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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1854

96 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 5

Mails by the P. and O. Company's Steamer Madras

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 September 1854 · page 4

THE following notice has been posted up at the General Post Office, for the information of the public:— The Mails by the P. and O. Company's steamer Madras, for the United Kingdom, by way of Marselles and Southampton for…

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Mails by the P. and O. Company's Steamer Madras

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1854 · page 4

THE following notice has been posted up at the General Post Office, for the information of the public:— The Mails by the P. and O. Company's steamer Madras, for the United Kingdom, by way of Marseilles and Southampton, for…

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Summary for England Per Mail Steamer Madras

Empire · Tuesday 19 September 1854 · page 3

OUR last Summary of Colonial Intelligence was published on the 1st instant, for transmission by the Steamship Croesus, which left this port on the 2nd, and Melbourne on the 9th instant. Her…

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Mails by the P. and O. Company's Steamer Madras

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 September 1854 · page 4

THE following notice has been posted up at the General Post Office, for the information of the public:— The Mails by the P. and O. Company's steamer Madras, for the United Kingdom, by way of Marseilles and Southampton, for…

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Council Papers. Disasters on Board the Steamer City of Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 September 1854 · page 2

RETURN to an address from the Legislative Council of New South Wales, dated 5th September, 1854, praying that his Excellency the Governor-General would be pleased to cause to be laid upon the table…

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"Too Late for the Steamer." to the Post-master General. Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 September 1854 · page 4

SIR,—Day by day, for years past, has the above aggravating, vexatious, irritating, and senseless notice been exhibited, on a dirty board suspended by a bit of pack-thread to an old rusty nail, blockading the aperture intended to receive "Country Letters" at the…

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Mails by the P. and O. Company's Steamer Madras

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1854 · page 4

THE following notice has been posted up at the General Post Office, for the information of the public:— The Mails by the P. and O. Company's steamer Madras, for the United Kingdom, by way of Marseilles and Southampton, for…

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"Too Late for the Steamer." to the Port-master General. Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 25 September 1854 · page 183

SIR,—Day by day, for years past, has the above aggravating, vexatious, irritating, and senseless notice been exhibited, on a dirty board suspended by a bit of pack-thread to an old rusty nail, blockading the aperture intended to receive "Country Letters" at the…

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Lines on the Shipwreck of "The State," Barque, Bound for "No Confidence" Island, Commander Dummy Ridddell. (For particulars go below)

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 30 September 1854 · page 6

When the Gabo Island light Flickered--flashed--and sank to night, Then the State barque (vessel frail) Like a feather in the gale…

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Wreck of the Brahmin. (Argus, October 21.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1854 · page 4

WE are enabled to give some further particulars of the wreck of this ill-fated ship on King's Island on the 22nd of May last,—an event which excites a painful interest for several reasons, the most startling being that since this wreck has occurred, and the…

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Wreck of the Waterwitch and Brahmin on King's Island. (From the Melbourne Argus, October 20.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1854 · page 4

INFORMATION has just been received of the wreck of the Waterwitch, schooner, Captain Forrest, which, it will be remembered, sailed from this port for Mauritius on the 15th September, with a few passengers, and with £20,000 in specie, b sides other cargo. The cases and…

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The Late Wrecks at Ndwcastle. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 26 October 1854 · page 4

SIR—The great los of life and property that has lately occurred in the port of Newcastle, calls imperatively for an enquiry into its cause, and whether means cannot be adopted to lesson the dangers at present incurred by…

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Wrecks of the Waterwitch and Brahmin on King's Island

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 October 1854 · page 4

Information has just been received of the wreck of the Water witch, schooner, Captain Forrest, which, it will be remembered, sailed from this port for the Mauritius on the 15th September, with…

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Wreck of the Brahmin

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 October 1854 · page 4

We are enabled to give some further particulars of the wreck of this ill-fated ship on King's Island on the 22nd of MAy last—an event which excites a painful interest for several' reasons, the…

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Wreck of the Waterwitch and Brahmin on King's Island

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 October 1854 · page 3

Information has just been received of the wreck of the Waterwitch, schooner, Captain Forrest, which, it will be remembered, sailed from this port for Mauritius on the 15th September, with a few passengers, and with £20,000 in…

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Wreck of the Brahmin

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 30 October 1854 · page 212

We are enabled to give some further particulars of the wreck of this ill-fated ship on King's Island on the 22nd of May last,—an [?] which excites a painful interest for several reasons, the most startling being that since this wreck has occurred, and the…

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Wreck of the Water Witch and Brahmin on King's Island

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 30 October 1854 · page 211

INFORMATION has just been received of the wreck of the Waterwitch, schooner, Captain Forrest, which, it will be remembered, sailed from this port for Mauritius on the 15th September, with a few passengers, and with £20,000 in specie, besides other cargo. The cause and…

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Wreck of the Canmore. Inquest on the Body of Mr. Day, Ch[?] Mate

Empire · Monday 30 October 1854 · page 4

An Inquest was held at the Court-house, Newcastle, on Monday ovening, the 23rd instant, at 8 o'clock, before J. Staccy, M.D., coroner, on the body of— Day, [?]at[?] chief mate of the brig Canmore, which was wrecked on the…

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Summary for England Per Mall Steamer Calcutta

Empire · Friday 3 November 1854 · page 4

THE following Summary has been prepared for transmission by the G. S. S. Co.'s Steamer Calcutta, which is advertised to leave this port on the 4th instant for Melbourne, whence she will be…

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Shipwreck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 November 1854 · page 4

From the Postscript to the Port Elizabeth Telegraph, Friday, 22nd September, 1854, 4 p.m. LOSS OF THE CHARLOTTE—On Tuesday last the ship Charlotte, 556 tons, R. Afflisch, commander, having detachments of the 27th…

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