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188 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 10
IT is our painful duty to again record one of those terrible catastrophes which from time to time break in upon the community, blanching the cheek, and making the stoutest heart to tremble. Shipwreck at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WHEN the news reached Sydney on Thursday morning of the total wreck of the A. S. N. Company's steamer Cawarra, bound for Brisbane and Rockhampton, it was expected that full particulars of the dire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WHEN the news reached Sydney on Thursday morning of the total wreck of the A. S. N. Company's steamer Cawarra, bound for Brisbane and Rockhampton, it was expected that full particulars of the dire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →About six o'clock on Wednesday evening a severe thunderstorm, accompanied with vivid lightning, and heavy fall of hail and rain, passed over Sydney. Shortly afterwards the wind shifted…
Continued on Trove, page 434 →London,May 12th.—Peto and Betts have suspended payment. Mr Brassey, however, carries on the Australian contracts of Peto, Brassey, and Betts. The Redistribution of Seats Bill was well received: 47…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WEND OF THE BARQUE MARY LAWSON, AND LOSS OF TWELVE LIVES.—Mr. John Miller, the chief officer, has kindly, furnished us with the following statement:—On June 6th left Por[?]ekson for Shanghai, with light variable [?]rs from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weather, which has been very unsettled for some days, became mere decided in its character on Wednesday night, when a thunderstorm passed over Sydney, succeeeded by violent squals, very heavy rain, and flnally,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Having one that is last in the unfortunate steamer Cawarre, I wish you to reatify a very serious mistake that occurred in Saturday's issue. In the last of the crew of the Cawarra, the corpenter's name is William Kay, and not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The wreck of the fine steam ing huogaree is another serious disaster to be added to the long list of wrecks at the Port of Newcastle, It appeare the Hungaree was towing the barque Midas Into port on Saturday evening, when both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early on Saturday morning news reached Sydney of a ship having run on shore inside the North Head. The vessel proved to be the ship Esk 540 tons, Captain Braith waite, from Wellington, but in this instanen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The schooner Carnation left Port Macquarie for Sydney, with a full cargo of produce, on Wednesday morning, 11th instant. During the night a heavy ga[?] commenced, and the captain was obliged to take in all sai. About midnight,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS communication will indeed convey heartrending intelligence that will bring sorrow to many a home. I forwarded you the particulars by telegram, and now send you a somewhat fuller account of the sad and awful…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the whole, of Saturday the coast along the bight was lined with people on the look out for any of the bodies that might be cast up by the waves, but up to dark none had been seen. On Sunday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE adjourned inquest on the bodies of those identified from the wreck of the Cawarra, was resumed by the coroner, at the Caledonian Hotel, Watt-street, on Monday morning, and adjourned from 2 to 6 the same evening, and again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →STRANDING OF THE SCHOONER FRIENDS, AND SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE STEAMER CORIO.—The schooner Friends, which has been running in the Newcastle trade for some time past, was totally wrecked on Tuggerah beach during the heavy gale of Thursday last. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A PUBLIC meeting for the purpose of devising means for raising funds for the relief of the widows and orphans of those persons who perished upon the late wrecks, was held last night, at the Masonic Hall. The ball was about half…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOHN Stevens, mate of the Wallaroo, on oath deposeth: I was one of the volunteer crow of the lifeboat, I was on board the ship when I saw the signal for the lifeboat and the steamer was coming in; I ran to Nobby's and offered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday, as the City of Newcastle steamed out of the Heads, the noise of the waves sounded like a requiem for the dead. The breakers, which shot high into the air and descended in snow-white foam, by their unspent force gave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WRECK OF THE SCHOONER MARY AND ROSE: FIVE LIVES LOST.—The schooner Mary Anne, from Port Stephens, arrived in Newcastle on Tuesday, and Captain Lane reports the total loss of the schooner Mary and Rose, the property of Mr. W. Wright, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A public meeting of citizens was held yesterday evening in the Masonic Hall, for the relief of the widews and orphane fo those who porished in the late wreeks at Newcastle. There were between 300 and…
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