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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1866

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English and European News, Per the Mail Steamer Hero, Via Batavia. (From the Home News of October 10.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 December 1866 · page 2

THE political world is still in a state of comparative repose, The treaty between Austria and Italy has been duly signed and Venetia has been formally made over to Victor Emmanuel. Austria expresses an anxious desire, which we…

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Wrecks at Hokitia

Empire · Tuesday 11 December 1866 · page 5

We little imagined that the first visit psid to Hokitika by the steam-tug Ditpatah would have been attended by such disister, and deeply regret that her career on tho West Coast has commenced so…

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Arrival of the Branch Steamer. Alexandra at Adelaide, with the English Mail Per Avoca. News to November 12

Sydney Mail · Saturday 15 December 1866 · page 9

THE Alexandra, Captain Brown, arrived off Glenelg at 11.30 a.m., 97 ½ hours from the Sound. The upward passage was 96 hours. The P. and O. steamer Avoca, Captain…

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Aerival of the Branch Steamer Alexandra at Adelaide, with Thr English Mail Per Avoca. News to November 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 December 1866 · page 7

[A portion of the following appeared in a Second Edition of the Herald, issued yesterday, at 4.30 p.m.] [FROM OUR KING GEORGE'S SOUND SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENT.]…

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Arrival of the Branch Steamer Alexandra at Adelaide with the English Mail Per Avoca. News to November 12

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 December 1866 · page 811

A portion of the following appeared in our town edition last week;— The Alexandra, Captain Brown, arrived off Glenelg, at 11.30 a.m., on the 14th inst., 97 1/2…

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The Sydney Monthly Overland Mail. by the Mail Steamer Geelong. From 23Rd November to 21St December. Friday, 23rd to 30th November

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 December 1866 · page 5

THE Government have accepted the result of the important division in the Legislative Assembly, as indicative of a desire of that House that the proposal to reduce official salaries by one twelfth should not be…

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Wrecks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 December 1866 · page 9

WRECK OF THE SCHOONER A[?]OLPHUS—This vessel was leaving Wollongong on 29th ultimo, at 5 p.m., with a cargo of coal for Sydney, when the wind fell very light, and the schooner got on shore on the western rocks, opposite the pier head, where she got…

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Wrecks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 December 1866 · page 2

[?] OF THE SCHOONER ADOLPHUS—This vessel [?] Wollongong on 29th ultimo, at 5 p.m., with [?] cargo [?] Sydney, when the wind fell very light, and the schoon[?] shore on the western rocks, opposite the pier head, wher[?]…

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