These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
33 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
Some excitement was occasioned in the city this morning by a rumour to the effect that the favourite yacht Secret, which had been lent by her owners, Messrs. C. and E…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Wotonga, Captain McLean, has been wrecked. All on board were saved. The vessel went ashore at two o'clock this morning on a reef to the south of Tacking Point Lighthouse, and south…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following telegram was received on Tuesday from our correspondent at Port Macquarie:—"I visited the wreck this morning. The "Wotonga lies broadside on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Port Albert correspondent of the Argus gives the following further particulars of the stranding of the yacht Secret:- "The yacht left Port Phillip Heads on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following particulars concerning the wreck of the steamer Wotonga were furnished to me to-day by a number of the crew, who arrived here by the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Timaru correspondent of the New Zealand Herald reports that on January 15 the ship City of Cashmere had become all but a total wreck. The pin of the shackle of her anchar came out, and before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamship Newport, of Ward's Line, had an unusual experience during a recent outward trip to Havana. She sailed from this port on Thursday, October 27, and before daylight next morning she was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The s.s. Coonanbara, which arrived on Tuesday morning, reports the breaking down of the steamer Maitland, near Broken Bay. We gain from Captain Adams the following particulars of the mish[?]p:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The loss of the Malmochus, a Swedish mail steamer, upon her trial trip, has scarcely a precedent among marine disasters. On January 16 she went out from Colmar Sound, a strong wind blowing and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On 21st December last, Messrs. R. Napier and Sons launched from their Clyde shipbuilding yard at Govan, a handsome iron screw ste[?]mer of about 3000 tons, which they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The brig Alexandra, 289 tons, belonging to Messrs. Wright and Orr, of Melbourne, went ashore at Lady Bay, Warrnambool, this morning, and is expected to become a total wreck. She parted her starboard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Coorong, which left Melbourne yesterday for Adelaide, went ashore on a sandy shoal at the entrance to Curdie's Inlet, at 4 o'clock this morning. Captain Anthon went to bed at midnight,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The barque Olivia Davis, bound to Sydney, was wrecked this morning near Warrnambool. The vessel, which belongs to Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co., arrived at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Australasian Steam Navigation Company have just met with another stroke of ill-luck in the loss of their new steamer Ranelagb, which only arrived in Sydney from London on the night of April 1, being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We (Mercury) received the following messages on Tuesday:- Sydney, Tuesday. The steam c[?]llier Llewellyn, Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The correspondent of the New Zealand Herald telegraphs the following particulars ot the loss of the Benvenue and the City of Perth:—"A terrible calamity happened in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A new steamer has just been launched from the yard of Messrs. John Key and Sons Kingham. She was built to the order of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—I was glad to see the letter from "A Farmer" in your Saturday's paper about the freights. A man, however, might be the reverse of "an imbecile," and not perceive the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The captain, Government [?]gent, and crew of the Queensland schooner Magnet, 92 tons, arrived here on the 31st ultimo in the schooner Port Villa, the Magnet having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The American papers report the burning of the steamer City of Sanford at Jacksonville, and the subsequent loss of fifteen lives. She was discovered to be on fire four miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →