The Wreck of the Sovereign single work   poetry   "Mighty in Faith! even in that bitter hour,"
Composed: Sydney, New South Wales,
Issue Details: First known date: 1847... 1847 The Wreck of the Sovereign
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Notes

  • Epigraph: Mr Gore, addressing his wife, said, 'Mary, there is no hope for us now; we shall go to heaven together.' Mrs Gore said, 'We can die but once - Jesus died for us - God keep us - Atlas, of to day.
  • AustLit note: The Sovereign was wrecked off Moreton Island on 11 March 1847. Of the 54 people on board, 10 survived. Mr and Mrs Gore, their two children and a servant were among nine cabin passengers, all of whom died.

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    y separately published work icon The Atlas vol. 3 no. 123 3 April 1847 Z1597385 1847 newspaper issue 1847 pg. 163
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Early Colonial Journalism 1921 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 10 December 1921; (p. 3) Notes the presentation by Justice Chubb of volumes of 'Heads of the People of New South Wales' [published between 1847 and 1848] to the Queensland Historical Society.
Early Colonial Journalism 1921 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 10 December 1921; (p. 3) Notes the presentation by Justice Chubb of volumes of 'Heads of the People of New South Wales' [published between 1847 and 1848] to the Queensland Historical Society.
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