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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
29 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
The missionary schooner Dayspring arrived in port on Sunday afternoon, after an absence of nearly four months, during which she has been cruising amongst the South Sea Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—In your leading article of to-day's issue, commenting upon the wreck of the s. s. New England, you make the following assertions as the grounds upon which you base the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The report and decision of the Board were as follows:—"The Board is of opinion that the vessel was lost in consequence of the attempt being made to take her to sea at an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Captain Hixson (president), Captains Broomfield, Robertson, M'Lean, and Jenkins, and Commander Lindeman attended at the Marine Board meeting on Monday, and a case…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Having in my, previous communication expressed the opinion that the loss of the steamship New England and other steamers were caused by a disease which I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—After the tragedy of the wreck of the New England we have a f[?]rce played by the Marine Board in Sydney, which, to my mind, b[?]ffl[?]s all description in its display of unfitness to deal with or inquire into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Everyone who has read Jule Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" will remember the manner of craft in which that marvellous journey was undertaken, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During the past twenty five years about fifty-five thousand wrecks, casualties, and collisions have occurred on the British coasts, involving the loss of nearly twenty-thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is not often (writes the Echo's Kiama correspondent, under date of Tuesday) that marine disasters have to be reported from this part of the coast; but on this occasion I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—The committee of the Hunter Ri[?]er Farmer's Association have apparently had as great a task in the matter of the freights charged by steam companies on produce as the Government with their Land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I noticed an egregious effusion under the above heading in your issue of last Saturday, signed "A Farmer." The committee of the H. R. F. Association should be thankful for his timely warnings,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An exaggeration of the double hul[?] steamers, that have already been tried, is[?] proposed by an old captain, and is likely to[?] be tried experimentally. Three hulls are laid[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following particulars of wrecks which have occurred during the year 1882 on the coast of New South Wales were published in the Government Gazette on Tuesday:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Navarre, owned by Messrs. James Currie and Co., of Leith, has been lost on a voyage from Copenhagen to that port, and between 60 and 70 lives have been lost. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As our readers know, the great steamer trade between England and the East, including Australia, is being entirely moved t[?] the Thames, to catch the large passenger and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the wreck of the barque Illie at the Solomon Islands reached Sydney, from Brisbane, on Wednesday last; but beyond stating that the vessel was lost, there was no information as to whether the…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →For a considerable time past Mr. W. J. Smith, of Woollahra, has devoted his energies to the praiseworthy object of perfecting lifesaving appliances for use at sea; but, like…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All hope of removing the George Roper from Point Lonsdale reef, on which she lies at the Heads, has now been abandoned. While the weather remained fine every effort…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The wreck of the ship George Roper was sold by public auction to-day. The auction room was crowded. The bidding at first was brisk; it commenced at £1000, and from that…
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