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Distressing News
Colonial Times, 20 Oct 1828

   The distressing circumstances, under which the Family of the late Captain Laughton have been deprived of a Husband and a Father, are respectfully submitted to the Public.
   Captain Laughton purchased the wreck of the Hope on Wednesday last, 15th October, 1828. On the evening of the same day, he proceeded down the River to save all that was practicable of the property. On the morning of yesterday, while examining the state of the wreck in a boat with Captain Cunningham, the boat was struck by a sea, and filled with water. Captain Laughton and Captain Cunningham jumped out of the boat, but by the violence of the surf, Captain Laughton was prevented from reaching the land, and ultimately drowned.
   When it is remembered that the deceased had nearly lost the whole of his property by the wreck of the Apollo, and that while suffering under their former misfortune, that family have been visited with this afflictive dispensation of Providence, it is confidently anticipated that this plain statement of these melancholy circumstances, will induce the Public to come forward with their accustomed liberality in aid of the widow and children.
   The Undersigned will wait on the Inhabitants to solicit Subscriptions for that purpose.
   W. Bedford H. W. Mason,
   W. A. Bethune J. Grant.
   Subscriptions will be received at the Bank, in the name of Messrs. W. A. Bethune, H. W. Mason and James Grant, Treasurers.
   N.B. - If any of the Inhabitants have not been waited on, it is hoped they will not attribute it to neglect, and they, as well as those happened to be from home when called on, are kindly invited to add their names to the List, and to pay their Subscriptions at the Bank of Van Diemen’s Land.

List of people who made a donation:

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ABBOTT, Edward, Esq. - £2	ABBOTT, Edward Jnr - £3 3s	ADEY, Mrs. - £2 2s	ALLISON, Francis - £1 1s
ARTHUR, Lieutenant Governor - £21	ARTHUR, Charles, Esq. - £3 3s	ASH, James - £1 1s	ASHMORE, Captain (Guide) - £5 5
ATHER, William - £1	ATHORN, William - £1	ATKINSON, Thomas, Esq. - £5	AUSTIN, James - £3
AUSTIN, Josiah - £1	AUSTIN, Solomon - £1

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BADLEY, Mrs. - £2 2s	BARKER, Richard, Esq. - £3 3s	BARNARD, George William, Esq. - £3 3s	BARNES, Francis - £1 1s
BARNES, William, Esq. - £2 2s	BARTLEY, Theodore - £1 1s	BEAUMONT, John, Esq. - £2	BEDFORD, Rev. William - £1
BELL, Frederick, Esq. - £2 2s	BELL, J. W., Esq. - £1	BELL, John, Esq. - £5 5	BENT, Andrew - £1
BETHUNE, Walter A., Esq. - £10 10s	BILTON, Henry - £1	BIRRELL, Andrew, Esq. - £1 1s	BISDEE, John, Esq. - £2
BOYLE, Henry - £1	BRIGGS, Mrs. - £1	BRYANT, Edmund, Esq. - £2	BURGESS, John - 17s 4d
BURN, G., Esq. - £2 2s 2d	BURNETT, John, Esq. - £10	BUSH, Mr. - £1	BUTLER, Gamaliel - £5 5s

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CALDWELL, Mr. R. - £2	CARNS, Robert, Esq. - £7 7s	CARVOSSO, Rev. Benjamin - £2	CARTWRIGHT, George, Esq. - £5 5s
CLARKSON, Thomas, Esq. - £3 3s	CLAYTON, Henry - £1	CLEBURNE, Mr. R. - £1	CLEMENTSON, Mr. - £2
CLITHEROW, Thomas - £1	COLLICOTT, John Thomas, Esq. - £1	CONOLLY, Rev. P. - £1	COOK, William - £2
COX, John Edward, Esq. - £5 5s	CUMMING, John - £2	CURR, Edward, Esq. - £7

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DALRYMPLE, Patrick - £1	DEAN, John - £2	DEANE, John Philip - £1 1s	DENNETT, William - £1
DEVINE, Thomas - £1	DILLON, Captain - Research, £5 5s	DUDGEON, Peter, Esq. - £3 3s	DUNN, John, Esq. - £2 2s

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EDDIE, John Alexander, Esq. - £3 3s	EDDINGTON, John - £1	EMMETT, J. H., Esq. - £2 2s

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FEREDAY, Dudley, Esq. - £2 2s	FERGUSSON, Joshua - £1	FIELD, William - £1	FRASER, Simon - £3 3s

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GARDINER, John, Esq. - £5 6s	GARRET, Dr. - Pittwater, £2	GARRETT, Hannah - £1	GELLIBRAND, William & Jos. - £15 15s
GELLIE, Alexander - £1 1s	GILL, J. H., Esq. - £2 2s	GLEADOW, John Ward, Esq. - £2 2s	GRANT, James, Esq. - £5 5s
GUEST, Mr. - £1	GUNN, H., Esq. - £2	GUY, Benjamin - £1 1s	GWYNN, John - 10s

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HALES, Qtr. Master - 40th Reg., £3	HAMILTON, W. H., Esq., J.P. - £5	HEANEY, Captain Richard - £1	HEANEY, Captain Richard - £1
HIDDLESTONE, Mr. - £1	HINES, Francis - £3 3s	HOBBS, James, Esq. - £2 2s	HODGSON, Edmund - £5
HONE, Joseph, Esq. - £10 10s	HOPKINS, Henry - £3	HOUGHTON, James - 10s	HULL, George, Esq. D.A.C.G. - £1
HUMPHREY, A. W. H., Esq., J.P. - £5	HUTTON, Mr. - £1 1s

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INGLIS, R., Esq. - £5

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JARVIS, Mrs. - £1 6s	JEFFREY, James - £1	JENNINGS, Joseph Gellibrand, Esq. - £3 3s	JONES, Mr. - £1 10s

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KELLY, James - £5	KEMP, Anthony Fenn, Esq. - £3	KENWORTHY, William, Esq. - £1	KERR, John, Esq. - £3 3s
KNIGHT, William - £1 1	KNOPWOOD, Rev. Robert - £2

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LAKELAND, John, Esq. J.P. - £3 3s	LAMBE, David - £1 1s	LANGFORD, George - £2 2s	LASCELLES, Thomas Allen, Esq. - £3 3s
LAWRENCE, W., Esq. - £2 2s	LESTER, Joseph - £1	LEWIS, W. - £1 1s	LOANE, Rowland Walpole, Esq. - £3 3s
LORD, David, Esq. - £5 5s	LORD, Edward, Esq. - £25	LORD, Mrs. Maria - £2	LORD, Mr. S. Jnr. - £2 2s
LORD, Major T. D. - £1 1s	LOVELL, Esh - £2	LOWE, George - £3 1s. 9d	LOWES, Thomas Yardley, Esq. - £8 3s
LUCAS, Thomas - £1 1s	LUCKMAN, James - 8s. 8d	LYONS, Charles Bethel, Esq. - £2 2s

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MACARTHUR, Rev. Archibald - £2 2s	MACLACHLAN, Charles, Esq. - £5 5s	MACLEAN, Hugh - £2 2s	MADDOCKS, Mr. H. - £1
MANNINGTON, Mr. W. - £1	MARGETTS, Mrs. - £3	MARRSISON, Mr. - £1 1s	MARZETTI, Thomas Fred.Esq. - £2 2s
MASON, Horatio William, Esq. - £5 5s	MATHER, Robert - £2 2s	MAYCOCK, William - £1	McDOUGALL, Mr. Snr. - £1
McDOUGALL, Mrs. Jnr. - £1	McGUIRE, Robert - 17s. 4d	MIDWOOD, Mrs. - £2	MILITARY MESS, 40th Regiment - £21
MILLER, Lieutenant - £1	MILLS, Mr. M. - £1	MONTAGU, Captain John - £5	MOODIE, Afleck, Esq. J.P. - £2 2s
MORGAN, Mr. - £1	MORRIS, Mrs. - £1	MORRIS, Mr. B. - £1	MORTIMER, Mr. J. - £1
MUIR, John - 10s	MULGRAVE, Peter Archer, Esq. - £5 5s	MURRAY & BURNS Messrs. - £1

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NAIRN, C. R., Esq. - £2 2s	NEILLY, Adjutant, 40th Regiment - £1	NICHOLS, Thomas - 10s	NICKOLLS, Henry, Esq. - £5 5s

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O'FARREL, Rolla, Esq. - £4	OGILVIE, James, Esq. - £2 2s	ORR, William Morgan, Esq. - £5	OWEN, Dr. R. W. - £1

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PARKER, John - £2 2s	PARRAMORE, W. J., Esq. - £3 3s	PATON, Dr. W. - £1	PEDDER, Chief Justice - £10
PETCHEY, John - £1	PITCAIRN, Robert, Esq. - £3 3s	POWELL, John - £1	PREGNALL, Mrs. - £1

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RAND, G. - £1	RANKEN, James, Esq. - £3 3s	RAYNER, Mr. - 13s	RAYNER, Mr. Jnr. - £1
REIBY, J. H., Esq. - £1	REICHENBERG, Mr. - £1	RICHARDS, E. C., Esq. - £2 2s	RITCHIE, Thomas, Esq. - £2 2s
ROBERTS, James - 13s	ROBINSON, Rev. - New Norfolk, £5 5s	ROSS, Dr. James - £2 2s	ROSS, Hugh, Esq. - £5

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SCHULTZE, Frederick - £2 2s	SCOTT, Dr. James - £5 5s	SCOTT, Thos., Esq. - Surveyor, £3 3s	SCRIVENER, E., Esq. - £2 2s
SECCOMBE, Dr. - £2 2s	SHARLAND, William S., Esq. - £3 3s	SIMPSON, J. C., Esq. J.P. - £2 2s	SINCLAIR, John, Esq. - £1
SMITH, George - £1 1s	SMITH, Thomas - £2 2s	SOLOMON, Mr. J. - £5	SOLOMON, Messrs. J. & J. - £5
SOLOMONS, Mark - £2 2s	SORELL, William, Esq. - £5	SPECK, Captain - £3 3s	STALLARD, W. - £1
STEEL, Mr. M. - £1	STEPHEN, Alfred, Esq. - £5	STOCKER, W. T. - £2	STOKELL, George - £1
SWAN, John - £5 5s

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THOMAS, Jocelyn, Esq. J.P. - £5 5s	THOMSON, Archibald, Esq. - £2 2s	THOMSON, J., Esq. - £1	THOMSON, James - £2 2s
TURNLEY, George - £2	TURTON, Major, 40th Regiment - £3 3s

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UNDERWOOD, John Chris., Esq. - £5 5s

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WALES, Robert - £1	WALKER, John - £2 2s	WATCHORN Mr. - £3	WATKINS, Mr. F. - £5
WEDGE, John Helder, Esq. - £3 3s	WESTBROOK, Dr. - £5	WESTON, W. P., Esq. - £1	WHITAKER, Mr. S. - £10
WHITCOMB, George - £1 1s	WHITE, Richard - £1 1s	WIDOWSON, Henry, Esq. - £5	WILLIAMS, Thomas, Esq. - £2 2s
WILLIAMSON, Mrs. - £1	WILLIATT, Newman - £1	WILSON, William, Esq. - £5 5s	WISE, George - £1 1s
WISE, William - £1 1s	WOOD, Mrs. - £1	WOOD, Captain Patrick - £1	WOODCOCK, J., Esq.- £5
WRIGHT, C., Esq. - £5

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YOUNG, Thomas, Esq. - £2 2s			Back to Top