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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
38 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
The Torres Straits steamer Somerset left Singapore on the 15th December, and Batavia on the 18th. She passed the legislator on the 23rd, and the Flintshire on the 27th. She left Somerset at noon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Later advices from the Cape of Good Hope give further particulars of the burning of the Cospatrick. The Edwin, bound for Adelaide, was lost on the coast of Vancouver; the Capisalames, from Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The P. and O. Co.'s steamer Nubia anchored at 9 p.m.; heavy contrary winds delayed her passage. PASSENGERS.—For Sydney: Mr. A. Macdonald, Rev. W. Curnow, Rev. Dr. Lang, Miss Lang, Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ketch Secret arrived from King's Island this morning, bringing the Captain and crew of the British barque Blencathrs, 899 tons, from Glasgow, bound to Sydney, with a general cargo. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is the account of the wreck of the vessel when she struck on King's Island:— On Wednesday night, 3rd February, Mr. Hudson, the chief officer, had the first watch, relieving Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Herald.]—After eight hours incessant downpour we encountered a heavy gale, the barometer falling to 29'260, the lowest figure at which it has stood for twelve years. The rain ceased at noon yesterday. Deplorable accounts are expected of losses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Eeichardt (s.). has arrived from Cooktown. Captain M.Lean reports that at daylight on Thursday he picked up a boat with four men who had bean washed away from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Government are anxious to arrange for the dispatch of the Tinonee, to search about the islands in the vicinity of the wreck of the Gotheuburg; but, unfortuuately, communication is impossible, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →By the arrival of the AS.N. Co.'s steamer Leichardt we are enabled to give the particulars respecting the loss of s.s. Gothenburg gleaned from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bunyip (s.). returned to Townsville after searching for the starboard lifeboat of the Gothenburg, that being the only boat now not accounted for. Search was first made…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Bunyip (s.) returned to Towns ville after searching for the starboard lifeboat of the Gothenburg that being the only one not accounted for Search…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Telegram was received yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Scott, wife of the chief officer of the Blackbird (s.) as follows:—"Grafton Sunday, 14th March. Arrived in Grafton safe; ship total loss."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Evening News.]—The steamer Helen Macgregor, an old trader between Sydney Newcastle and Grafton, struck on a reef on the Clarence Bar, at four o'clock this afternoon. She floated off after being on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It commenced to rain on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and continued during Thursday with slight intermission. On Friday the rain became heavier, and the river rose four feet. During Friday night there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Helen Macgregor an old trader between Sydney Newcastle and Grafton struck on a reef on the Clarence Bar at 4 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Adelaide correspondent of the Melbourne Argus gives some deeply interesting particulars of the anguish caused in South Australia by the lamentable wreck of the Gothenburg steamer, and of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some excitement was caused on Thursday morning about eleven o'clock by the firing of the alarm gun at Allan's Hill, and a great number of persons speedily collected along the wharves and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The new Channel steamer Bessemer left Hull on March 3, and arrived at Gravesend, after having experienced half a gale of wind and a heavy beam sea during the night. Mr. Reed. C.B., was on board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamship Schiller, bound homeward, and having on board the Australian mails via San Francisco, was totally Wrecked on the Scilly I-lands, off the coast of Cornwall. She had onboard 260…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The S. M. Herald of Tuesday gives the following report of the loss of the mail steamer Schiller:—Our telegram received on Sunday night informed us of the disastrous loss of the s.s. Schiller, belonging to…
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