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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1860

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The Great Storm. Upwards of 100 Vessels Wrecked, and Lamentable Loss of Life

Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1860 · page 3

THE terrific gale from the N. W. on Monday last, a most unusual occurrence at this season of the year, told with most disastrous effect upon the shipping off the coast, and the destruction of life and…

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No Steamer

Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1860 · page 2

We have not been favored with the appearance of any of the I.S.N. Company's boats from Sydney since last Friday; although there has been nothing in the weather to prevent…

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European Intelligence. Per Mail Steamer Behar

Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1860 · page 2

THE King of Naples bows to circumstances. On the recommendation of a Council of state he has cot sented to giant a constitution, a general amnesty, a total change of Ministry, an offensive and…

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Poetry. the Shipwreck. Suggested by the Loss of the Dunbar

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1860 · page 4

The sun has gone, down in a desolate night, And left the earth mantled in sorrow; But Hope o'er the heart shed its radiant light— The Hope of a beautiful morrow…

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The Steamer Kembla

Examiner · Wednesday 24 October 1860 · page 2

This valuable addition to the fleet of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company was launched on the 18th of August. A gentleman who was present at the ceremony writes…

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The Late Wreck at Bellambi. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1860 · page 2

SIR,—Your contemporary, the Express, in its choice publication of Wednesday last was pleased to favor the public with an account of the late gale and its consequence at Bellambi…

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The Wreck of the Lady Elgin

Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1860 · page 4

BY the last American mail we have the details of the catastrophe on Lake Michigan. More than 300 human beings suddenly engulphed in the waves of an inland lake, at no great distance…

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