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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1896

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Wreck of the Aldinga. Marine Board Inquiry. The Captain Held Responsible

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 2

The Marine Board yesterday made inquiry into the wreck of the steam collier Aldinga, which ran ashore and was totally wrecked on Bellambi Reef early on Wednesday…

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Wreck of the Wollumbin

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 4

An extraordinary statement has been made by the captain of the steam tug Stirling in connection with the wreck of the steamer Wollumbin at Norah Head, 35…

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The Wollumbin Wreck. The Crew at Newcastle. The Captain's Account. The Mate In Charge -- The Stewardess at First Refused to Leave the Ship -- Full Account of the Disaster. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 6

The steamer Saxonia arrived at 12.15 p.m. to-day from the wreck of the Wollumbin with the captain and crow. Captain J. Colbin, when seen by a Star…

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The Wreck of the Aldinga. Marine Board Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 6

An inquiry was held yesterday at the Marine Board as to the cause of the wreck of the steamer Aldinga, which ran on to the Bellambi Roef, off South Bulli, on the morning of the…

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A Vessel Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

During the southerly gale on Tuesday night a ketch, Vesta, moored to the R.S.Y.S. buoy, off the Manly wharf, broke her cable and was washed high on the pier beach. The owner, Mr. Beal,…

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Wreck of a Steamer

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

An American steamer, which left New York on a filibustering expedition on the Cuban coast, has been wrecke d, with considerable loss of life. The steamer was…

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The Revolt in Cuba. Filibustering Steamer Wrecked. Ten Men Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 6

LONDON, January 29.—An American steamer which had left New York for Cuba on a filibustering expedition, and was being pursued by United States cruisers, in…

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Accident to the Steamer Tomki

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

The North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Tomki met with an accident on the Richmond River yesterday. The vessel fouled some wreckage, and knocked the blades off her…

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Victoria. Overloading of the Steamer Tyrian

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Captain Joy, master of the steamer Tyrian, was summoned before the District Court to-day for overloading. The vessel was limited to…

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The Revolt in Cuba. an American Filibustering Steamer Wrecked. Ten of Her Crew Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--An American steamer which had left New York for Cuba on a filibustering expedition was pursued by United States cruisers,…

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Shipping Casualties. the Wreck of the Steamer Wollumbin. the Vessel Driven Higher on the Beagh. Arrival of the Grew in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

The stormy weather prevailing on the coast had its effect on the steamer Wollumbin. A telegram received yesterday by the secretary of the Marine Board stated that the vessel had…

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The Weather. Tuesday Night's Storm. A Yacht Driven Ashore. More Deaths in the Country. A Heavy Hailstorm. Destruction in the Bega District

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 6

The weather throughout Wednesday was delightful, the highest temperature recorded at the Sydney Observatory being 71 2deg, and the minimum 64.5deg. The southerly buster,…

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The Wreck of the Wollumbin

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

A telegram has been received by the secretary of the Marine Board that the vessel had been, washed higher np on the beach by the heavy seas and was high and dry at low water. The police,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

The special reporter of the Rockhampton Bulletin wires as follows from Gladstone concerning the wreck of the Glanworth:—"The vessel is heading about north, with a slight list still to…

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The Cuban Rebellion. Wreck of a Filibuster. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

An American steamer, fitted out by Cuban rebels as a filibuster, has been pursued by two American cruisers, and wrecked on Long Island, Connecticut…

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The Leveret Wreck

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 7

On Friday evening, it will be recollected, the Leveret, after being, floated from the rocks at South Head, was being raised on Mort's slip when an accident happened by…

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Latest Cables. General Cables. Italians in Abyssinia. The Battle at Makaleh. The Turkish Crisis -- Massacre an Sassoun -- The " Murderous Cruelty of the Sultan " -- The Transvaal -- Arrogance of the Boers -- A Cuban Filibustering Stea[?] [?]mer Wrecked -- The Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

The following cables arrived after yesterday's last edition had gone to press : -- London, January 29. THE ABYSSINIAN WAR…

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The Wreck of the Leveret

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 3

The above sketch shows the steamer Leveret as she appeared at Mort's Slip. The vessel, it will be remembered, sank after collision with the steamtug Gamecock…

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The Wreck of the Aldinga. the Vessel Broken Up

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

WOLLONOONG, Wednesday.--The southerly gale lost night completely broke up the wreck of the Aldinga on Bellambi Reef, no portion betas now visible…

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Second Edition. the Queensland Storms. News by the Wodonga. Many Shipping Casualties. Vessels Foundered and Driven Ashore. Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 6

CAIRNS, Friday Morning.--In addition to the particulars of the shipping disasters and casualties sent yesterday the following details are available by the Wodonga,…

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