Distressing Accident—upset of the Windsor Coach
We regret to announce the occurrence of a very distressing accident, in which though no loss of life was sustained, several persons met with severe injury…
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13 stories in Sydney's papers
The Souls of the Drowned. a Legend of the Sea. Translated From the German, by William Henry Farn
On the evening of the 29th of October, they observed that luminous appearance of the sea, which bath so often been mentioned by navigators, and which has been ascribed to such a…
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GENTLEMEN,—Having recently seen a case in which the father of a family lost his life, by the upsetting of his boat, and having reason to believe that my efforts to restore animation…
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It was on a blessed Sabbath eve, they left the house of prayer— A mother and her little son had asked forgiveness there, Had listened to those holy truths—received that good…
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Eight Lives Lost and nearly twenty Persons dreadfully injured An accident, attended with more deplorable consequences than any we have…
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WE regret to state, that a most distressing accident took place in our River, yesterday evening, by which several families in our immediate neighbourhood, are…
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LAST evening, between five and six, P.M., as the schooner Eliza Ann, 45 to[?]s, belonging to Mr. F. Gaunson, George-street, was coming up the harbour, she was struck by a sudden squall…
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On Tuesday last, the Eliza Anne, after many endeavours, was got up above water, and removed, as far as possible, to the western side of the Cove. On Monday, the body of Mr…
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We have this day to record another melancholy instance of the sudden loss of life from boating in our harbour--a casualty of lamentably frequent occurrence in Port…
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PARIS, MAY 9.—I have this day to announce to you one of the most frightful events that has occurred in modern times. Yesterday was fixed for the celebration of the…
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SUNDAY, the 8th May, was fixed for the celebration of the King's fete at Versailles, with a display of waterworks and fireworks. The waterworks were over at half past five,…
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The Univers, of the 10th May, gives the following letter from the Archbishop of Paris, in reference to the recent railway catastrophe. The letter is addressed to each of the curates of his diocese:—…
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Last week, certain Natives, of whom Nga Ruhe was one, and the son of Te Paki another, together with a European, were coming from the southward in the…
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