Disaster at Sea. the Hawkesdale Wrecked
Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 6
LONDON, January 27, 4.15 p.m.—The ship Hawkesdale, Captain Steele, which left Hamburg on January 25 for Melbourne, has been wrecked on the Long Sand, near the estuary of the Thames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck on the Essex Coast. Hawksdale Bound to Melbourne. Pilot and Two Seamen Lost. LONDON, January 27
The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 7
The British ship Hawksdale has been wrecked on the Longsand, off the coast of Essex. 'A German pilot and two seamen were drowned…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 6
In the course of a carefully-written article in its Thursday's issue, the "Herald" was able to clearly demonstrate its absolute ignorance in respect of reformatory…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 4
Mr. Alexander Donaldson, of the Bridge Hotel, Ferest-Lodge, has shown us a model of an invention of his, which, if brought into use, should tend to [?]argely reduce the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 6
One who formed a member of the party invited to the trial trip of the newly built torpedo-boat destroyer Murakumo (gathering clouds), built by Thornycroftfor the Japanese Government, givesthe following account of his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ship Hawksdale. Wrecked at Long Sand. Three Drowned. London, Jan. 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 5
The slup Hawksdale has been wrecked at Long Sand, near the estuary of the Thames. A German pilot and two seamen were drowned The Clacton…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 5
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The ship Hawksdale has been wrecked on Longsands, off the coast of Essex, England. Her German pilot and two seamen were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Weather Off the Queensland Coast. The Steamer Barcoo in a Cyclone. TOWNSVILLE, Monday Night
The Australian Star · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 5
The steamer Barcoo arrived here at noon today, from the south, eight hours late. She had a terrible experience between Gladstone and Bowen, and had to pass Mackay without…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office. 3.30 P.m. Late Cables. [Copyright.] a New Steamer. for the Australian Trade
Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 5
LONDON, January 30, 3 p.m.—The steamer Eastern, which has been built at Govan for the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company, Limited, Was successfully launched to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Boiler Explosion. a Flour Mill Boiler Blows Up. Wrecks Several Buildings. Kills a Boy. and Severely Injures Many Others. Some Marvellous Escapes
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 5
ALBURY, Monday.--A terrible boiler explosion took place this morning at Hayes Brothers' flour mill, situated in Townsend-street, and close to the business centre of the town. The disaster…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 7
Further details of the gale at Bowen show that the cyclonic storm commenced about 9 o'clock on Saturday evening and increased, moving from southeast to south, until about…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 5
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The new steamer Eastern, built by Messrs. Napier and Son, for the Eastern and Australian S.S. Company's service between Japan, China, and…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 7
Tim steamer Eastern, which has been built at Govan for the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company, was successfully launched to-day…
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Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 7
Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Company's steamer Moresby, their regular trader to New Guinea and New Britain, arrived yesterday from one of her periodical visits to the islands, and after spending…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 5
The Glen line steamer Glenavon, which loaded wool at Sydney last season but one, has been totally wrecked in the China Sea. The particulars reached here yesterday by mail. It appears that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Casualties. Arrival of the Falls of Garry. a Long Sea Tow. the Loss of the Glenavon. Wreck of the Steamer Perdana
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 5
Last night the fine four-masted iron barque Falls of Garry arrived from Noumea' in tow of the steamer La Perouse. The vessel was stranded a year ago this month on the coast of New Caledonia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Perdana. the Crew Reach Singapore
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 5
News was yesterday received in Sydney of the loss of the steamer Perdana while on a voyage to Pahang. The vessel left Singapore on December 24, aud all went well until she was off Kuala Pahang. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck of the Glenhuntly
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 6
The barque Glenhuntly, as is known, was lost on Tristan d'Acunha long ago, and as is also known, the crew were taken off by a man of war, and were landed at Capetown. But of Tristan and its people, its inhabitants, human and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Overcrowding of a Steamer
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6
At the Newcastle Police Court to-day Martin Thompson, captain of the steamer Newcastle, was charged with having carried a larger number or passengers on his ship than the certificate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Steamer for the German-australian Line
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6
Still another large steam[?]r added to the fleet of the Deu[?]che-Australische Pampschiffs Gesellschult, of [?]amburg, which now has 12 steamers in the trade in less than as many years. The new boat is a 7600-ton vessel of 12…
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