Summary of English News by the Mail Steamer
THE following is collated from papers to hand to the 6th November:— THE COURT. Her Majesty the Queen and suite returns from Balmoral…
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203 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 11
Burning of the Steamer Stonewall on the Mississippi. Upwards of 200 Persons Perish
CARBONDALE, Illionois, October 28th.—One of the most terrible disasters that ever occurred on the Westers waters took place at Noely's Landing, below Geand Tower, on the Mississippi River, last night, about 7 o'clock…
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Carbondate, Illinois, October 28th.—One of the most terrible disasters that ever occurred on the Western Waters took place at Neely's Landing, below Geand Tower, on…
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The National Lifeboat Institution has just forwarded a fine new lifeboat to Duncannon, at the entrance to Waterford Harbour. The boat is 33 feet long, 8 feet wide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Schooner Yacht in a Gale. To the Editer of Bells Life in London
SIR: The log of the Witcheratf during the gale of last month, published in Bells Life, appears to me to furnish food for reflection, and I propose, with your permission, to make a few suggestions as to the rigging of schooner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight Days on a Wreck Without Food. (From the Boston Post.)
A LETTER received in Mattapoisett, by Mrs. Mary A. Paine, from Captain J. P. Rounseville, of the scheoner Susan N. Smith, of Boston, gives the following sad account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Treatment of Sailors at Sea and Ashore. (From in the Alta California.)
ALMOST daily there are instances occurring of violent and unjust treatment of seamen either afloat or ashore. The seaman ashore, if he has the misfortune to fall into the hands of land-sharks in the way of…
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ALMOST daily there are instances occurring of violent and unjust treatment of seamen either afloat or ashore. The seaman ashore, if he has the misfortune to fall into the hands of land-sharks in the way of…
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ADVICES received on November 15 from Rio Janeiro communicate the painful intelligence of the total loss of the ship Royal Standard, on the Brazilian coast, while on her outward voyage from London to Melbourne. Many of her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Circulars. [Per Mail Steamer Gelong.] Stock and Share, Lists
BARTON AND MELMADO.—During the present month the Share Market has remained inactive, and prices, with the exception of bank shares whose dividends have been seclared, rule unaltered. The advance in the price of Government Debentures in the Loudon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney Monthly Overland Mail. Per Mail Steamer Geelong. From the 1St to the 7Th January
THE children of the Destitute Children's Asylum, seven hundred in number, were feasted at the expense of Mr. John Baptist, on Christraas-day. Mr. Baptist has for the past fifteen years, liberally provided the…
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FROM the European Mail, Home News, Times, and other journals we collate the following intelligence:— THE COURT. Her Royal Highness the Princess Wales was safely…
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ADVICES received on November 15 from Rio Janeiro communicate the painful intelligence of the total loss of the ship Royal Standard, on the Brazilian coast, while on her outward voyage from London to Melbourne. Many of her…
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A despatch from St. Louis to the Cincinnati Qasette dated November 2nd, says: From parties who arrived from the wreck of the Stonewall to-day the following account of affairs there was obtained:…
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The Hartford courant published a detailed account of the wreck of the whaler Susan N. Smith, of Boston, in August last, and the suffering of the crew for eight days without food or water. The story is…
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ON Saturday evening, at ll o'clock, the Funny Louisa was rounding the South Reef, being from Shoalhaven, with a full cargo of the ortlinary colonial produce; the new steamer New England, bound for Grafton, was going out, and from causes unexplained,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Circulars. [Per Mail Steamer Avoca] Stock and Share Reports
BARTON AND MELHADO.—Since our last monthly report of the 27th January, there has been rather more acttvity in the share market, and the amount of capital invested has exceeded that of the last few weeks. Bank shares are more sought after, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Sydney Monthly Overland Mail. Per Mail Steamer Avoca. From 28Th January to 4Th February
On the 21st ultimo, an infant child, named Phillips, was accidentally scalded at Pomingalarma, near Wagga Wagga, and so severely injured that he died on the following day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Summary of English News in the Mail Steamer. London, 30Th December 1869
THE mail leaves on the last evening of the year, during the hours which, in the opinion of most men, close another decade. Happily, before the 31st of December, 1898, we shall all have been…
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The soulh and south-east giles that have swepr along our seaboard for the last eignt days have, unfortunately, left sad records of their violence By a telegram received from Nelson Bay (Port Stephens), on saturday morning, we are Informed of the…
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