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  2. RELICS OF EARLY MELBOURNE.

    "The Age" recently announced that the original drill hall (29th Battalion), at the corner of Albert and Gisborne streets, East Melbourne, had been ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. London Gossip

    People here are at the moment feeling particularly cock-a-hoop about England's spasm of successes in the realms of sport. Henry Cotton began it by playing ...

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  4. SHIPS OF THE PAST

    Sir.--Below are furnished replies to some of the queries asked by contributors to the correspondence on Ships of the Past:-- ...

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  5. MUSIC IN LONDON.

    The actual fixtures of musical intent continue to elude the search of even the most persistent of music lovers. Still, it is true, the Covent Garden season ...

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  6. City of Agra.

    Sir,--I was delighted to notice in your Saturday's issue the name of the good old ship, City of Agra,which brought my parents and uncle and aunt and ...

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  7. Donald McKay.

    Sir,--A cousin of mine at Benalla sent me "The Age" of 17th March, 1934, with the following:--"Could any correspondent supply information regarding the sailing ...

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  8. A King Island Wreck.

    Sir.--The ship inquired for by "See Far" in your last Saturday's issue may have been the Netherby. It was wrecked on King Island. My father and uncle, ...

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  9. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--The Akaroa left London in the year 1879 under the command of Captain Tom Bowling. It was her first passage, and took 130 days on account of ...

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  10. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--I was interested and pleased to see the name of my old captain, Thomas Young. I made a trip round the world with him, not in the City of Agra, but in ...

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  11. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir.--A correspondent asks if anyone knows anything of a ship which came out from the old country, and which was wrecked at King Island in the early ...

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  12. Village Belle.

    Sir,--In the supplement of "The Age" of 28th July there is mention of two ships, the Southern Belle and Country Belle. I am informed that my father ...

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  13. Tricanderoga.

    Sir,--I have not noticed any further reference to the ship Tricanderoga, which left Birkenhead on 4th August, 1852, arriving at Port Phillip Heads' on ...

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  14. Royal Saxon.

    Sir,--Re "Third Generation's" inquiry about the ship Royal Saxon, in an old Family Bible in my possession there is an entry:--"Frederick Royal Saxon, born ...

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  15. Dirigo.

    Sir,--As a follower of your Ships of the Past column since its inception I was pleased to read E.H.'s letter of 28th July re the ship Dirigo, not ...

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  16. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir.--With reference to the query by "See Far," the only applicable recorded wrecks on King Island from 1850 to 1855 are as follow:-- ...

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  17. Lord Stanley.

    Sir,--I am very interested in your columns of ships of the past, but so far have not seen mentioned the Lord Stanley. My grandfather, Richard Derrick, ...

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  18. Early Ship-Building in Victoria.

    Sir,--I am very interested in reading in your valuable paper of ships of the past. Many of them I remember, and my father, the late Robert Kennedy, ...

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  19. Queen of the South.

    Sir,--My parents came to Melbourne in the sailing ship Queen of the South from Belfast, Ireland, in 1863. The voyage took six months. Do any of your ...

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  20. Araminta.

    Sir,--I am especially interested in the ship Araminta, which left Liverpool under the command of Thomas Ferran, and arrived at Geelong on the 5th ...

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  21. Windsor.

    Sir,--Among many interesting letters on Ships of the Past I noticed in "The Age" of 4th August T.E.B. (St. Kilda) referred to the ship Windsor bringing ...

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  22. Northumberland.

    Sir,--In reply to M. Becker (Hawthorn), my father came out in the ship Dutchess of Northumberland. He was provost of the ship. A note from his ...

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  23. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--Re Windsor, 1099 tons, which brought H.M. 40th Regiment to Melbourne in the year 1855, a granddaughter of a soldier of the above regiment ...

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  24. Boomerang.

    Sir,--The Boomerang and the Ocean Monarch brought my parents to Victoria, in 1853 or 1855. Can any of your readers supply any information regarding ...

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  25. Ben Nevis and Mermaid.

    Sir,--In your issue of 30th June, Davin M. Little, speaking of the origin of the White Star line and the history of the White Star, the first vessel of the fleet, ...

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  26. A Famous Yacht.

    Sir,--On 16th January, 1854, the yacht Wyvern, flying the flag of the Royal Yacht Squadron, England, arrived in Hobson's Bay after a passage via the Cape ...

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  27. DAVID CLARKE, 1839.

    Sir,--My mother, who[?]e maiden name was Mary Moun[?]i[?], came to Melbourne in the David Clarke in 1839. Mouncle was also spelled "Mounsey." My mother ...

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  28. A Wreck of 1886?

    Sir,--Just a line to say that I would like to know if any reader could tell me the name of an emigrant sailing ship that left Tilbury on 23rd December, ...

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  29. Captain F. Houston of the Carlyle Castle.

    It was Captain Houston's first trip out from England when the ship was wrecked. Captain Houston's body was the only one washed ashore. It was found on the sand with a life belt around it. This life belt is now possessed ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  30. Theresa.

    Sir,--Once only have I seen reference to the barque Theresa, in which my father came in 1845 as cabin boy to Adelaide. During a storm he fell down the ...

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  31. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--It was with great interest that I read in "The Age" of 4th August the letter of Robert Harris (Sydney), in which he gave the names of vessels listed ...

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  32. Artistic Lives.

    Sir,--Writing as one of the "camp followers," I have found this saying of Kant's helpful: indeed, like a rule for measuring, namely:--"Art is disinterested ...

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  33. Accrington.

    Sir.--My grandparents came from Scotland in the steamer Accrington, arriving at Melbourne on 25th October, 1862, from Southampton. Grandma died ...

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  34. Carlisle Castle.

    Sir,--Re the sailing vessel Carlisle Castle, mentioned in one of the letters recently, I may state that my parents sailed to London aboard her, and used ...

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  35. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--I was greatly interested in the letter re above ship, as the late Mrs. Hicks, of Mernda, must have been my father's cousin. ...

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  36. Waterloo Bridge.

    Critics who held that nine years was an unconscionably long time in which to determine whether Waterloo-bridge should be reconstructed or reconditioned ...

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  37. Flora.

    Sir,--My parents were shipmates on the Flora (Captain Weathers), which left Liverpool, I believe, some time about the middle of 1856. They landed at ...

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  38. Allen Carr, 1841.

    Sir,--My grandparents came to this country in the year 1841, in a ship called the "Allen Carr," landing in Melbourne. They afterwards went to ...

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  39. Nestor.

    Sir,--I wish to thank you for the publication of the great number of letters and information in reference to the early days of the sailing ships ...

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  40. William Myles.

    Sir,--Reading through your interesting articles and letters on old time sailing vessels I noticed a letter from Mr O'Brien (West Melbourne) re the ship ...

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  41. Sir William Eyre.

    Sir,--I have been greatly interested in your correspondents' references to ships of the past, but have not seen any mention of a ship called Sir William Eyre. ...

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  42. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--My grandfather, John McEwin, came out in the David Clarke in 1837. With him were his wife, six sons and one daughter. ...

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  43. Great Tasmania.

    Sir.--Referring to letters in "The Age" of the 28th July concerning the ship Great Tasmania, I may state that I, then seven years of age, was a ...

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  44. Southern Ocean.

    Sir,--I have been following up ships of the past, and was pleased at last to see the ship Southern Ocean mentioned by "Camperdown." My parents, with six ...

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  45. Drumbarton.

    Sir,--I have read with interest your articles and letters dealing with the ships of the past, but have not yet seen mention made of the Drumbarton, of 3600 ...

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  46. Champion of the Seas.

    Sir,--The Champion of the Seas was it magnificent clipper ship of 2500 tons. Her figurehead was a masterpiece of the sculptor's art. It represented an ...

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  47. New Zealand Wrecks.

    Sir,--I noticed the remarks of the writer of a Ships of the Past letter in regard to the Union Steamship Company's steamers Walhora and Tarawera. ...

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  48. Helen Denny.

    Sir,--I am a lover of ships; my love was Helen--Helen Denny--built at Dumbarton on the Clyde. I left the Black Isle, Rosshire, Scotland, and sailed in ...

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