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Juvenile Sympathy 1834

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Juvenile Sympathy 1834

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[Sydney Herald 8 September 1834 p1 via Trove]

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The wreck of the Edward Lombe

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Edward Lombe Sydney Morning Herald

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Edward Lombe shipwreck 1834

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Trood, Abel Salter Weatherhead, Henry

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The wreck of the Edward Lombe

In August 1834 one of the worst maritime disasters in Sydney waters took place when the Edward Lombe was wrecked off Middle Head. The story has been overshadowed by the catastrophic wreck of the Dunbar in 1857, but at the time, the wreck of the Edward Lombe was a significant and distressing incident for the colony. Never before had the colony witnessed the destruction of a large sailing vessel with a resulting loss of life and the event generated widespread debate in the colony about the safety of shipping in the harbour.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, it is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia.

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Edward Lombe shipwreck 1834

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Wreck of the barque, the Edward Lombe, on Middle Head on 25 August 1834. It was the first shipwreck in the harbour with an associated loss of life and was one of the worst maritime disasters to have occurred in Sydney waters.

Edward Lombe

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A three-masted timber barque of 347 (imperial) tons (352.6 tonnes) that was built in Yorkshire in 1828 and named after a local politician. The ship travelled between England and Australia in 1830 and again in 1832-3, carrying goods and passengers, including immigrants and convicts, before her final voyage in 1834. She was wrecked on Middle Head on 25 August 1834, the first time a shipwreck occurred in Sydney with an associated loss of life. Eleven of the 29 people on board died.

Trood, Abel Salter

English migrant who, with his wife, opened day and boarding schools in Sydney for boys and for girls. The first school was in Pitt Street, the second, Bellevue Hall School, was on Kent Street from 1834 until July 1838.

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Weatherhead, Henry

Boy who was a crew member and survivor of the wreck of the Edward Lombe. He was the younger brother of the wife of the ship's captain, Stuart Stroyan. After the wreck he was sent to the school of a Mr Trood in Kent Street until other arrangements could be made for his welfare, where the other boys took up a donation for him.

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