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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea
14 stories in Illawarra's papers
SIR,—In August last, two whaleboats, constructed on the principles of the lifeboat, arrived in the harbor of Valentia, on the south-west coast of Ireland. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Times publishes the following graphic letter from Mr. Mahony, of Dromore, County Kerry:— "In August last two Whaleboats, constructed on the principles of the lifeboat, arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "New Zealand Herald" of 11th instant states that owing to the arrival of a gentleman in Auckland, from the East Coast the previous day they are enabled to give faller particulars of the shocking murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the Salamander, we have news from Auckland to the 20th instant. The following is from the New Zealand Herald of that date:— The return of the H,M.S.S. Eelipse, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A few days ago information reached town that the barque Leah, 216 tons, Captain Lowry, bound for Auckland with coal, had gone ashore at Port Stephens early on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We (S. A. Register) have received per Doon, Captain Manyo, from Mauritius, a copy of the South African Adnertiser of the 20th May, which gives full details of one of the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr Henry Moore, agent for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Nagigation Company, has received a letter from Captain Rennoldson, dated Twofold Bay, 24th instant, reporting the ship's arrival there at 2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have rarely had to record a more wonderful instance of escape from peril, than that disclosed by the plain, unvarnished statement of Captain Musgrave, who, with two of his crew,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At daylight on the morning of the 26th we were startled by the sight of a dark object Which, from our point of view, appeared lodged on the bar, but eventually…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Moravian, which arrived here yesterday from Quebcc, brings full details of the loss of the schooner Leader, and the fearful sufferings of the crew. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some time since we laid before the readers of the Argus various particulars extracted from the Southland papers respecting the loss of the schooner Grafton, at the Auckland Islands. By…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is with the greatest regret that we find ourselves called upon this week to publish the particulars of the loss of the schooner Spec off the coast in our immediate neighbourhood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday evening the schooner Spec was capsized off Gerringong, the captain and one seaman being drowned. One man swam ashore. Auctioneers' Licenses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The whaling barque Nile, Captain Fish, of New London, arrived here last evening, bringing portions of the officers and crews of eleven more vessels that have fallen a…
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