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99 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 5
The particulars of this catastrophe are derived from the Humboldt Times of 7th and 8th January. On Thursday, January 5th, at five p.m., quick reports of cannon were heard at Humboldt Bay. At ten o'clock at night Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 64 →AN inquiry was held yesterday before the Steam Navigation Board, touching the late collision between the Royal Mail screw Steamer Emeu and the Hunter River Company's paddle steamer Williams…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About three o'clock p.m. on Monday, during the heavy storm experienced on that day, a schooner of about 100 tons was seen by Captain Calder of the Eclipse to run ashore on the beach west of the Kate Kearney Channel and immediately capsize. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—In reference to Mr. Fullerton's letter, dated the 1st instant, I beg to make the following remarks:—I was from 11 p.m. to 12.30 between the North Head, and South Reef-once close under the Gap, and I had burnt two coal-tar lights (which at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About three o'clock p.m. on Monday, during the heavy storm experienced on that day, a schooner of about 100 tons was seen by Captain Calder of the Eclipse to run ashore on the beach went of the Kate Kearney Channel and immediately capsize. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 75 →THE "Diamond," one of the steamers belonging to the Cork Navigation Company, was wrecked off St. David's Head, on the 28th of February, while on her way to Liverpool, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A dreadful shipwre[?]k has been added to the long list of catastrophes of that class with which the English public have been appalled during the last few months. The Hungarian, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Nimrod, one of the steamers of the Cork Navigation Company, was wrecked on the morning of the 28th of February, just off St. David's Head, while on her way from Cork to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A smack ran on shore in a heavy gale off Yarmouth. The life-boat of the station, one provided by the admirable Life-boat Institution, was quickly on the spot. Four men were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE reported catastrophe to the American ship Luna, outward bound to New Orleans, with a loss of upwards of one hundred lives, on the rocks of Barfleur, near Cherbourg, on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This steamer, so well known as trading on this coast to the Hunter, Melbourne, Launceston, and Moreton Bay, was lost on the coast of China on 22nd March last. She was sold by the A. S. N. Company and left Newcastle for China under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. [?]UARD, chief mate of the Fides, called at our office yesterday, and we obtained from him the following additional particulars relative to the wreck of this vessel:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This steamer, sowell known as tending on this on this coast to the Hunter, Melbourne, Launceston, and Moreton Bay, was lost in the coast of China on 22nd march last. She was sold by the A.S.N. Company and left Newcastle for China under the…
Continued on Trove, page 108 →On the 22nd May, the Malabar, Captain Grainger, from Bombay to China, within half an hour of starting, with Lord Elgin, Baron Gros, and staff, and passengers all on board; no lives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →We regret to have to record the wreck of the coasting schooner Louisa, 24 tons. Captain Roynolds, on the island of Waiheki, on Friday night. The following particulars relative to this unhappy affair have been furnished us by Mr. Fulkner, who freighted the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Rev. B. Y. Ashwell, whose name is so well known in connexion with the mission on the Waikato, and Mr. Kerr (formerly sailing master of her Majesty's brigantine, Pandora) called at our office last night, and left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the 92nd May, the P. and O. Co.'s steamer, Malabar, Captain Grainger, from Bombay to China, was wrecked within half an hour of starting, with Lord Elgin, Baron Gros,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the 22nd May, the P. and O. Company's steamer Malabar, Captain Grainger, from Bombay to China, struck on a rock within half an hour of starting. Lord Elgin, Baron Gros,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BY the annual report,.Just published, of wrecks and casualties at sea during the stormy and tempestuous year 1859, we obtain much interesting, though painful information as to the amount and the causes of the great [?] of life and property which o…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a letter to the scottish United [?] Magazins for Merch, the Rev. James Hogg gives the following interesting "account of the escape of himself and his fellow-passengers from the steamer Scamander. The humane his fellow will derive a…
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