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171 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 9
BY the arrival of the Rosamond yesterday, from Taviuni, we learn the sad intelligence of the murder of Mr. Ross, builder, of Levuka, on board the schooner Kate Grant, when at Drummonds Island. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE New York Times gives the following account, furnished by a passenger who was on board the Metis with two lads 6 and 8 years old:—"I ran to the children, woke them up, tied securely a life-preserver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hokitika, schooner, coal laden, from Newcastle to the Mauritius, has been wrecked off cape Leeowin. The crew found their way to Sing George's Sound…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →H.M.C.S. Victoria, Lieutenant H. J. Stanley, R.N., commander, arrived in Warrnambool harbour at half-past 7 a.m. on Wednesday last, having on board Captain Alexander Logan, with three men and one boy from the schooner Katheraw, which was wrecked on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The trial trip of a now colonial built screw steamer came off yesterday with very favourable results, and appeared to give every satisfaction to all parties concerned. The new vessel is named the Civility, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named Littlewood has strangled him-self, and it is alleged that he has been drunk every day for the last three years. A woman named Elizabeth Smith has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Your telegram in to-day's issue, recals to my mind some circumstances connected with the above wreck which it would be well to satisfactorily clear up while opportunity exists…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Reading in the, account by the last mall of the disaster to the Alrato by the breaking of her sorew shaft, it struck me that this part of the machinery of a steemship is capable of much improvements. So far as I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Parliament of New South Wales stands adjourned till the 15th Jauuary, and honorable members are now enjoying the Christmas vacation. Some of tho bills which were promised at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →J. PALMER.—As is usual towards the close of the year, the share market has been rather quiet daring the past month. Debentures generally shewa slight improvement in price, and the supply is still quite unequal to the demand. I Unless some…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR,—If Captain Kerr will read my letter over again, he will see that I did not acouse him of doing anything. I merely stated what I again repeat—that "the persons saved by the John Knox reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE intelligence of the suicide of the greatly-respected captain of the Great Britain steamer was communicated by telegram last night at a late hour, and the news spread rapidly through the city. In the places of public…
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