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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

1,574 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 79

West Australia. Wreck of the Ship Villalta. the Captain and an Apprentice Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 6

PERTH, Tuesday.--The ship wrecked to the north of the Moore River turns out to be the Villalla. Captain Harland and one apprentice were drowned. The remainder of the crew, to…

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The New Lifeboat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 5

Sir Saul Samuel (Agent-General for New South Wales) has written to the Newcastle Marine Board, enclosing a report by Mr. W. T. Douglas in regard to the new lifeboat now being built by Messrs…

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Great Gale in Britain. Many Shipwrecks

Evening News · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 6

LONDON, March 3.—A great gale has swept over the English Channel and the southern counties of England. Serious damage was caused in all directions, and…

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Great Gale in Britain. Many Shipwrecks. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 5

A great gale has swept over the English Channel and the southern counties of England. Serious damage has been caused in all…

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Great Storm in England. Enormous Damage to Property. Many Shipwrecks Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night. -- A disastrous gale has been raging along the southern coast of England and in the southern counties…

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West Australia. the Wreck of the La Serena

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 10

PERTH, Friday.—An inquiry was held at Albany yesterday concerning the striking of the steamer La Serena on the Geographe Reef, near Cape Leeuwin, early on tho morning of February…

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The Light on the Wreck

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 11

(Written for the "Town and Country Journal.) Out there by the rocke, at the end of the bank, In the mouth of the river, the Wanderer sank. She is resting where meet the blue water and…

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A Steamer Disabled

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1897 · page 4

The steamer Kingsley, belonging to the Hawkesbury River Steam Navigation Company, which cleared Barranjoey Head at 2.38 p.m. on Saturday on her return to Sydney, became disabled on…

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The French Ma[?]il Steamer Australien

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1897 · page 6

In the Messageries Maritimes line the Austra[?] Saturday arrived and berthed at the Quay. She took departure from Ma[?]illes on 31st January at 5 p.m., Port Said 5th February at 7.30 a.m., Seuz 6th February at 2…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Forty Lives Lost

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 6

LONDON, March. 8.—The German steamer Siracusa has been wrecked on the coast of Cornwall, forty persons being drowned. Heavy seas prevented the lifeboat from…

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The New Steamer Barbarossa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 6

Elsewhere is mentioned that this great steamer yesterday came in from Bremen and berthed alongside the Norddeut[?]her Lloyd Company 's line wharf at the Quay. Captain Richter, who was at one time chief officer with Captain…

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Wreck of a German Steamer. Forty Persons Drowned. Ineffectual Attempts at Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The German steamer Siracusa has been wrecked on the coast of Cornwall, 40 persons being drowned. Heavy seas which prevailed at the time…

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Arrival of the Mail Steamer Barbarossa

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 5

The North German Lloyd line is at present represented at the port by the Barbarossa, the second of the four mammoth liners ordered some months ago to meet the requirements of the…

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Marine Board Inquiry. the Wreck of the Alpha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 3

Captain Hixson, R.N., presided at a meeting of the Marine Board yesterday, when an inquiry was held into the circumstances surrounding the wreck of the schooner Alpha on the 28th ultimo at…

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Wreck of a Gunboat. London, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 5

A Turkish gunboat has been wrecked on the coast of Epirus, a province of Turkey…

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Wreck on the Cornish Coast. Forty Persons Drowned. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 5

The steamer Syracuse has been wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. Of those on board the ill-fated vessel 40 were drowned…

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The Syracuse Wrecked. On the Cornish Coast. LONDON, March 8

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 2

The steamer Syracuse has been wrecked on the Cornish coast during a heavy gale. Heavy seas were running and the lifeboat was unable to reach…

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The Wreck of the Alpha. Marine Board Inquiry

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 6

At the usual weekly meeting of the Marine Board held this afternoon, an inquiry was instituted into the wreck of the schooner Alpha, which took place…

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Marine Board Inquiry. the Wreck of the "Alpha."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 6

The Marino Board held an inquiry yesterday afternoon concerning the wreck of the schooner Alpha, which took place on February 28 at the entrance to the Nambucca River. Captain…

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The Cretan Trouble Autonomy Accepted by the Porte. Greece Refuses to Withdraw. British, French, and Russian Marines Landed. Further Greek Reserves Called Out. Turkish Gunboat Wrecked. the Italian Premier on the Concert of the Powers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night.--Five hundred British, French, and Russian marines have been landed at Selino to relieve 9000 Moslems who are in danger at Canda[?]…

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