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199 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 10
SCARCELY had the dreadful news of the loss of the Dunbar been spread, by word of mouth, through the city on Tuesday morning, causing as it did the most painful excitement to obtain further information of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →O'er the waters wild, careering— Drove the gallant ship that night,— For within her, hearts unferaing, Beat with hope, and with delight;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—Having observed so many remarks in your columns lately concerning the late wreck, and the necessity of having the entrance to our harbour better defined, I feel it my duty—so many persons having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We notice an admirable portrait, executed by the Messrs. Freeman, of George-street, of Antonio Woollier, the brave lad who, out of the thousands present at the sad scene of the wreck of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquiry into the circumstances at endant on the loss of the Champion was commenced on board of the Lady Bird, lying abreast of the Custom House, on Thursday last, by the members of the Victoria Steam…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE old adage that misfortunes never come singly, has been terribly exemplified this week; and the intelligence which has reached us of another disastrous "catastrophe in the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →We have to report the total loss of the steamer Champion Captain Helpman, trading between this and Portland, by collision with the Lady Bird steamer while crossing each other's track, about seven miles E.N.E. of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The investigation was resumed at half-past ten this morning. Present: Captain Ferguson (chairman), Messrs. Ra[?], Francis, and Lieutenant Pasco…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. J. R. Clarke, of George-street, has just published an excellent view of the locality of the late wreck. The engraving is printed on fine letter paper with fly-leaf, for correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intelligence has been received of the total destruction by fire, on the 26th of June, near Quebee, of the steamer Monotre[?] whereby, and to relate, no less than two hundred persons, consisting principally of Scotch emigrants, were burned or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Friday lost appeared the first announcement of the dreadful accident which happened in the river St. Lawrence, about 12 miles above Quebec, on the 26th June, when the passenger steamer Montreal, with more than 4[?]0 persons on board, was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have seen a very elegant little testimonial, which has been presented by Mr. J. G. Waller, of this city, to Edward H. Cowell, Inspector of Water Police, for his services in recovering the bodies of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A period of fifty three days has elapsed since the departure of the last mail, per steamer Columbian, which sailed July 18. The history of these eight weeks is fall or melancholy interest to our distant readers, having been marked by eventa which,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OUR first intention was to reprint the paragraphs relating to the loss of the Dunbar, scattered through our columns the last few days. On a closer scrutiny of their contents, we found that they not only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquest was held on the 3rd instant by the City Coroner, upon the body of a portion who was found by Mr. W. Redman, at Long Reef. At that time the body was not Identified, but on the 8th, Johnson, the survivor of the wreck,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is our painful duty to furnish our distant readers with information of one of the most tragical events that it has ever fallen to us to record. We allude to the melancholy shipwreck of the Dunbar, Captain Green,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Oh! I have suffer'd With those that I saw suffer!—a brave vessel, Who had no doubt some noble creatures in her,— Dash'd all to pieces! Oh! the cry did knock,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The schooners Rapid and Norna, from Sydney, bound to Newcastle, were totally wrecked on the 28th July. They put into Broken Bay on the 27th for shelter from a north-east gale, and let go both their anchors with the chains all paid out to the end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. R. Clarke has published a accond sheet of illustracted letter paper, prescuting a view of the scene of the late wreek. The engraving is on wood by Mr. Mason from a drawing by E. Thomas, and represents the locality called the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →By the arrival of the Fanny brig from New Caledonia a few weeks since, we received intelligence of the loss of the above vessels. The captains of the Pocklington and Bertha came to Sydney yesterday by the Bay on naise, and have furnished us with the…
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