Disaster on Loch Ard Ship Ends in Loss and Two Survivors
A clipper wreck off the coast near Camperdown after a voyage from Glenample. Captain and most crew perish with only a boy Thomas Pearson and a young woman surviving. The boy scales the cliff to alert rescuers and both survivors are aided by Mr. Gibson and his station staff at Glenample. Rescuers locate the girl after dark and provide blankets, warmth, and medical aid before transporting the pair to Camperdown. The rescue partners describe miraculous escapes and detail the perilous cliff and swift sinking of the vessel. The tragedy unfolds with rope rescues, rock shelves, and a treacherous stretch along the coast.
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Loch Ard
Ginagow General Shipping Co
Camperdown
John Welle
Graham
Gillibrand
Fen
Loch Sord
Thomey Pearson
Lairy'n Tome
Bretine Qarmichanl
Ireland
Victoria
Ford
Thomas Pearson
Indy
Mord
MrArther
Gibson
Mr. Ison
Nome
Sey
Inily
Suve
Var
Thoman Pearson
Posrton
Sumeo
Som
Etrock
Thoms
Har
Thomas
Warneat
Ngsintanice
Otf
Glen Io
Dintreening
Mr. Gibron
Cninperdowh
Cobden
Prince Town
Glenampleatte
Kooning Vers
Lina
AO Atiff
Tarcaatio
Melbourne
London
Bottro
Manegel
Mabate
Sucma
Hiv Boon
Fata Eee Hamenstiey
Renee
Violent Storm Wrecks Ships and Destroys Local Church
A severe coastal storm causes shipwrecks including the Loch Ard and Blackbird reef, with lives lost aboard. City gale damages a building project and church structure, leaving the interior wrecked and roofs collapsed. Widespread rain and flooding affect harbor and streets as emergency assets respond.
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Metropolia
Auburb
Wales
Shering
Preserving Eggs and Cattle in Farmhouse Methods
The article describes home methods for preserving eggs with lime water and salt packing, noting shelf stability from six to nine months. It also discusses cattle breed selection for butter quality, feeding trials, and early 19th century farm economy practices including manure composition and hay and grain yields. It cites Jersey cattle as preferred for butter, and details experiments on nitrogen content in stable manure and related fodder costs.
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Faraior
Brinda
New Zealand Papers Criticize Sir George Gray Policy
The press attacks Sir George Gray’s policy amid calls from New Zealand leaders critical of the Cable Conference. They bemoan absence of representation at the Paris Exhibition and government reluctance to defend the colony. A Melbourne yacht race is noted, while a jetty in Goal OA shows erosion.
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New Zealand
George Gray
Paria
Abeiglio
Sudh
Mescenger
Melbourna
Yarra
Obrialio
Fragmented Voice of a Housekeeper and Social Decline
A critical critique discusses a deteriorating household scene and a lack of discipline in a family. It laments a failing mother, weak intelligence, and insufficient social culture, arguing the country loses strength and prosperity when domestic virtue and education erode.
Alleged Cure for Diphtheria Trial Details
A minister describes a strange diphtheria cure using boiling water and charcoal in a bedroom scene with a father seeking life for a child. The account credits a rapid recovery after a crude potion and heat, while cautioning against unproven remedies and noting prior patient cases.
Coffin Bargain Turns Bitter in Poverty Case
A grieving parent haggles with an undertaker over a coffin and handles priced at 12 dollars, 6 dollars lost, and 1.50 for handles disputed, ending with a demand to reduce the cost as the family struggles to pay for burial goods amid hardship. The scene features a frustrated seller and a distressed mother questioning vanity and price.
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Sis
Mtiack
Leridal
Celanin
Desler
Dolore
Wollara
Fia
Emily
Asd
Jean
Benphis
Fragmented Evening Amid Sorrow and Market Talks
Fragmentary OCR depicts a bleak scene with wandering phrases about a father, a coffin, and a family under strain. The speaker laments hardship and questions who will act, while a family group debates money, groaning under loss and economic pressure.
Telegraphic Items and Market News from Melbourne May 1878
Contains scattered notes on unemployment and drainage work, French officials in Maltoorne, coal and coke exports from Newcastle, New Zealand Steamship Company dividend, brief Bris bane legal move, May tax receipts in Brabana, nominations to Castilemaine Victoria, incidents at Busklay and Malbourna, Byron versus Greek reminiscence, and weekly produce prices for Singlets in May 1878.
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Prem Owe Perdanges
Melbourne
Daubet
France
Alethouros
Wietha
Ofdontha
Newcastle
Ben Loum
Neworanda Stoamahip Company
Rowarva
Queenalsad
Tha Mar
Cockle
Brisbane
Leedglat
Abesncp
Brabana
Pearnon
Misera
Sietiun
W. Gatineon
Oistlemaine
Victoria
Funeral notice for John Kingel
Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of John Kingelos at the residence on Monday at two o clock. Burial services conducted by D. Lobn Dune Undertaker.
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Mis John Kinglelos
Bob Blair
Nimar AM Suibte
Mrs Day
D. Lobln Dun
Fragmentary 19th Century List of Items and Names
A garbled OCR passage lists items and names such as trousers and vesta, various garments, and figures like Gladstone and Portman. The text references West of England Tyweede and mentions carpet bags and other gentlemanly wares, but specifics are unclear.
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West of England
Loosking, Ac
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