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  • Tinto (Propeller), burnt, 17 Jul 1856
    Tinto (Propeller), burnt, 17 Jul 1856
    TextNewspaper       Reason: burnt Lives: 18 Hull damage: $10,000 Cargo: $1,000 Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: burnt Lives: 18 Hull damage: $10,000 Cargo: $1,000 Remarks: Total loss
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  • Cora Linn (Steamboat), aground, 1 Sep 1856
    Cora Linn (Steamboat), aground, 1 Sep 1856
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $6,000 Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $6,000 Remarks: Got off
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 1 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 1 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Harbor Master's Office, Toronto, March 16th - The water of Lake Ontario at the entrance of the Toronto harbor is exactly 12" higher than it was this time last year. Schooner For Sale The Sir Charles Metcalfe, 114 tons, wrecked last fall at ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Harbor Master's Office, Toronto, March 16th - The water of Lake Ontario at the entrance of the Toronto harbor is exactly 12" higher than it was this time last …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 2 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 2 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Sale of the City of the Bay - At Sheriff's Sale yesterday this Steamer was sold. She was purchased by O.S. Gildersleeve, Esq., the Mayor.
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Sale of the City of the Bay - At Sheriff's Sale yesterday this Steamer was sold. She was purchased by O.S. Gildersleeve, Esq., the Mayor.
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 3 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 3 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Detroit, March 25th - The river is clear of ice. The steamer Mohawk came down from Detroit on Wednesday last, and the Ruby is expected down tomorrow. Notice - The subscribers hereby give notice that they will not be responsible for any debts contracted in their name, ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Detroit, March 25th - The river is clear of ice. The steamer Mohawk came down from Detroit on Wednesday last, and the Ruby is expected down tomorrow. Notice - …
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  • Weekly British Whig (Kingston, ON), 4 Apr 1856
    Weekly British Whig (Kingston, ON), 4 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.3 Coburg, April 1st - First Steamer - The Highlander, Capt. McBride, arrived here for the first time this season on Sunday 20th. She had very few passengers and but little freight. There is still a large amount of ice about the mouth of Genesee, and other ports on the …
    TextNewspaper     p.3 Coburg, April 1st - First Steamer - The Highlander, Capt. McBride, arrived here for the first time this season on Sunday 20th. She had very few passengers and but …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 8 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 8 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Notice - The Subscribers will not be responsible for any debts contracted in their name, for the use of any of their Steamers, Schooners, Barges or otherwise, without their written order is produced for the same. Walker & Berry Kingston, April 7th. ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Notice - The Subscribers will not be responsible for any debts contracted in their name, for the use of any of their Steamers, Schooners, Barges or otherwise, without their …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 9 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 9 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Opening of the Welland Canal - St. Catharines, April 5th - As the commercial public feel a vital interest about this time regarding Canal Navigation, we would say, that during the winter everything required to facilitate navigation has been done. Locks, lock gates and bridges ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Opening of the Welland Canal - St. Catharines, April 5th - As the commercial public feel a vital interest about this time regarding Canal Navigation, we would say, that …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 10 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 10 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Tug Boats, Lachine and Kingston - These tug boats are a part of the expense of the St. Lawrence Canals. On the 17th of December, 1855, Delano Dexter Calvin and Ira A. Breck, of Kingston agreed with Mr. Killaly (for the government) that during the season of Navigation in …
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Tug Boats, Lachine and Kingston - These tug boats are a part of the expense of the St. Lawrence Canals. On the 17th of December, 1855, Delano Dexter Calvin …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 12 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 12 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Oswego, April 10th - The ice in the harbor is fast wearing away, and there is considerable movement in fitting out vessels. The opening of navigation on Lake Ontario is near at hand, although later than we have ever before known. We hear nothing from the Welland Canal, which …
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Oswego, April 10th - The ice in the harbor is fast wearing away, and there is considerable movement in fitting out vessels. The opening of navigation on Lake Ontario …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 14 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 14 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Prescott, April 12th - The steam Ferry Boat O.S. Howard commenced running this morning. River quite clear of ice. SPRING WALK NO. I The season has been so unprecedentedly retarded by frost and snow, as to render the Opening of Navigation for 1856 a ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Prescott, April 12th - The steam Ferry Boat O.S. Howard commenced running this morning. River quite clear of ice. SPRING WALK NO. I The season has been so unprecedentedly …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 15 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 15 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 The Steamers - We believe it has been decided that the Great Western boats, Canada and America, shall run from Hamilton to Niagara, and thence through to Brockville and Ogdensburgh, avoiding Toronto. Our city on the other hand is to be supplied by the boats of the American ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 The Steamers - We believe it has been decided that the Great Western boats, Canada and America, shall run from Hamilton to Niagara, and thence through to Brockville and …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 16 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 16 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Steamboat Notice - The Public are respectfully informed that the Mail Steamer St. Lawrence, Capt. Maxwell, will leave this port (ice and weather permitting) on Friday morning, the 18th instant, at 9 o'clock a.m. for Brockville, Prescott and Ogdensburgh, and vice versa. For ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Steamboat Notice - The Public are respectfully informed that the Mail Steamer St. Lawrence, Capt. Maxwell, will leave this port (ice and weather permitting) on Friday morning, the 18th …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 17 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 17 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 The State of the Harbor and the Ice - The Channel is now open in Kingston Harbor, and the river all the way down to Prescott is reported to be free from ice. The obstruction to the opening of Navigation is the mass of ice between Kingston and the …
    TextNewspaper     p.2 The State of the Harbor and the Ice - The Channel is now open in Kingston Harbor, and the river all the way down to Prescott is reported to …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 18 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 18 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.3 The Ice - Yesterday the Mail Steamer St. Lawrence made a trial trip through the ice in the harbor, which readily gave way before her, and she went down the river a bit. She is advertised to leave for Prescott this morning, and it is expected that she will …
    TextNewspaper     p.3 The Ice - Yesterday the Mail Steamer St. Lawrence made a trial trip through the ice in the harbor, which readily gave way before her, and she went down …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 19 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 19 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Steamer St. Lawrence - The Steamer St. Lawrence, Capt. Maxwell, arrived safely at Brockville, by the middle channel, after a run of five hours. Met with some obstruction, mainly near Gananoque. Oswego, April 16th - still covers lake at Oswego; never been known this late ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Steamer St. Lawrence - The Steamer St. Lawrence, Capt. Maxwell, arrived safely at Brockville, by the middle channel, after a run of five hours. Met with some obstruction, mainly …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 21 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 21 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 The Navigation Open - The Navigation may now be declared open. A good deal of ice, on Saturday, obstructed the entrance of the Harbour from the Lake, but doubtless, ere this, it has been melted, or drifted. The Bay of Quinte is not yet open. People were crossing at …
    TextNewspaper     p.2 The Navigation Open - The Navigation may now be declared open. A good deal of ice, on Saturday, obstructed the entrance of the Harbour from the Lake, but doubtless, …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 22 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 22 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Imports - April 19th - str. St. Lawrence, Ogdensburgh, 2 cases, 1 bale of goods, W. Wilson, 1 case, D. Martin; 2 cases goods, D. McPherson, 1 case, 1 bale, E.H. Davy. April 20th - str. Free Trader, Ogdensburgh, 1 case paper hangings, J. Duff; 1 case paper hangings, …
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Imports - April 19th - str. St. Lawrence, Ogdensburgh, 2 cases, 1 bale of goods, W. Wilson, 1 case, D. Martin; 2 cases goods, D. McPherson, 1 case, 1 …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 23 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 23 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Imports - April 21st - str. Napier, Cape Vincent, (giving a long list of gen. cargo not considered important for the purposes of this data base.) SPRING WALK NO. V Having devoted a long day's Walk to matters foreign to our original purpose, we take ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Imports - April 21st - str. Napier, Cape Vincent, (giving a long list of gen. cargo not considered important for the purposes of this data base.) SPRING WALK NO. …
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 24 Apr 1856
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 24 Apr 1856
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Burlington Bay is nearly clear of ice, and some of the boats will probably commence running in a few days. The harbor of Toronto is entirely free from ice, and the Chief Justice is making her regular trips. On the opposite side of the Lake, the most of the …
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Burlington Bay is nearly clear of ice, and some of the boats will probably commence running in a few days. The harbor of Toronto is entirely free from ice, …
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