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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

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The Steamer Langton Grange. Towed Into Buenos Ayres. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

The steamer Langton Grange, one of the vessels of the Grange line, which left Sydney for London on 6th November with a valuable cargo of frozon meat, wool,…

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The Steamer Langton Grange. Towed Into Buenos Ayres Disabled. Coal on Fire for a Fortnight

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.—The steamer Langton Grange, of the Houlder line, bound from Australia to London, via Buenos Ayres, has been towed into Buenos Ayres in a disabled…

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News by Cable. The Steamer Langton Grange. Disabled Rounding the Horn. Towed Into Buenos Ayres. Her Coal on Fire

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 8.—The steamer Langton Grange, one of the vessels of the Houlder line, which left Sydney for London on November 6, with a…

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The Revolt in Cuba. Negotiations with America. Weyler's Recall Demanded. Sensation in Madrid. Rebel Defeat. Foundering of a Filibuster Steamer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 13

LONDON, December 30.—Officials at "Washington and Madrid deny the authenticity of a current report that arrangements had been made with the United States with a view to…

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The Friedrich Der Grosse. the New German Liner. the Largest Steamer to the Colonies. a Vessel of 10,535 Tons. North German Lloyd Enterprise

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

The spirit of enterprise which has characterised the directors of the North German Lloyd line in their efforts to secure a share of the Australian trade has been strikingly illustrated of late. They…

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A Collision in Hobson's Bat. a Ketch Sunk. MELBOURNE, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1897 · page 5

THIS morning the steamship Excelsior, from Geelong to Melbourne, collided with and sank the Lulu, a ketch 43 tons register. The accident took place in the Hopetoun…

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A Ketch Sunk

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A collision has occurred between the steamer Excelsior, outward bound from Geelong to Melbourne, and the ketch Lulu, in the Hopetoun Channel, Geelong, whereby the…

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The Ketch Forster Aground. Successfully Floated

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 3

The ketch Forster, while being towed out from the Macleay River by the tug Volunteer on Saturday last, went ashore on the South Spit, Inside. She was, however, successfully floated…

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Victoria. Collision at Geelong--the Ketch Lulu Sunk

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--An unfortunate collision occurred on Saturday morning in the Hopetoun Channel, Geelong. The steamer Excelsior left Geelong at 9 o'clock for Melbourne,…

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A Steamer in Distress

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 8

The signalman stationed at Ulladulla telegraphed to Sydney yesterday that "A steamer painted black with a white funnel was off Warden's Head apparently in distress. It was raining so heavily at…

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A Steamer in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 3

The keeper of the signal station at Ulladulla wired last evening that a steamer painted black with a white funnel was off Warden's Head, apparently in distress. Owing to the heavy rain…

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The Chartered Steamer Question

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

One of the matters which will be before the conference to-morrow is the payment of the engineers on chartered steamers at the same rates as those conceded to the engineers on the…

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Collision in Hobson's Bay. the Steamer Melbourne Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning a collision took place in the bay, the vessels concerned being the Melbourne Steamship's Company's steamer Melbourne and…

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Steamer and Ship. Collision in Hobson's Bay. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 5

The steamer Melbourne was yesterday morning getting under way in the bay in order to proceed to West Australia, when a heavy squall struck her, and she…

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Shipping Disasters a Schooner Sunk. No Lives Lost. The Barque Maude D. Sabled- Cargo of the Disabled Langton Grange-- A Disastrous Collision. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

The barque Maude, when passing Caps Otway, outward bound, yesterday, was struck by a hard squall, and had her foretopgallant mast and jibboom…

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The Mountain Murders. Interesting Statement by the Master of the Steamer Taupo. What Happened When He Spoke the Swanhilda. Warmest Thanks From Captain Fraser

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

By the Union liner Rotomahana, which arrived from Auckland on Saturday, came to hand the following narrative of the speaking of the ship Swanhilda by the steamer Taupo.The statement was…

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Shipping Casualties. Ship British Peer Wrecked. Nineteen Lives Lost

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 8

The Sydney Underwriters' Association have received information of the lose of the ship British Peer, a vessel well known in the Australian trade, an occurrence attended…

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Shipping Casualties. Wreck of the Ship British Peer. Nineteen Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 3

The Sydney Underwriters' Association received information on Saturday last of the loss of the ship British Peer, a vessel well known in the Australian trade, an occurrence which has,…

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A Barque Ashore

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 4

At the Exchange is posted a notice to the effect that a large barque is ashore three miles west of the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes. Some of the barques due in Sydney are the Edinburgh, Firth of…

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Another Overdue Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

A lot of inquines were made about the whereabouts of the Illawarra Company's steamer Bega. She was due early on Sunday, but there was no sign of her. Nor did…

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