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50 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 3
Intelligence reached Wellington early on Monday morning last, to the effect that the American whaling ship Alexander, Captain Dougherty, of New Bedford, Massachusets, had been wrecked near Cape Campbell, in Cook's Strait. The following particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OUR last summary was published on the 10th ultimo for the mail steamer Emeu, which sailed for Galle on the following day. Since then the community of New South Wales has not been stirred by any event of more interest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For Southampton—Captain Towns, Mrs. Towns, Miss Sophy Towns, Miss Sarah Towns, Miss Sabina Towns, Master Edward Towns, and servant, Mr. W. P. Peek, Mr. [?]per, Mr.James Chalmers, Mrs. Chalmers, infant, and servant, Mr. Towell, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intelligence reached Wellington early on Monday morning last, to the effect that the American whaling ship Alexander, Captain Dougherty, of New Bedford, Massachusets, had been wrecked near Cape Campbell, in Cook's Strait. The following particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 71 →CLEARANCES.—APRIL 13. IRENE, ship, 823 tons, Jones, for Callao, in ballast. MOA, brig, 237 tons, Bowden, for Auckland. Passengers— Messrs. C. Learwood, Morris, Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Deans, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HARBOUR trial of Peake's life[?]at, built by Messrs. Fonestt, of Limehonse, to order of Messrs. Lloyd, Beilby, and Co., agents for the Government of New South Wales. We found on launching that the water-tight deck, when the boat was empty was 6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SINCE our last issue, we have had no further particulars from this out station of the catastrophe, beyond the following:—"All the treasure is likely to be saved from the Ava—£250,000; the vessel is gone to pieces; most of the passengers have lost everything…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HARBOUR trial of Peake's lifeboat, built by Messrs. Fonestt, of Limehouse, to order of Messrs. Lloyd, Beilby, and Co., agents for the Government of New South Wales. We found on launching that the water-tight deck, when the boat was empty was 6…
Continued on Trove, page 83 →TRINCOMALIE, 18th February.—We left Madras at 4.30 p.m. on Monday; weather very fine; what wind there was favoured our progress. We steamed and sailed through the night and all next day, sighting the island of Ceylon early in the afternoon. As we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—The loss of the barque Annio, and the safety of her crew, compels me to solicit a short space in your issue of tomorrow on behalf of the crew. As many subscriptions have been got up by the good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lo[?] OF A SHIP FROM SYDNEY WITH HORSES; AN AMERICAN SHIP; AND THE DUTCH SHIP MAGDA, FROM GEELONG, BOUND TO JAVA. To the courtesy of Captain Punch, of the brig…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ONE phase of the ethics of periodical literature has been already fairly and impartially considered in our columns, but there is no subject of greater public importance than the morality of the Press, and we make…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent writing from Dundalk thus refers to a lamentable wreck, with the loss of eleven lives:—It is my sad duty to record one of the most distressing shipwrecks attended with loss of life which has ever occurred in our bay. During the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A correspondent writing from Dundalk to the London Express (17th), thus refers to a lamentable wreck, with the loss of eleven lives:—It is my sad duty to record one of the most distressing shipwrecks attended with loss of life which has ever occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The brig Shamrock arrived here from Copang, Island of Timor, on the 19th of July, and brought intelligence of the loss of several vessels in Torras Straits. One was morely reported as a vessel with horses from Sydney, and was supposed to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By the arrival, a short time since, of tho brig. Shamrook from Timor, which vessel brought to Sydney a portion of tho crew of the Swedish ship.Magda, from Geelong, bound to Java, information roaohed this port of the loss of two other vessels in Torres…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following letter, which we received by post on Tuesday, tells its own tale of suffering and thankfulness- (To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury.) GRNTLRMEN.—I hope you will give a little space in your…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE hare been informed by Captain Malcolm with tho following correspondence:- Harbour Master's Office, Newcastle, September 3rd, 1858. Dear Sir,—Last evening, at 9 o'clock, I was informed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have been informed by Captain Malcolm with the following correspondence:— Harbour Master's Office, Newcastle, September 3rd, 1858. Dear Sir,—Last evening, at 9 o'clock, I was informed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 177 →THE St. Louis Democrat of 14th and 16th June, gives the following particular of this distressing affair, by which 200 lives were lost:— In the midst of the disasters and excitement which, by reason of the great…
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