Agriculture > Markets & Fairs

Lammas horse and cattle market held. Clippers "Paragon" "Enterprise" "Sir Wm. Wallace" and sloop "Cock of the North" all chartered by Aberdeen dealers, who mean to race them home.

John O'Groat Journal Friday, August 20, 1852

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Buildings > Harbours

Ackergill. Are going to commence enlargement of harbour due to near accident of the sloop "Betsy" of Wick (bad weather"

John O'Groat Journal Friday, February 23, 1838

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Commerce > Finance

Tain Burgh - Sale of shares in insurance companies, Greenland Whale Company of Aberdeen & share in the sloop 'Diligence'

Inverness Journal Friday, May 7, 1824

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Commerce > Finance

Forres - To be sold, shares of the smack 'Fame' also sloop 'Diligences'

Inverness Journal Friday, May 22, 1829

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Education > Schools

Inverness - Inverness Royal Academy, Mr Adam, rector, allowed to sail on the H.M. sloop Cherokee under Captain W.M. Keats to witness scientific experiments

Inverness Journal Friday, January 3, 1823

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Education > Schools

Inverness - Inverness Royal Academy, Mr Adam, rector, allowed to sail on the H.M. sloop Cherokee under Captain W.M. Keats to witness scientific experiments, sailed

Inverness Journal Friday, January 24, 1823

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Education > Schools

Inverness - Inverness Royal Academy, Mr Adam, rector, allowed to sail on the H.M. sloop Cherokee under Captain W.M. Keats to witness scientific experiments, returned

Inverness Journal Friday, January 31, 1823

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Education > Schools

Inverness - Inverness Royal Academy, Mr Adam, rector, allowed to sail on the H.M. sloop Cherokee under Captain W.M. Keats to witness scientific experiments, report

Inverness Journal Friday, April 4, 1823

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Events > Accidents

Inverness - At the launching of a sloop at Mr Munro's woodyard, at the shore, some posts fell down. Thomas Fraser, flesher in town, had his legs broken and John MacArthur was killed

Inverness Journal Friday, May 7, 1830

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Events > Accidents

Inverness - At the launching of a sloop at Mr Munro's woodyard, at the shore, some posts fell down. Thomas Fraser, flesher in town, had his legs broken and John MacArthur was killed

Inverness Journal Friday, May 14, 1830

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Events > Accidents

The Sloop "Josephine" on its way to Norway lost her rigging and upper works and one of her crew- John Manson- Dunnet

John O'Groat Journal Friday, February 15, 1839

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Events > Accidents

The Captain of the Sloop "James T Christian" tried to wade out to his ship (when it drifted) but was drowned.

John O'Groat Journal Friday, April 12, 1839

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Events > Accidents

Lochinver: four men died on Sloop "Mary"

John O'Groat Journal Friday, February 25, 1848

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Events > Accidents

Castletown- Skipper Charles Henry of Sloop "Isabella Anderson" of Hopeman, crushed to death by boat at Castlehill Harbour near Castletown.

John O'Groat Journal Friday, October 1, 1852

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Events > Accidents

Findhorn - Mr Lawson, master of the sloop 'The Sisters of Limekilns' fatally injured in a shooting accident

Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, April 25, 1854

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Events > Accidents

The sloop "Hope" of Kirkwall, in working up the string, broke her boom and mainsail.

John O'Groat Journal Friday, October 8, 1858

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Events > Accidents

Tain - Sloop 'Village Maid' totally burned

Inverness Advertiser Friday, March 8, 1867

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Events > Drownings

Inverness - Alec Ross, native of Cromarty & mate of the sloop 'Hazard', boat driven ashore at the Longman, found unconscious, died on being taken to hospital

Inverness Journal Friday, February 22, 1822

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Events > Shipwrecks

Pentland Firth - The sloop 'Sanitola' of, and for, Kirkwall, wrecked, 5 bodies were found in the cabin

Inverness Journal Friday, January 9, 1818

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Events > Shipwrecks

Thurso - The sloop 'Ann & Isabella' of that place was lost off Derry River on the Irish coast. All on board perished

Inverness Journal Friday, March 13, 1818

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Events > Shipwrecks

Nairn - The sloop 'Ann George, Davidson' of Aberdeen, carrying coal, was driven ashore at Nairn in gale

Inverness Journal Friday, November 19, 1819

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Events > Shipwrecks

Skye - Wreck of the sloop 'Jenny' of Rothesay, sailing from the Shannon to Glasgow

Inverness Journal Friday, February 23, 1821

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Events > Shipwrecks

Skye, Isle of - Wreck of sloop 'William & Ann' from Inverness to Liverpool upon the Island of Pabay. Also the sloop 'Countess of Selkirk', wrecked coming out of Loch Dunvegan

Inverness Journal Friday, November 23, 1821

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Events > Shipwrecks

Ullapool, Ross-shire - The sloop, 'Friendship', out of Ullapool, lost with crew off Thurso. Also reports of other wrecks from same port

Inverness Journal Friday, October 18, 1822

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Events > Shipwrecks

Peterhead Harbour - The sloop 'John O'Groat' of Thurso, when entering the harbour at Peterhead, landed on the rocks. The passengers & crew were saved

Inverness Journal Friday, January 2, 1824

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