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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1864

128 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 7

Wrecks on the Coast, and Loss of Life

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 December 1864 · page 5

THE southerly gale that swept along our sea board, from the 26th to the 26th ultimo, has left sad evidences of its violence. Reports are been received of the total loss, with all hands, of two [?]hooners and the stranding of two others, The following are the…

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DEPARTURE.—DECEMBER 12. BARWON, steamer, for Melbourne, Projected Departures

Empire · Tuesday 13 December 1864 · page 4

For London.—Sir John Lawrence This Day; Young England, Colonial Empire, and Wooloomooloo early. For Mauritius.—Clara Sayers early. For Auckland.—Novelty, early; Egmount, steamer, 15th…

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Wreck of the Barque William Buchanan

Empire · Tuesday 13 December 1864 · page 4

The William Buchanan, a vessel of 155 tons, commanded and owned by Captain Pryde, has become a total wreck tmelve miles north of the Clarence Heads. A telegram was received in Sydney, yesterday afternoon, from Grafton, stating that the William…

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Arrival of the Mail Steamer Bombay, with News to October 26. [From Our City Correspondent.] London, Saturday, October 1, 1864

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 December 1864 · page 4

THE Franco-Italian Convention has been received in Italy on the whole with general satisfaction, with the exception of the removal of the capital to Florence, if it be permanently intended, instead of Rome. The popular feeling,…

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The Wreck of the William Buchanan. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 19 December 1864 · page 4

Sirr,—I am sorry to inform you of the loss of the William Buchanan, on an unknown reef, about ten miles south of the Clarence Heads at least it is not aid down on my char[?] which is an Admiralty one and corrected up to December, 1862…

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Confederate Steamer at Falmouth. (From the Western Daily Mercury, October 8.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1864 · page 3

THE Flamingo, Captain Collier, a Confederate three-funnel steamer, arrived at Falmouth on Sunday, in nine days and a half from land to land, haying left Picton, Nova Scotia, on the 22nd of September, being…

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Wrecks Ok the Coast, and Loss of Life

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1864 · page 9

THE southerly gale that swept along our seaboard, from the 26th to the 28th ultimo, has left sad evidences of Its violence. Reports have been received of the total loss, with all hands, of two schooners and the stranding of two others. The following are the…

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The Wreck of the Willam Buchanan. to the [?] or the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 21 December 1864 · page 3

Sir,— I am sorry to inform you of the lose of the William Buchanan, on an unknown roof, about ten miles south of the Clarence Heads,at least it is not laid down on my, shart, which is an Admiralty one, and corrected no to December,1852…

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DEPARTURE.—DECEMBER 30. YOUYANGS, steamer, for Melbourne. Projected Departure

Empire · Saturday 31 December 1864 · page 4

For London.—Young England, This Day; Colonial Empire Roxburgh Castle woolloomooloo, Damascus, Stornway, and Montmorency, early, La Hogue, 12th January. Rifleman, 15th January…

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