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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

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Armenian Refugees in Sydney. Twenty-one Arrived by the Steamer La Perouse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 7

One of the surprising incidents connected with the passenger trade developed yesterday on the arrival of the French New Hebrides steamer La Perouse. The steamer is now alongside the Government wharf…

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Bravery at Sea. the Orient and the Phillis Incident. Presentation by the Shipwreck Relief Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 8

A public meeting was held at the Town Hall last night under the auspices of the National Shipwreck Society of New South Wales, when the awards made by the society to Captain Inskip, of the…

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The Wreck of a Troopship. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 7

The Indian troopship Warren Hastings, which has been wrecked off the Isle of Reunion while conveying troops from the Cape to Mauritius and Bombay, had 1200…

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Wreck of the County of Antrim. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 7

A message from Cunningham states that on Sunday further heavy gales, accompanied by copious rains, were experienced. What ever chance previously existed of getting…

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Loss of a Troopship Wreck of the Warren Hastings. LONDON, January 18

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 6

The troopship Warren Hastings, which was wrecked off the Island of Reunion, East Madagascar, had on board 1200 persons, including the…

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The Wreck of a Troopship. Bound to Mauritius and Bombay. Twelve Hundred on Board Saved

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night. -- The Indian troopship Warren Hastings, which has been wrecked off the Isle of Reunion, was conveying troops from the Cape to Mauritius…

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Queensland. the Steamer Tsinan Ouarantined

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 5

THURSDAY ISLAND, Wednesday.--The steamer Tsinan, which arrived from Hongkong this morning, is in quarantine, some of the passengers she landed at Hongkong having developed…

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The Newcastle Marine Board. Alleged Overloading. the Dovedale-indianapolis Collision. the New Lifeboat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--At a meeting of the Marine Board to-day, Messrs. W. R. Logan, F. Gardner, and D. J. M'Lean, the newly-appointed members, took their seats for the first time…

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A New Steamer for the Union Company

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 4

The Union Company's new steamer Moana, which was launched from the yards of Messrs. Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, on December 24 last, and intended for the Sydney, Auckland, and San Francisco…

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A New Steamer for the A. and A. Route

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 5

The Union Steamship Company has received a table to the effect that its now steamer Moana was launched on Christmas Eve from the yards of Messrs. Denny Brothers, at Dumbarton. The…

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The Phillis in Distress Again. Supplies Furnished by the Steamer Glaucus

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The captain of the steamer Glaucus reports that he met with the brig Phillis again in distress from want of provisions. He put a boatful of provisions on board…

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The Mission Steamer John Williams. a Successful Cruise Among the Islands. 9290 Miles Covered

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 6

The London Missionary Society's steamer John Williams, Captain E. C. Hore, returned to headquarters yesterday, having completed another successful cruise among the Islands in the…

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Loss of the British Peer. Wrecked Off the African Coast. Loss of Nineteen Lives. Recovery of Seven Bodies-- Terrible Struggle for Life

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 5

Captain Jones, of the ill-fated ship British Peer, is amongst those missing from the vessel, and there is little room for doubt that he was drowned. The…

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The Mission Schooner Meda

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 4

The Wesleyan mission schooner Meda arrived last evening, after a visit to Fiji. New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Captain Williams reports that the vessel left Sydney on September 25 from Suva, and…

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Arrival of the Mission Schooner Meda

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 4

The Wesleyan Mission schooner Meda anchored in Johnstone's Bay last evening, after a cruise among the Islands. The schooner left Sydney…

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The Wreck of the Steamer Salier

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

In connection with the wreck of the North German Lloyd liner Sailer oft the coast of Spain, advices received yesterday by the English mail state that the number of passengers on board the…

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The P. and O. Liner China. a New 8000 Ton Steamer. Due at Sydney on Thursday Next

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 4

The P. and O. new R.M.S. China forms a notable addition to the fine fleet of this company. The Caledonia and lier sister ships the Himalaya and Australia, which have proved such…

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The Friedrich der Grosse. How a Great Shipping Company Started. Thousands Visit the Immense Steamer. [See Illustration, Page 183.]

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 175

"Just wait a moment, please, take a seat. I will be with you immediately," said the chief purser of the largest steamer that ever visited Sydney—Friedrich der Grosse—to a Sydney Mail…

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Wrecks Reported in 1896

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

During the year 1896 the Marine Board of New South Wales has received notification of the loss of 10 vessels, all of which were engaged in the coasting trade. The total value of the vessels…

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Social on the German Mail Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1897 · page 3

The chief society event of Saturday was a social given on board the new German mail steamer Friedrich der Grosse by Mr. J. Mergell, the general agent for Australia of the Norddentscher Lloyd line. Apart from the…

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