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77429
Surname: Shipwreck 'Rose of Liverpool'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1835 January
Place: Brisbane Water
Source: Gosford and Kendall
Details: Boat wrecked at the entrance to Tuggerah Lakes. One man found drowned


77226
Surname: Shipwreck 'Rover's Bride'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1852 22 December
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Wrecked 12 July south coast of Eromanga


77412
Surname: Shipwreck 'Sally'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1812 1 August
Place: Newcastle
Source: SG
Details: Wrecked after springing a leak. Crew of 3 saved themselves in their boat making land at Reid's Mistake


77423
Surname: Shipwreck 'Sampso'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1845 31 May
Place: Lake Macquarie
Source: MM
Details: Schooner wrecked while trying to 'warp over the bar' at Lake Macquarie. Johnson Master. 5 crew saved


77424
Surname: Shipwreck 'Sovereign' steamer
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1847 31 March
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: -


77232
Surname: Shipwreck 'Surprise'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1805 28 April
Place: Newcastle
Source: SG
Details: Lost in a heavy gale north of Coal Island. Within 2 miles of the place where the 'Francis' was lost


77432
Surname: Shipwreck 'Vulcan'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1837 28 December
Place: Nobbys
Source: SH
Details: Vessel 'Vulcan' hired to Kesterton wrecked at Nobbys. Captain and crew drowned


91789
Surname: Shipwreck 'Vulcan'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1838 8 January
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle.
Details: The body of a man, name unknown, supposed to be one of the crew of the Vulcan which was wrecked in the harbour, found drowned on the North shore


107790
Surname: Shipwreck 'Vulcan'
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1838 26 December
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle.Burial p26
Details: Commander of the 'Vulcan' lost in the harbour 23rd Dec., Body found drowned on the North Shore. Name unknown


116559
Surname: Shipwreck Tory
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1853 27 July
Place: Honey Bay 28 miles from Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Vessel Tory wrecked on 15th July. Five men, 4 women and 4 children passengers and 19 Lascars (crew) taken from theshore where they had landed from the wreck but were unable to walk to Port Stephens. The Tory had been chartered by the Cordillera Gold mining Company. Mr Price of the Company was robbed of 1000 sovereigns while on the beach at Port Stephens


140198
Surname: Sir David Ogilby Shipwreck
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1840 24 September
Place: Newcastle
Source: SG
Details: Laden with coals. Wrecked at Newcastle while endeavouring to work out of the harbour


181999
Surname: Vessel Sophia (shipwreck
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 25 July 1826
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details: Police Office, Newcastle - Note of protest - Mr. William West, Master of the colonial schooner Sophia, which was stranded on the beach about three miles northward of this station on Sunday evening 23 July, appeared at this office before me Francis Allman and entered a note of Protest as well against the underwriters of the schooner and cargo, as also against the tempestuous gales of wind and heavy seas suffered and encountered by the schooner on her voyage from Port Jackson bound to Port Stephens.....