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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1849

27 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 2

Miscellaneous Extracts. the Wreck of the Floridian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1849 · page 4

HARWICH, MONDAY EVENING.—The lamentable fate of the ship Floridian and her living freight of emigrants, on the Long Sands, during the violent tempest on the evening of…

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The Wreck of the Floridian

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 14 July 1849 · page 184

HARWICH, MONDAY EVENING.—The lamentable fate of the ship Floridian and her living freight of emigrants, on the Long Sands, during the violent tempest on the evening of…

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The Steamer Rose

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 21 July 1849 · page 192

His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the following judgment of the Court in the case of Paterson v. Knight:— This was an Action on the Case, against the…

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Arrival of the Mail Steamer American

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1849 · page 3

THIS splendid steamer arrived in the river at a little before one o'clock on Tuesday morning, having left Boston on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 21st March. She had encountered…

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Wreck of the Sarah Louisa, and Loss of Two Lives

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 21 July 1849 · page 3

On Thursday this fine brig began to drag her anchor, about 1 o'clock p.m. When the second was let go, the vessel continued dragging until 7 a.m. on Friday, when the larboard chain snapped, and the vessel went ashore on the north side of the harbour. The…

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Wreck of the Sarah Louisa. (From the Belfast Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1849 · page 2

WE regret having to report the total wreck of this fine brig on Friday morning last, on the Port Fairy beach, having been driven, from her anchorage during the strong gales of the two previous days. The gale…

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Wreck of the Sarah Louisa

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 4 August 1849 · page 200

We regret having to report the total wreck of this fine brig on Friday morning last, on the Port Fairy beach, having been driven from her anchorage during the strong gales of the two previous days. The gale…

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