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Sydney · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

1,807 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 91

H.M.S. Egeria. Anxiety for Her Safety Supposed Wreckage

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 4

LONDON, February 10, 2.10 p.m.—H.M.S. Egeria, which was dispatched in search of H.M.S. Condor, is overdue, and anxiety is felt regarding her…

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Allan Liner Wrecked London, February 10, 2.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 4

A shipping disaster is reported from,Hall fax, where the Allan liner Grecian became wedged between two rocks during a violent snowstorm…

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Calcutta Steamer

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 4

The steamer Euryalus, of the Currie line, left Calcutta on February 9 (Sunday last) for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, with passengers and a general cargo of Eastern goods…

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The Steamer Grecian. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 9

The Allan liner Grecian was wedged in [?]cks at Halifax (Nova Scotia) during the recent snowstorms…

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The Barque Langstone Wrecked. on the Western Australian Coast. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 9

A telegram was received this afternoon by the Collector of Customs from the Customs-office at Bunbury, to the effect that Captain Yorek, of the Norwegian barque, Langstone, loaded with timber…

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Ship Ashore at Shoalwater Point

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

To-day the following telegram was received by tho Marine Board from the harbormaster at Franklin Harbor:--"Captain of Sussex report ship apparently hard aground, Shoalwater Point;…

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Shipwrecked Sailors

Evening News · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 4

Half-a-dozen sailors, shipwrecked some little time since off the N.Z. coast in the Danish barque Alexandra, arrived at the Sailors' Home, George-street North, this morning, and were at once…

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The Egeria Safe. Wreckage of the Condor

Evening News · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, February 12.—The surveying vessel Egeria, which, was sent in search of the missing sloop Condor, has arrived safest Vancouver. The Egeria has brought to…

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The Barque Langstone Wrecked. on the Western Australian Coast. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 5

A telegram was received yesterday afternoon by the Collector of Customs from the Customs-office at Bunbury, to the effect that Captain Yorck, of the Norwegian barque, Langstone, louded with timber…

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Safety of H.M.S. Egeria. Brings Wreckage of Condor to Vancouver. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 5

The surveying vessel Egeria, which was searching for the missing sloop Condor, and which was sometime overdue, has arrived safe nt Vancouver. The Egeria has brought to…

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The Loss of the Condor. H.m.s. Egeria Returns to Port. with Wreckage of the Missing Vessel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--H.M.S. Egeria, which went in search of the naval surveying sloop Condor, has returned to Vancouver. The Egeria brought wreckage from the Condor. Including…

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The Steamer Argus

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 5

The steamer Argus, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Sydney has been chartered by Messrs. W. Scott Fell and Co. to take a quantity of coal and coke to Java…

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A Ship Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 10

The vessel ashore on Shoalwater Point is the ship Columbia, with a full cargo of lumber, consigned to Messrs. Elder, Smith, and Co., on account of the Broken-hill Proprietary Company…

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Wreck of the Schooner Prosperity. Two Men Drowned. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 12

The following memo, was received to-night by the collector of customs at Brisbane from Mr. W. North, of Dunwich.:—"The schooner Prosperity was wrecked at 1 this morning at Point Lookout. Two…

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A Timber Ship Ashore. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 12

A Port Pirie telegram states that the ship Columbia is ashore on Shoalwater Point. The Columbia is a vessel of 1327 tons, with a full cargo of lumber from Taconia consigned to Elder, Smith,…

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A New Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 12

Dimensions of a new steamer being con[?] Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, for the Union C[?] to engage in the Calcutta-New Zealand trade, are g[?] 430ft. length, 54ft. beam, 31½ft. depth of hold, dead [?]…

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The Ship Columbia Ashore. At Shoalwater Point

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 7

Much speculation was rife during the last couple of days as to what ship it was that had used distress signals on Wednesday night last at Shoalwater Point, near Port Pirie…

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The Columbia Ashore. In Spacer's Gulf. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 8

News has been received that the ship Columbia, 1327 tons, timber laden, from Ballard to Port Pirie, is ashore at Shoalwater Point, Spencer's Gulf. She is on a sandy bottom…

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Ketch Attacked by Aborigines. One of the Crew Killed. Waiting for Proas From Macassar

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 9

PORT DARWIN, Friday.--Mr. Jolly received a telegram from Borroloola on Tuesday announcing the arrival of the ketch Venture, and slating that the boat was attacked by natives in…

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Tragedy of the Sea. Love, Elopement, Shipwreck, Death, and Rescue

The World's News · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 20

A strange and poignant story of a tragedy of the sea comes from Falmouth (England). Early in December the Norwegian barque Oxo arrived at Falmouth from Grand Connetable,…

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