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24 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2
The Francts Spaight, of 345 tons, ladon with timber s[?]led from St. John'e, Newfoundiand, on the 24th November, bound for Limerick. The crew an [?]ted to 14 men, with the captain and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON the 20th of July, the Volunteer, of Hall Captain Clarke, from America, in [?] 45., deg, 23 min N., and 56 deg, 26 min. W. long., about a hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The GUIDE brings up one of the crew of the INDUSTRY of Sydney, a small schooner, of sixty tons, run on shore at Washore 21 miles from Hokianga, of which he gives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The [?] committee appointed to inquire into the causes of the increased number of shipworks, with a view to [?] whether such improvements might not be made in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE " MECHANIC" American whaler, which arrived yesterday, brings up Capt Bardo the master, his wife and two children, and part of the crew of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Next to the class of rogues who are so by fate, if I may use a term, familiar to my care in earlier days, none, in the more regular grades of society, add so much to our criminal [?]lendar as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following Extracts, are taken from the Report of the Parliamentary Committee appointed to investigate the Causes of the recent frequent Losses of British Vessel:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In cases of shipwreck, upon reefs unconnected with the main land or islands, it not unfrequently happens that the v[?]sel's boats afford little chance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I SAW the stately vessel ride Triumphant o'er the dark blue wave, And as she proudly spuro'd the tide, I heard the shouts her seamen gave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 9TH. -- Mr. Buckingham moved to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of the mercantile marine of Great Britain, founded on the Report of the Select Committee on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE loss of merchant vessels on a lee-shore almost always owing to the neglect of the captain, in not cutting away his masts directly the danger of wreck becomes apparent, and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following distressing Statement of JOHN WARD, a Native of the Colony, respectfully Sheweth—That he was Owner and Master of the Colonial Trader, Adventure, of 14…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In my last I stated I was still left to groan under my country's wrongs since which i have concluded to ease my mind by publishing what I know on the subject, first to you, and then in some public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—The Courier of yesterday evening, under the head of Shipping Intelligence, reports that the brig Elizabeth saw the wreck of a large ship, keel uppermost, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following letter has been handed to us for publication:â The Active schooner was wrecked on a reef among the Feejce Islands on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By the steam-packet James Wait, from Moreton Bay, we regret to hear of the total loss of the South Australian Company's whaler Duke of York, Captain Morgan, which occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning being appointed for the launch of the new Steam boat belonging to Mr. Manning, long before the time of high water, crowds of respectable persons began to assemble at Mr. Russels…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The bark Tam O'Shanter, from South Australia to Sydney, in ballast, after being at sea twenty-four hours, made so much water, that the Captain determined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is our painful duty this day to announce a most fatal and destructive accident which occurred this morning in the harbour at Hull. The confusion which it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One of the largest and most powerful steam-vessels which, we believe, has ever been constructed has just arrived in the river from the Clyde, where she had been…
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