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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1840

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Departures.—yesterday. Abercromby, schooner, Jackson, master, for Hooart Town. Projected Departures. (Vide Harbour Master's Report)

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1840 · page 3

Mary, for Sperm Fishery, this day. Tory, for Batavia. this day. Cheerful, for Port Nicholson, this day. Victoria, for New Zealand, this day…

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Life in a Steamer

The Australian · Saturday 19 September 1840 · page 3

I Judge of mankind by sample. One hundred and ten passengers, taken indiscriminately from the mass of their fellow-beings, are a fair "average sample" of their species, the vessel that carries them is a little world, and "life in a steamer" is a good sample of life "in the…

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Select Poetry. Storm and Shipwreck

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 24 September 1840 · page 1

The Spirit of the Storm sweeps by Upon his throne of clouds, The madden'd billows foaming fly Amid the trembling shrouds;…

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Wreck of the Schooner Echo

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1840 · page 2

The following latter has been handed to us by Mr. James Cook, for publication, the contents o which will be read with interest and regret, by our fellow townsmen…

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Late Shipwreck and Murders at Encounter Bay. First Report of Major O'Halloran, Commissioner of Police, to His Excelleney the Governor:— Camp Tentie—Opposite the first Island of the South Eastern branch of Luke Alexandrina, and about 5 miles to the W. N. W. of the Narrows. August 26th, 1840

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 8 October 1840 · page 3

SIR,—By "Encounter Bay Peter," I have the honor to report the progress of the expedition under my Command Mr. Pullen returned from Rairwee(the Elbow…

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Late Shipwreck and Murders at Encounter Bay

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1840 · page 3

First Report of Major O'Halloran, Commissioner of Police, to His Excellency the Governor:-- Camp Tentie-- opposite the first island of the…

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Late Shipwreck and Murders at Encounter Bay. First Report of Mojor O'Haloran, Commissioner of Police, to His Excellency the Governor:— Camp Ten[?]e—Opposite the first Island of the

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1840 · page 2

Sir—By "Encounter Bay Peter," I have the honor to report the progress of the expedition under my command. Mr. P[?]llen returned, from Rairwee (the…

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Awful Shipwreck Off Bombay

The Sydney Herald · Monday 12 October 1840 · page 2

A file of Bombay papers, kindly furnished by the Commander of the Bencoolen, supply details of two disastrous wrecks, off Bombay, on the night of the 20th of June. It appears that…

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Distressing Shipwrecks

The Australian · Tuesday 13 October 1840 · page 2

The Bencoolen from Bombay with wheat and sundries, the Emma from the Cape, the Crusader from Valparaiso, and the Alexander from London, arrived on…

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Disastrous Shipwrecks at Bombay

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 14 October 1840 · page 2

By the arrival of the Bencoolen, we have received Indian intelligence up to July. We extract the following account of the total loss of the Lord William Bentinck and…

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King George's Sound.—three American Whalers Wrecked

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 22 October 1840 · page 2

The Elizabeth, schooner, from Swan River and King George's Sound, which arrived on Tuesday, brought up twenty of the crews of three different American whaling vessels which…

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Wreck of the Hannah, Indiaman

The Sydney Herald · Friday 30 October 1840 · page 3

By the arrival of the steamer Berenice, we learn the wreck of the ship Hannah, D. M'Gregor, master, bound to Bombay from the Indus. This event occurred at the mouth of the Hujamree,…

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Melancholy Shipwreck of the Chipewa

The Sydney Herald · Friday 30 October 1840 · page 3

On Thursday June 4th, it was rumoured in the Royal Exchange that some misfortune had befallen the barque Chipewa, from Glasgow to Montreal, but from the imperfect nature of the…

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Melancholy Shipwreck of the Chipewa

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1840 · page 2

On Thursday, June 4th, it was rumoured in the Royal Exchange that some misfortune had befallen the barque Chipewa, from Glasgow to Montreal, but from the imperfect nature of the…

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Original Poetry. the Shipwrecked Invaders

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 5 November 1840 · page 4

"The Emperor on earth," loud cried The vaunters of th' [?]der's ships, "And God in heaven,—no power beside!" But scares the boast barst from their lips,…

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The Archimedes Steamer

The Australian · Saturday 7 November 1840 · page 4

This vessel, which has for same time past, attracted to so great a degree the attention of the nautical public in the metropolis and other parts of the…

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Wrecks

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 7 November 1840 · page 4

A pamphlet has been published by "Lloyd's," the object of which is to establish regulations by which masters of ships are to obtain employment. It appears that in many cases very valuable vessels,…

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More Shipwrecks

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1840 · page 3

The following account from the recently received India newspapers, of the calamitous shipwreck of two vessels, both of which have more than once visited those Colonies, will be perused…

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NARRATIVE Of the Wreck of the Falcon, South Sea Whaler, among the Ladrone Islands, and of the murder of her Commander, Captain J. W. Hingston, and seven of the Crew, by the Natives

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1840 · page 4

The ship Falcon, of London, Captain J. W. Hingston, belonged to Messrs. W. and T. Jervis, of Upper Thames-street, and was fitted out by them in May[?] 1834, to proceed…

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The Archimedes Steamer

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1840 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, the steam ship Archimedes, wh[?] triumphant cruize round the coast has occasioned so much excitement among shipowners and men of science, arrived…

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