Italy/Croatia/Austria newspapers, 1869

[Mary from Italy]

That's right.

There's a really bizarre historical incident associated with Fiume:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele_D'Annunzio

[scuda]

Fiume seems to have had rather a complex history in terms of nationality. As far as I can see, in 1868 it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, rather than Austria as I was thinking of it. I've been looking at the trees on Ancestry and the surname Turcich seems to have come from Austria, Yugoslavia or Croatia (which, of course, was part of Yugoslavia) - as Mary said, it is not an Italian surname.

scuda

[Rijeka]

Serafino Turcic is of course Croat. He was born in Lovran near Rijeka.
(21 February 1848.–28 December 1868.)
Father: Anton Turcic , maritime captain, born 1797
Mother:Antonija n. Marusic (9 May1801.–21 July1855)

Source : The inhabitants of the eastern part of the Lovran historic town core in XIX century
http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=...k_jezik=218556, page 90 and 91

When you see that surname ends with ich or ic he or she is Slav.

When you see Austrian barque, it is most likely Croatian barque. It is from a period of Austria-Hungary rule. Austria doesn't have a seashore.

[scuda]

Thank you for all the info, Rijeka, that's very helpful.

scuda