The Wreck of the Sussex. (From the Melbourne Argus, Jan[?] 2.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1872 · page 4
Again we have to tell of a noble vessel wrecked just outside the Heads, not as in the case of the Loch Leven at the commencement of her voyage, but just as it was thought to he over, after the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Total Wreck of C. AND R. R. S. N. Co.'s Steamer Waimea at the Richmond River Heads. (from the Clarence Examiner, Jan 16.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 4
In out issue of the 31st October last, we announced by telegram that the C. and R. R. S. N.Company had become the purchasers of the Waimea, steamer which it will be remembered was run down by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Guinea Expedition. Wreck of the Brig Maria. [By Electric Telegraph to S. M. Herald, from Cardwell and from Brisbane.] Cardwell, 4th
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1872 · page 2
The brig Maria, bound for New Guinea from Sydney, is a total wreck on the Bramble Reef, about thirty miles from here. Twenty-eight of the passengers have arrived in two boats. Forty-seven in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Maria (From the S. M. Herald.) Brisbane, 5th
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 2
A telegram has been received to-day by the Colonial Secretary of Queensland from the Police Magistrate, at Cardwell. It states that the Tinonee came to anchor last night, and that the pilot reports having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Maria
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1872 · page 1
The Herald says:—From the Cleveland Bay Express of the 9th instant, we take the following particulars of the wreck of the Maria. Mr. Hargrave arrived in Sydney on Sunday, by the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Messrs. Lennon and Capes Sydney Stock and Share Report. [For Mail Steamer Nubia.]
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1872 · page 4
Our stock and share market has continued in an excited state since our last circular, and investors find increasing difficulty in obtaining safe and profitable investments for their unemployed capital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Baroda's Mail. Arrivals of the Branch Steamer at Adelaide. (From the Associated Press Telegram in the Herald's Second Edi[?]n of May 4) Adelaide, Saturday, 7.30 p.m
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1872 · page 2
The branch mill s. Rangatira, B. Paddle, commander, arrived off Gleneig on the 4th. at four a.m., with the Adelaide mails. She left King George's Sound on the 29th, at four p.m. The outward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total Loss of As Anchor Line Steamer
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1872 · page 3
Halifax, April 10th.—The Anchor Line steamship Donen, the cargo of which was valued at over half a million of dollars, from London for Halifax and St. John's went ashore yesterday morning on Flint…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of the Steamer "Clarence" Near Port Macquarie. (From a correspondent of the Manning Riber News.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1872 · page 2
On Sunday morning, June 2, Mr. W. Thornton and Mr. M'Millan, passengers, and Mr. Angus, [?]nd engineer of the Clarence-steamer, arrived here, and reported that the ship was on shore between Bold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of the Suez Mail, at Adelaide. Latest News to 7th June. Thealabamaclaims Still Causing Excitement, and the Geneva Commission Likely to Adjourn. Duke of Edinburgh Opened Dublin Exhibition. Colonial Fibre Company Started. Strike of London Builders. Wool Duty in America Reduced Bismark and the Jesuits. Carlist Insurrection in Spain. French Compulsory Military Service. Many Vessels Wrecked Off Labrador. Next Wool Sales 200,000 BALES. Mercury Office, Maitland, Friday afternoon
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 2
We have received the following important mail telegram from the Associated Press, Sydney. The latest English speeial telegram says:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of the Suez Mail, Per Steamer "Baroda." Latest News to 4th July. Washington Treaty Likely to Be Maintained. the Colonies May Annex Fiji. England Won International Race. Duke of Edinburgh's Visit to Ireland. War Steamers to Suppress Kidnapping. Germany Passed Anti-jesuit Measure. the Pope Protests. Maitland Mercury Office, Friday morning, July 26, 1872
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 2
At a late hour on Thursday evening we received the following important mail telegram from the Associated Press, Sydney—but too late to issue Extras last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Horrors of the Pacific Slave Trade. Horrible Massacre of the Crew of the Schooner Lavinia, at the Solomon Islands. (From Saturday's Evening News.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1872 · page 1
On the 26th April, the schooner Lavinia, Captain Brodie, of Sydney, on a beche-le-mer and trading voyage, anchored in a small bight at the eastern end of the Florida Island, Solomon Group, and fished…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arrival of the Suez Mail. News to August 1. the Queen Well. Fearful Powder Explosion. the Ballot Bill Passed. Steamer Sunk, with All Hands. the American Dispute Settled. Cholera in St. Petersburg. Attempt to Assassinate the King of Spain. the Moscow Exhibition Opened. Shipwrecks in the Indian Seas. Wool Sales Closed Firm. Mercury Office, Maitland, Friday, noon, August 23, 1872
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1872 · page 2
We have just received the Suez mail telegram from the Associated Press, Sydney as follows:— The steamer Governor Blackall reached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FICTION. (From English, American, and other Periodicals.) the Foster Brother; Or, The Orphan of the Wreck. CHAPTER I. the Painting—the Artist and His Wife—the Storm—the Drifting Ship
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 5
Within a little room, whose one large window admitted the clear but neutral light from the north, stood a young man painting at his easel in the fading light of the closing day. A perfect quietness…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chapter Ii. the Wreck, and What It Brought to Kenneth and Lucy—the Morning Brings a New Discovery
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 5
The knowledge that fellow-creatures are in peril of their lives never fails to awaken the strongest feelings of pity and excitement, and arouses the desire to succour and save them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FICTION. (From English. American, and other Periodicals.) the Foster Brother; Or, The Orphan of the Wreck. Chapter Iii. What Kenneth and the Fisherman Found on the Rocks
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 5
The stout fishing boat breasted the huge waves in away which gave confidence to its occupants. Nevertheless, it was tossed, hither and thither in a manner which alarmed those who watched it from the shore,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vice Admiralty Court.—thursday. (From the Evening News, Sept. 12.) (Before his Honor the Judge Commissary Sir Alfred Stephen, C. B., and assistant Judge Cheeke.) Judgment. the Barque A. H. BADGER V. the United States Steamer Nevada
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1872 · page 2
The facts of this important case of collision have been fully reported in our previous issues. The collision occurred on the high seas on October 15th, 1871, between Sydney and New Zealand. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FICTION. (From English, American, and other Periodicals.) the Foster Brother; Or, The Orphan of the Wreck. CHAPTER V. Ardgowan and Its Environs—with the Narration of Some Necessary Particulars
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 5
The mansion-house of Ardgowan stood, surrounded by its own woods, pasture land, and corn fields, in a spacious valley among the hills of Aberdeenshire. The valley formed a part of Glenfask, but assuredly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FICTION. (From English, American and other periodicals.) the Foster Brother; Or, The Orphan of the Wreck. Chapter Vii. (Continued)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1872 · page 6
The stranger draw close to the blazing fire in the porter's lodge, and waited there till the return of his messenger, whom he expected would receive instructions to lead him to the doctor's presence. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Trip of the Steamer Queensland. From Brisbane for Sydney
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1872 · page 3
The following telegram from the Australian Associated Press appears, in the Herald of Monday, Sept. 30:— Brisbane, Saturday, 3 p.m…
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