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Page 89
... hope the Captain allowed the main mast to be cut away in hopes that the vessel would right , but all to no purpose , and all having now been done that human ingenuity could effect , and there appearing no chance of the vessel righting ...
... hope the Captain allowed the main mast to be cut away in hopes that the vessel would right , but all to no purpose , and all having now been done that human ingenuity could effect , and there appearing no chance of the vessel righting ...
Page 224
... Hope , reaching Melbourne on 23 July 1852 and Sydney on 3 August 1852 , taking eighty days on the voyage . She was built of iron and driven by an 80 h.p. engine , which gave her a speed of 9 m.p.h. or , with sail and steam , of 14 knots ...
... Hope , reaching Melbourne on 23 July 1852 and Sydney on 3 August 1852 , taking eighty days on the voyage . She was built of iron and driven by an 80 h.p. engine , which gave her a speed of 9 m.p.h. or , with sail and steam , of 14 knots ...
Page 366
... hope of the promoters of this design that it may afford advantages equal to those which have attended similar institutions in the commercial emporiums of Europe and America : that it will not only be found conducive to convenience in ...
... hope of the promoters of this design that it may afford advantages equal to those which have attended similar institutions in the commercial emporiums of Europe and America : that it will not only be found conducive to convenience in ...
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