The Askoy Wrecked. Ashore on Elizabeth Reef. Crew Rescued
Elizabeth Reef, which lies some 470 miles away from Sydney, has been the scene of another disaster. The news was received early yesterday morning…
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Increased Steamer Charges
It has been announced that an increase of 5 per cent, will he made in the passenger rates on steamers running 'between Australian ports and Tasmania, and that cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship Wrecked. a Dangerous Reef. Two Boats Adeift. Sufferings in Midocean. One Reaches Clarence. Mail Steamer Rescues a Boat. Survivors Taken to Noumea
The Norwegian ship Askoy (Captain Morner) was wrecked on Elizabeth Reef, about 300 miles due cast of Byron Bay, at 11 o'clock last Wednesday night, while on a voyage in…
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Mr. Olav Pauss, Consul for Norway, received word yesterday that the occupants of the captain's boat had arrived safely at Noumea. The manager of the Messageries Maritimes…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Delhi Wreck. Bullion Recovered
TANGIER, Tuesday Evening.—The bullion valued at £300,000 from the wrecked steamer Delhi, and the specie sent by parcel post, has been entirely recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kilpatrick's Stairs Wrecked. Tornado at Cricket Ground
Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening, while the scuther[?]y buster was at its height, there was an ominous creaking of timbers at the Cricket Ground, and, another strong gush coming along,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Previous Wrecks at the Reef. Sydney Captains Experience
Captain J. M. Banks, the well-known marine surveyor, visited the reef in 1870, and he recalls several wrecks that occurred there. One was the barque Douglas, and another the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Scene of the Wreck
Elizabeth Shoal is a dangerous coral patch which has proved fatal to many vessels. It lies 300 miles from the Australian coast. It is oval-shaped, nearly five miles long, east and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Castaways. Bid Norwegian Ship Wrecked. the Askoy on Elizabeth Reef. Crew Take to the Boats. One Reaches Clarence River. Captain's Boat Picked Up by French Mail
A party of destitute sailors, wet and weary, and looking pinched from exposure to the elements for a week, crawled into the Clarence River yesterday morning in a lifeboat, with the…
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Cable advices received last evening state that the British ship Talus, which left Port Germein on the 16th August for the United Kingdom or…
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The ship Talus is ashore at Terschelling, an island of the Netherlands, in the North Sea. The cargo of the vessel is being jettisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Murder in Gambling Hell. the Establishment Wrecked. Lisbon, Jan. 3
A player cheating in a luxurious underground gambling saloon at Braga led to a fight. The proprietor of the saloon extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wrecked Fifeshire. Salvage Operations
Contrary to general expectations, the salvage operations being carried out on the wrecked F.H.S. steamer Fifeshire, which went ashore at Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble on a Steamer. Two Officers Attacked. the Police Rushed
On [?]eard the stating Cranley, lving off Cremorne Sydney Harbor, this afternoon. some members of the Chinese crew became obs[?]eperous and attacked the first and second officers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Askoy Wreck. Lookout-man's Yarn. Making for God's Own Country. (Continued from page 6)
One of the survivors of the wreck is an intelligent young A.B. of about 20, named Martin J. O'Hare. He is a native of Galway, Ireland, but his unaffected American accent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Askoy Wreck. Survivors at Sydney. How the Ship Was Lost. a Powerful Current. Shark Follows a Boat
The North Coast Company's steamer Burringhar, from the Clarence River, arrived at Sydney this morning, having on board Mr. Anders Anderson, mate, and nine men belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreckage Discovered. Brisbane
A portion of the wreckage of some vessel has been found near Gatcombe Head, Gladstone district, on the outer beach facing the Island. It is like a portion of the side of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wreckage Reported
Advices received from Brisbane state that a portion of the wreckage of some vessel has been found near Gatcombe Head Gladstone district, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the Night Events Reported After Yesterday's Issue of the "Sun." Wreckage on the Coast
It is reported that a member of the staff of the lighthouse at Gatcombe Head (Q.) has found on the outer beach some wreckage, apparently from a wooden vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Days in a Boat. Baling All the Time. Castaways' Trying Experience. Story of the Askoy Wreck. Survivors Arrive in Sydney
Five dayes and nights an an open boat that was leaking to an extent that made it necessary to have one man baling continuously -- such was the trying experience of the 10…
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