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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1882

33 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2

Wreck of the Zephyr. Sufferings of the Crew

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 4

The following account of the loss of the brigantine Zephyr, bound from Melbourne to Hobart, at Craggy Head, Kent's Group, is given by the correspondent of the Hobart…

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Wreck of the Ship Lam[?]ermoor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1882 · page 3

The following account of the wreck of the British ship Lammermoor, bound from Sydney to San Francisco, is taken from the Alta California of June 28:—The steamer…

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The Ranelagh Ashore again. (From the Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 September 1882 · page 7

The Australasian Steam Navigation Company have again experienced trouble with the unfortunate steamship Ranelagh, which struck a reef at the north entrance to Bowen…

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Meeting of Farmers at Morpeth. Steamer Freights on Produce

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 September 1882 · page 6

A meeting, largely representative of the farming interest, was held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Monday evening, with the object of discussing the present steamer…

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Wreck of a Steamer on the Osprey Reef. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Brisbane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1882 · page 7

Captain Schull, of the German steamer Freya, arrived at Cooktown this evening in an open boat, and reports the total loss of the vessel. The Freya, which left Cooktown on…

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An Immigrant Ship Ashore At Botany. (Echo of Saturday.) La Perouse

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1882 · page 7

The immigrant ship Northampton, from Plymouth, with upwards of 370 immigrants aboard, struck the rock near Port Hacking during the heavy fog last night. She got off…

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The Northampton Ashore at Botany. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1882 · page 3

Intelligence reached Sydney at an early hour on Saturday morning that the immigrant ship Northampton was ashore in Botany Bay. It was subsequently ascertained that in a…

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Wreck of the Brigantine Yarra. (By telegraph to Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1882 · page 4

The brigantine Yarra, 141 tons, Captain Shealer, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coals for the Warrnambocl gasworks, lost both anchors in Warrnambool Bay, and…

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Wreck of the Woniora. Only One Man Saved. [By Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co.] Monday, received 11.30 forenoon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 5

The collier Wo[?]ora, from Bulli, was struck by a tremendous cross sea and thrown on her beam ends, and afterwards sank, off Botany Bay, on Saturday night. Only one seaman succeeded in rea[?]ng the…

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The A. S. N. Co.'s New Steamer Rockton. (From Wednesday's Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 3

The s.s. Rockton, the latest addition to the fleet of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company, arrived from England this morning after a favourable run of (deducting difference…

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Wreck of the Steamer Plutus. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Nowra

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1882 · page 4

I visited the scene of the wreck of the steamer Plutus last evening, and found her stranded on the beach, by land 10 miles south of Shoalhaven Heads, and 25 miles south-east…

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Arrival of the Steamer Chimborazo. (Reuter's Telgraph to Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 6

The Orient Company's s. s. Chimborazo arrived this morning. Passengers: Messrs. M. Anderson, R. Archibald, W. Archibald, Bathurst, Rev…

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