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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea
10 stories in Illawarra's papers
SIR—Please permit me to say a few words in reference to the irregularity of the River Steamer to this place. It was understood that she was to come up here every Thursday, which she has done pretty regular until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This ill-fated vessel left Hongkong for Sydney, with 327 Chinese passengers, and on the night of 30th September was totally wrecked on the Island of Rossel. Captain Pennard, her commander, and eight of his crew, left the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Home News says:—An emigrant ship was totally wrecked a short time age on the Irish coast. The following narative of the catastrophe is extracted from an article in the Morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The boat of the steamer Admella has arrived, with nineteen survivers from the week of the Admella. These ire Miss Ledrath and Mr Hurtle Fisher. cabin passengers, and—Rochfort, James Miller, David Peters, Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are told that Mr. A. Sheffield has been appointed the agent at Kiama to conduct the business of the "Rapid" steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday morning last, shortly before daylight, it commenced to rain heavily and to blow with considerable violence from the S.E. The rain continued the whole of that day, and on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE South Australian Advertiser, of August 23rd, publishes the statement of Mr. Rochfort, a passenger on board the Admella:— "Sailed from Adelaide at 5.30 p.m. on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to advertisement, a meeting of the shippers favorable to the support of the Rapid steamer, trading between Kiama and Sydney, was held on Thursday last, at Mr. Prior's, Fermanagh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We regret to be compelled to chronicle another disas'rons wreck at the part of Bellam[?] Wedne day morning (yesterday) at about half-past 3 o'clock the [?] Excel[?]er, 27 to as Capt, John Lewis str[?]e on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Lewis, late captain of the barqu[?] Excelsior, appeared to answer a charge, preferred against him by Thomas [?]sle, of causing the will[?]l destruction of certain property—to wit, 400 tons of coal, of the value of £800…
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