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248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 13
THE inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the steamer Dandenong, off Jervis Bay, on the 11th instant, was resumed by the Steam Navigation Board, at the Customhouse. The members present were—Captain Payne (in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE colonial steam-sloop Pharos, which was despatched on Friday to the scene of the loss of the barque Elmgrove, on the South-Eastern coast, for the purpose of searching for, and rendering assistance to, any…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →SELDOM have we been called upon to record a more melancholy and uulooked-for calamity than that which occurred on the night of the 11th September, when the steamer Dandenong, with forty souls on board, foundered off Jervis…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →By the steamet from Riverhead Captain William M'Donald and two of the crow of the above schooner arrived in Auckland, and reported her loss at Kaipara Heads on the 30th September, with the loss of the mate, John Lynn. The Strathnaver is a schooner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE splendid and compact specimen of naval architecture shown in the accompanying engraving is the C. and R. R.S. N. Co.'s steamer,City of Grafton, which arrived in this port from Glasgow ou Monday, 2nd…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A meeting of the committee in connection with the Newcastle Shipwreck Belief Fund was held last Thursday, in that city. A letter was read from the Colonial Tressurer's offices, encl[?]ing amount (£33)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELHADO AND CURTIS.—There has been, a moderrate amount of business in the Share market this month; but transactions [?]enerally have been confined to Bank shares, which, in mort instances. show an improvement on the rates ruling last month. New…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MESSRS. Stephenson, Clarke, and Co., having obtained the concession for a line of railway in the state of New Granada, South America, have entrusted Messrs.Yarrow, of Poplar, with the construction of four steamers…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The steamer Matilda had e very narrow escape from being destroyed by fire during Saturday night. The vessel has been moored alongside the brig Hebe, lying at the A. A. Company's staiths, Newcastle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Manaro, which arrived to-day from England, is a very fine twin screw steamer, constructed at Port Glasgow, for the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company, and specially adopted to the requirement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Peninsular and Oriental Mail Steamer China left Sydney at noon to-day, with an unusually large number of passengers. A number of persons were present to wish their friends adieu. Among the more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamship Morpeth left the H. R. N.S. N. Co.'s wharf at her usual time on Sunday night for the Hunter; but when steaming down the harbour, one of her cylinders cracked, and she was consequently unable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram from Mi[?]icent (South Australia), dated October 23, says:-Troopers Shiels, G. P. Morris, and Mack, arrested F. Earrein this morning, and found on his promises about, a ton weight of miscellancous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 10 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, a boat with a number of men in her, was seen entering the harbour. The boat did not belong to the place, and curiosity was expressed as to why she bad put in here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Committee of the Dande[?]ng Fund held a final meeting yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall. The chair was occupied by the chairman, Mr. Benjamin Palmer, the Mayor of Sydney; and there were also present Dr. Carroll,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Frank Stephen, the well-known solicitor, has constructed another life-preserving boat, with improvements on that which he built and sent round the coast with the Messrs. Leggatt some time since. The new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELHADO AND CURTRIS.—We have to report an improved business during the month. Bank shares generally command highen, prices. The market is very bare indeed of New South Wales Government debentures, and any offering are eagerly taken at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Punctually at [?] noon the four crews were made ready to start, the positions being.-[?]-W. Cope, J. A. Boyd, A. Finlayson, and J. Arthur (stroke), being next to the [?] No 2, Pleiades-W. R. Beuson J. [?] Wilkinson, J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I am one of the committee which has now completed its duties with regard to the Dandenong catastrophe. With others, I am trying to start a permanent relief society, and am therefore anxious to have good information respecting…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE Committee of the Dandenong Fund held a final meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the Town Hall. The chair was occupied by the chairman, Mr. Benjamin Palmer, the Mayor of Sydney; and there were also present Dr. Carroll,…
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