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  2. THE PLANET NEPTUNE.

    IN any account of the planet Neptune, the story of its discovery must necessarily take a prominent position, for the finding of the planet close to the position ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. London Gossip

    At the end of a Shaw programme including the new playlet The Six of Calais there were loud calls of "author" from the audience, a summons which Mr. ...

    Article : 1,358 words
  4. SHIPS OF THE PAST

    Dear Sir,--I read with much interest in "The Age" re the ship David Clarke 1839. It was the ship on which my great grandfather came to Australia. My ...

    Article : 240 words
  5. A CENTURY OF LAW

    All things, remarked the obscure philosopher of Ephesus, are in a state of flux--the law not excepted. Law is no m[?]re collection of rules. Lord Davey ...

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  6. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--The Cape Verde was not refloated; she was blown up. The cargo was salvaged by a company of divers early in 1892. ...

    Article : 110 words
  7. China.

    Sir,--For many months I have been reading the shipping reminiscences in "The Age." My father and mother, two brothers and two sisters arrived in ...

    Article : 137 words
  8. Inquiries Answered.

    Sir,--With regard to the letters signed E. T. Golf and M. E. Worden, the military authorities might be able to help them. ...

    Article : 363 words
  9. Red Jacket.

    Sir,--Re Miss Sheehnn's (Donald) inquiry in your issue of the 11th inst. My mother came out to Australia on the Red Jacket in the year 1860 ...

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  10. H.M.S. Cruiser.

    Sir--Re Mr. J. Kinley's letter in "The Age" of 11th inst, with regard to H.M.S. Cruiser, his statement that this ship was the last in the navy to have the ...

    Article : 77 words
  11. Oaklands.

    Sir,--The very interesting supplement in Saturday's issue, especially Ships of the Past, has prompted me to furnish readers with a par on the good ship Oaklands. ...

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  12. Tony.

    Sir,--I have been following with interest the letters in "The Age" on the old sailing ships, but so far have seen no mention of the Tony, which left ...

    Article : 290 words
  13. MUSIC IN LONDON.

    At intervals during the off-seasons of music here, a perennial mild excitement crops up--the Imperial League of Opera, It has done so again this week, and no ...

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  14. Stormy Petrel, Barque.

    Sir.--Having read "The Age" going on for 46 years, would you kindly accept my contribution to the interesting Ships of the Past letters ? As a boy of 11 years ...

    Article : 203 words
  15. Eliza.

    Sir.--I have been watching for mention of the ship Eliza, and was pleased to see the name in twice. My parents, as children, came out on that ship. ...

    Article : 156 words
  16. Enmore.

    Sir,--Does anyone remember the 300 ton ship Enmore that sailed from Cork with emigrants, via Liverpool, and reached Melbourne in the forties--about ...

    Article : 103 words
  17. Donald McKay.

    Sir,--I have been watching the lists of many ships that I knew, but have failed to see any account of the Donald Mckay's arrival in Melbourne on 20th ...

    Article : 122 words
  18. Ph[?]nix.

    Sir,--When I read through the following experiences of the folk aboard the Ph[?]nix, as set down by myself last evening, it makes a longer story than I ...

    Article : 771 words
  19. Six Sisters, Barque.

    Sir,--I am very much interested in your Ships of the Past, and I would like to know if any of your readers can tell me anything of an old Dutch barque ...

    Article : 90 words
  20. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir.--Our grandparents must have come out on the same voyage in the ship Eliza with the grandparents of C. M. Chapman, of Hastings. ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. Cape Verde.

    Sir,--Some time ago I read in "The Age" Mr. Ericksen's account re the Cape Verde, I Join with Mrs. A. Maskell in saying that I noticed the name of ...

    Article : 390 words
  22. Talbot.

    Sir,--Some months ago I wrote asking about the emigrant ship Talbot. I think she was a barque of about 900 tons, or thereabouts. We were 95 days ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. Kent.

    Sir,--The correspondence now appearing in the literary columns of your Saturday's issue has been extremely interesting to me. Perhaps the experience of my ...

    Article : 451 words
  24. The Loss of the Duff Children.

    Sir,--Just seventy years ago on Friday, 12th August, Mrs. Duff, the wife of a carpenter in the employ of Mr. Dugald Smith, of Spring Hill Station, near ...

    Article : 638 words
  25. Oombah.

    Sir,--Could any of your readers of the old shipping days tell me if they have any memories of the passengers of a three-masted ship, the s.s. Oombah. ...

    Article : 64 words
  26. Durham.

    Sir,--I came out in the Durham in 1875. I was on deck when the fire started in the forward hatch that was spoken of some few weeks back. The ...

    Article : 103 words
  27. Carlisle Castle.

    Mr. E. Kerwin writes:--"The statement made by Mrs. E. Force that the Carlisle Castle was wrecked about 1878 is, I think, incorrect. I was born in ...

    Article : 117 words
  28. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--Re the wreck of the Cape Verde, there are several errors which I would like to correct. I worked for a number of years as assistant to Diver Thomas ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. Miner's Right Text Wanted.

    Sir,--I have been very interested in the columns of your Literary Supplement (especially the chapters of the Centenary History of Victoria), and would like to ...

    Article : 224 words
  30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--I worked for fourteen weeks salvaging the cargo of the Cape Verde. There had been a number of ships at anchor in the Bay at the time, and as the Iolanthe ...

    Article : 271 words
  31. Champion of the Seas.

    Sir.--I have been very interested in hips of the past, but have not yet seen references to the Champion of the Seas. My father's uncle. Captain James ...

    Article : 83 words
  32. Courier.

    Sir,--We were pleased to see the reply from D.H. (Richmond) re the Courier, though we differ in the date by two days. Mention is made of the ...

    Article : 114 words
  33. Nestor.

    Sir,--My letter in "The Age" of Saturday. 4th August, describing the scuttling of the emigrant ship Nestor has brought to light further details from ...

    Article : 324 words
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