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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1848

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Wrecks of the Liverpool Emigrant Ship Omega, and the Barbara, of Halifax. Loss of One Hundred and Twenty Lives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1848 · page 2

THE New York Courier and Inquirer gives the following account of the wreek of an emigrant ship from this port:—"The British ship Omega, Captain Garrick, 1300 tons, from…

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Wrecks of the Liverpool Emigrant Ship Omega and the Barbara of Halifax. Loss of One Hundred and Twenty Lives

The Sentinel · Thursday 10 August 1848 · page 2

The New York Courier gives the following account of the wreck of an emigrant ship from this port;-- "The British ship Omega, Captain Garrick, 1300 tons from Liverpool to New York, with 327…

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Wrecks of the Liverpool Emigrant Ship Omega. and the Barbara, of Halifax

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 12 August 1848 · page 192

LOSS OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY LIVES. The New York Courier and Inquirer gives the following account of the week of an emigrant ship from this port:—"The British ship…

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Wrecks of the Liverpool Emigrant Ship Omega, and the Barbara, of Halifax. Loss of One Hundred and Twenty Lives

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1848 · page 1

The New York Courier and Inquirer gives the following account of the wreck of an emigrant ship from this port:—"The British ship Omega, Captain Garrick, 1300 tons, from Liverpool to New York, with 327 passengers, consigned to James Rayburn,…

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Patent Cork Stuffing as an Agent for the Preservation of Life in case of Shipwreck or other Maritime Casualty

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1848 · page 2

The recent wreck of her Majesty's ship Avenger, and t[?]e loss of 270 lives, created a painful excitement, for the dreadful event has incontestibly proved that there are no…

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Launch of the "Eagle" Steamer, and the "Ophelia" Schooner

The Australian · Thursday 24 August 1848 · page 3

It has never been our duty, as Colonial Journalists, to record' a more gratifying proof of Australia's progress than that afforded yesterday by the proceedings at Mr…

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Launch of the H.r.s. Company's Steamer Eagle, and the Schooner Opalia

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1848 · page 2

THE neighbourhood of Pyrmont was yesterday enlivened by the above events, which drew together a vast concourse of people, including not only those who are deeply interested in the shipping interests of the…

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Launch of the Steamer Eagle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 August 1848 · page 2

THERE is no portion of the industrial pursuits of the colony which has made more satisfactory progress than shipbuilding. Vessels of considerable burthen, and admirably adapted for…

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Launch of the Steamer Eagle

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 26 August 1848 · page 203

There is no portion of the industrial pursuits of the colony which has made more satisfactory progress than shipbuilding. Vessels of considerable burthen, and admirably adapted for…

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LAUNCH Of H. R. S. N. Company's Steamer " EAGLE."

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 26 August 1848 · page 2

This strikingly beautiful vessel, the chef d [?]auvre of Mr.Chowne, built for the Hunter's River Steam Navigation Company, andr intended for the Moreton Bay trade, was launched on…

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Wreck of the G0vernor Phillip. (From the Hob[?] T[?] Courter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 November 1848 · page 2

THE following is the official account of the wreck of the above vessel:- Clark's Isl[?]e, [?]th November, 1848. Sir,—It is my painful duty to notify to you the…

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Wreck of the Governor Phillip

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 25 November 1848 · page 283
Also in The Daily News and Evening Chronicle

The following is the official account of the wreck of the above vessel:— Clark's Island, 5th November, 1848. Sir,—It is my painful duty to notify to you the…

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Wreck of the Governor Phillip

The Daily News and Evening Chronicle · Monday 27 November 1848 · page 3

The following is the official account of the wreck of the above vessel: -- Clark's Island, November 5, 1848. SIR, -- It is my painful duty to notify to you the…

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Wreck of the Subraon. (From the Wellington Government Gazette.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 6th November, 1848

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 November 1848 · page 3

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, under the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to direct the publication of the following extract, relative to the recent loss of…

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Wreck of the Subraon

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 2 December 1848 · page 289

Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, Nov. 6.—His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, under the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to direct the publication of the…

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