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

The steamer Glanworth, engaged in the Queensland coastal trade, struck a sunken rook at half-past 1 o'clock on Sunday morning and was wrecked, the 50 passengers…

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The Wrecked Steamer Glanworth. Her Present Position

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The A.U.S.N. Company's deputy marine superintendent and Lioyd's surveyor have both left for the scene of the wreek of the Glainworth…

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Another Wreck. The Wollumbin Ashore. Passengers Landed Safely. Arrival at Newcastle--The Captain and Crow Standing By. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

The Wollumbin, one of the Clarence River steamers, went ashore on Bungaree Norah about 4 o'clock this morning. The steamer Sophia Ann arrived here at…

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The Wollumbin. Fast on Bungaree Norah Head. a Total Wreck Feared. Crew and Passengers Saved

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The steamer Wollumbin struck on Bungaree Norah Head, close to Tuggerah Beach Lakes, at 4 o'clock this morning. The captain sent up…

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The Wreck of the Glanworth, Apparently Breaking Up. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gladstone (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 4

There is nothing further of importance to report in connection with the Glanworth.The vessel appears to be breaking up.The deck carge is being washed ashore.It is supposedthat there…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Wreck of the Aldinga. the Vessel Breaking Up. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

Ths southerly gale on Friday night raised the sea to such an extent that it played great bavoc with the stranded steam collier Aldinga on the Wellambi Reef.At dusk the vessel was intact,…

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Wreck of the Glanworth. The Passengers and Crew. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 7

No further news has been received from the wreck of the steamer Glanworth. The A.U.S.N. Co. has arranged with Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons for the Burwah,…

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Accident to a Ketch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 6

A wire from Bellmger Heads yesterday stated that while attempting to sail in the ketch Petrel went ashore on the north beach, and was floated off on this morning's tide. She is now alongside the wharf uninjured…

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Narrow Escape of a Ketch

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 4

The ketch Petrel had a narrow escape at the Bellinger River on Monday. The pilot telegraphed yesterday that the vessel, whilst attempting to sail in over the bar,…

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A Steamer Ashore. the Wollumbin on Norah Head. Rescue of Passengers. Full Particulars of the Casualty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 7

Bungaree Norah, or Norah Head as it has lately been called, has been the scene of a number of wrecks. It is one of those ugly headlands that project into the track of steamers bound from…

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Disorderly Conduct on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 7

Lawrence Mackler, Alfred Carruthers, and William Pritchard were charged at the Water Police Court yesterday with behaving in a disgraceful manner or board the Manly…

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Queensland News. Deaths from Heat. Fatality on a Steamer. The Wreck of the Glanworth -- An Interesting Report. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 6

Twenty-three deaths have occurred in Thorgomindah district since January 10, nearly all being due to the excessive heat. A than named Sydney Short was killed…

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Another Wreck on the Coast. the Steamer Wollumbin Lost at Norah Head. Passengers and Crew Saved. Arrival at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Following closely upon the news of the wreck of the Aldinga information has reached here of the loss this morning of another of the New…

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Wreck of the Glanworth. No Hope of Saving Her

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A Gladstone telegram states that the passengers and crew of the Glanworth left by the Burwah for the south yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Krimsen, the…

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The Wollumbin. Fast on Bungaree Norah Head. a Total Wreck Feared. Crew and Passengers Saved

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 5

(Some of the Following Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The steamer Wollumbin struck on Bungaree Norah Head,…

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The Wreck of the Aldinga. Inquiry by the Marine Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 4

An inquiry was held by the Marine Board yesterday touching the wreck of the Aldinga, which struck a reef while proceeding from Wollongong to Bulli on the 22nd instant. Captain Hixson presided…

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The Wreck of the Glanworth. Boisterous Weather. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 7

A Gladstone telegram states that the passengers and crew of the Glanworth left by the Burwah for the south this afternoon. Mrs. Krimsen, the stewardess of the Glanworth, has been presented…

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The Wreck of the Glanworth. No Hope of Saving the Vessel. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Rockhampton, Tuesday Night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 7

The special reporter of the Rockhampton Bulletin, wiring from Gatcombe Head at 6 o'clock to-night, says:—"Have just arrived here. All the passengers and crew of the Glanworth,…

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