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British ocean liner wrecked in the Torres Strait
RMS Quetta was an iron-hulled 3-masted steamship that was built in Scotland in 1881 and wrecked with great loss of life in the Torres Strait in 1890. She
RMS_Quetta
Australian banker (1828–1890)
After thirty-six years' service in the Bank, he left for England by the RMS Quetta, in February 1890, accompanied by his wife, and on 28 February 1890 they
Alexander_Archer_(banker)
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
was built as a memorial to the 134 lives lost in the shipwreck of the RMS Quetta on 28 February 1890. The church was designed in 1892–1893 by architect
Quetta_Memorial_Precinct
Capital of Balochistan, Pakistan
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The city developed in the Quetta Valley, a region historically inhabited
Quetta
Topics referred to by the same term
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Quetta_(disambiguation)
Shoals and Georges Bank and was not seen again. 136 1890 United Kingdom RMS Quetta – was a British-India Steam Navigation Company ship on a regular route
List of maritime disasters in the 19th century
List_of_maritime_disasters_in_the_19th_century
Island in Queensland, Australia
in 1995, and there is now an operational pearl farm. The wreck of the RMS Quetta, a passenger ship that sank in 1890, lies just off Albany Island. The
Albany_Island
Australian politician
Whish took his leave by setting out for England. He was aboard the fated RMS Quetta on the day it sank in the Torres Strait. His wife Anne perished with him;
Claudius_Buchanan_Whish
Island in Queensland, Australia
A shipping disaster to a vessel in this service occurred in 1890 when RMS Quetta struck an uncharted reef in the Strait and sank in five minutes with the
Thursday_Island
Suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
residence was called Langlands. Reuben and his wife Jane were drowned in the RMS Quetta disaster in 1890. The house has subsequently been extensively renovated
Coorparoo,_Queensland
Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
1890 as RMS Quetta was wrecked off Queensland on her way to Thursday Island. His mother, Mrs Sophia E. Hall, paid for the church. The Quetta window on
Aslockton
Australian villa
intersection. Nicklin and his wife Jane Lahey drowned in February 1890, when the RMS Quetta sank in Torres Strait, en route to England. Their daughter Alice, was
Queen_Alexandra_Home
August 1803 A sloop that ran aground on the Wreck Reefs, along with Cato. RMS Quetta United Kingdom 28 February 1890 A merchant ship that struck a rock off
List of shipwrecks of Australia
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Australia
Suburb of Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia
seafarers, for example, Jardine aided the survivors of the shipwreck of RMS Quetta in 1890. The pearl diving industry was important to the Queensland economy
Somerset,_Queensland
Scottish-Australian pioneer
prominent and respected figures in the region after the shipwreck of the RMS Quetta in 1890. This ship, carrying 292 people, hit an uncharted rock off Albany
Francis_Lascelles_Jardine
Private, day school in Coorparoo, Queensland, Australia
house and its grounds. (Nicklin and his wife died in the wreck of the RMS Quetta in 1890). Thomas Connah and William Brookes bought a large block of land
Villanova_College_(Australia)
until 1873. John Watson and his wife, Elizabeth Selim, died when the RMS Quetta was wrecked on the Far North Queensland coast in 1890. The Watsons had
Watson,_Ferguson_and_Company
Island in Queensland, Australia
The crew were picked up by the ship Argyle, also bound Sydney to India. RMS Quetta, an iron steamship of 3,484 GRT that was built at Dumbarton, Scotland
Mount_Adolphus_Island
19th-century European settlers in Queensland, Australia
Mary Louisa (daughter of Queensland Premier Robert Mackenzie) on the RMS Quetta in 1890 Colin Archer 1832–1921 1853–1861 Became a successful shipbuilder
Archer_brothers
Australian politician (1828–1904)
In 1890 he was one of the organisers of the rescue of survivors from RMS Quetta. He also proposed that Torres Strait Islanders be given citizenship in
John Douglas (Queensland politician)
John_Douglas_(Queensland_politician)
Apr 12 George III Shipwreck Cape York, Queensland 133 1890 Feb 28 The RMS Quetta, sank in around 3 minutes, with the loss of 134 of her 292 passengers
List of disasters in Australia by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_Australia_by_death_toll
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
seafarers, for example, Jardine aided the survivors of the shipwreck of RMS Quetta in 1890. Jardine was buried in the south area of the Somerset Grave Site
Somerset_Graves_Site
Nottinghamshire Anglican church
when RMS Quetta was wrecked off Queensland on her way to Thursday Island. His mother, Mrs Sophia E. Hall, paid for the church to be built. The Quetta window
St_Thomas's_Church,_Aslockton
January – The University of Tasmania opens 28 February – The steamship RMS Quetta sinks off Cape York Peninsula, killing 133 2 October – Fire destroys buildings
1890_in_Australia
Australian politician
Alexander died in the 1890 sinking of the RMS Quetta and are commemorated with a memorial window in the Quetta Memorial Church at Thursday Island. Robert
Sir Robert Mackenzie, 10th Baronet
Sir_Robert_Mackenzie,_10th_Baronet
English-born Australian architect
on Thursday Island, in memory of the lives lost in the wreck of the RMS Quetta. In 1892 Buckeridge commenced work in Sydney, remodelling the interior
John_H._Buckeridge
Australian policeman
Urquhart played a major role in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked RMS Quetta. Urquhart was transferred to the civilian Queensland Police service in
Frederic_Urquhart
Channel in Northern Australia
regions further west. On the night of 28 February 1890, the Royal Mail Ship RMS Quetta struck a rock and sank in Adolphus Channel, sending 134 of her passengers
Adolphus_Channel
grandfather, George Prentice (aged 70), died the year before his birth when the RMS Quetta was wrecked on the Far North Queensland coast in 1890. He attended the
George_Gray_Prentice
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
sliding since 1886, or the loss of a silver consignment on the ill-fated RMS Quetta. In 1947 Percy Kean Jnr. commissioned a mining engineer, Archibald Woodville
Totley_Township
Prefix for ships that carry mail under contract by the British Royal Mail
(sometimes Steam-ship or Steamer), usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS, is the ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract
Royal_Mail_Ship
Suburb of Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia
1871. In 1890, Alexander and Minnie Archer died in the shipwreck of the RMS Quetta. Minnie Downs was developed as a sheep station and horse stud. The Minnie
Minnie_Downs,_Queensland
British ocean liner
Britannic laid up alongside the unfinished RMS Cedric, just before being scrapped
SS_Britannic
List of official overseas trips made by George VI The voyages were on board RMS Ophir. An autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire under British
List of official overseas trips made by George V
List_of_official_overseas_trips_made_by_George_V
Afghan politician
spent several years living in Quetta, Pakistan, during the Afghan-Soviet War. He studied at a British school in Quetta, then went on to attend college
Hekmat_Karzai
Maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft family
A Pakistan Navy P-3C Orion in Quetta, in October 2010
Lockheed_P-3_Orion
Species of bird in the crow family Corvidae
the Tian Shan region of western China. They are winter visitors to the Quetta Valley in western Pakistan, and are winter vagrants to Lebanon, where they
Western_jackdaw
British Indian Army unit in World War I
(at the start of World War I) a small force, under the orders of the 2nd Quetta Brigade, was maintained in Western Balochistan to suppress arms traffic
Seistan_Force
Combined military forces of Pakistan
with army at Pakistan Military Academy Kakul and School of Infantry in Quetta. Its single command structure is based at the Manora Fort in Qasim Marine
Pakistan_Armed_Forces
British army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916)
to India. That same year Kitchener founded the Indian Staff College at Quetta (now the Pakistan Command and Staff College), where his portrait still hangs
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener
French transatlantic liner that sank in 1898
included numerous children, none of whom survived. Until the Sinking of RMS Titanic fourteen years later, it was considered the worst maritime disaster
SS_La_Bourgogne
Pakistan Army general (born 1941)
Armoured. In 1969, Capt. Karamat attended the Command and Staff College in Quetta where he was noted for his intellect and competence at any level of courses
Jehangir_Karamat
Calendar year
eastbound record on her return passage. May 31 1935 Quetta earthquake: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan, killing 40,000. Twentieth
1935
State support for terrorist activities and/or organizations
more" in the fight against terrorism. According to the ISPR, the attacks in Quetta and Parachinar were linked to terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan which
State-sponsored_terrorism
Australian founder & President of the War Widows' Guild of Australia (1897-1966)
resided in India from 1928 to 1929 while Alan attended the Staff College at Quetta and again from 1934 from 1937 while he was on exchange with the British
Jessie_Vasey
British colonial administrator (1889–1978)
Deputy Commissioner and Political Agent in Quetta and Pishin. Wingate would later call his years in Quetta, "the happiest time that [he] spent in India
Ronald_Wingate
British cargo ship (1876–1890)
presumed both she and the Marlborough hit icebergs in the Southern Ocean. RMS Rimutaka had reported that there were great quantities of ice in the Southern
Dunedin_(1874_ship)
existing 1st (Peshawar) Division, the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, the 4th (Quetta) Division. The only war-formed division to serve in India was the 16th Indian
Indian Army during World War I
Indian_Army_during_World_War_I
Species of fish
Zugmayer to set up a collection of marine fishes for a national museum in Quetta. Tariqilabeo macmahoni is endemic to Pakistan where it is found only in
Tariqilabeo_macmahoni
Merchant sailing ship that disappeared in 1890
been sunk by icebergs, which were frequently encountered near Cape Horn. RMS Rimutaka reported that there were great quantities of ice in the Southern
Marlborough_(1876_ship)
Day of the year
24 people, mostly disabled children. 1935 – A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000. 1941 – Anglo-Iraqi War: The United
May_31
Diplomatic mission to Afghanistan, 1915–16
and Kurdish Balushi tribes who might be tempted by German gold. The 2nd Quetta Brigade, a small force maintained in Western Balochistan since the beginning
Niedermayer–Hentig_Expedition
British government recognitions
Henry Arthur Northey Barlow, Political Agent and Deputy Commissioner in Quetta, Pishin. Kashinath Yeshwant Bhandarkar, Assistant Solicitor (Officiating
1946_Birthday_Honours
expanded and Lord Kitchener established another one, the Staff College at Quetta for Indian Army officers in 1904. Nonetheless, when war broke out in August
British Army during the First World War
British_Army_during_the_First_World_War
Ship of the White Star Line
November 1881 under the command of Captain Edward J. Smith, who later commanded RMS Titanic on her disastrous 1912 maiden voyage. On the return voyage, a hurricane
SS_Coptic
Australian Army general and politician (1872–1945)
Blamey, an Australian Army officer who had graduated from the Staff College, Quetta. The Administration (A) Branch was headed by the AA & QMG, Colonel Victor
John_Gellibrand
Australian general (1895–1945)
Australia and India. From 1928 to 1929 he attended the Staff College at Quetta, India, where Bernard Montgomery was an instructor. In October 1934 he was
George_Alan_Vasey
American freighter, in service 1889–1895
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1890 Shipwrecks 28 Jan: Irex 28 Feb: Quetta 1 Mar: Colonist 12 Mar: Agnes 25 Mar: Ruby 13 Jul: Sea Wing 18 Sep: Ertuğrul
SS_Cayuga
British freighter
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1890 Shipwrecks 28 Jan: Irex 28 Feb: Quetta 1 Mar: Colonist 12 Mar: Agnes 25 Mar: Ruby 13 Jul: Sea Wing 18 Sep: Ertuğrul
SS_Equity
British government recognitions
Postmaster, Peshawar Patrick Ambrose McCormack, District Engineer and Secretary, Quetta Municipality Alexander William Halkett, Indo-European Telegraph Department
1926_Birthday_Honours
Courant. No. 10749. Newcastle upon Tyne. 7 January 1881. "Launch of the R.M.S. Alligator". Glasgow Herald. No. 11. Glasgow. 13 January 1881. "Launches
List_of_ship_launches_in_1881
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