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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1884

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The Crew of the Steamer "Nisero."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 1

CAPTAIN Woodhouse of the steamer Nisero, which was wrecked recently on the coast of Sumatra, the crew being captured by. the Rajah of Tenom, has…

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Total Wreck of the Ship Syria. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Wellington, N.Z.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 11

The Penguin, from Fiji, brings the news that the iron ship Syria, Boneon, master, 1140 tons burden, from Calcutta to Fiji, having on board 480 coolie immigrants, ran on to the Nasali reef, situated 20 miles…

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Wreek of the Schooner Surprise. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 7

Intelligence was received in town on Wednesday morning from Seal Rocks, that the schooner Surprise had struck on the rocks near the lighthouse there, and had become a…

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The Wreck of the Syria

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 21

The Suva Times of June 11 states that the inquiry of the Marine Board of Fiji into the circumstances attending the loss of the ship Syria was continued on Saturday, June 8,…

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Shipwreck at Newcastle. [By Electric Telegraph] Newcastle. Friday, received 10 a.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 4

An American barque has run ashore outside the Heads this morning. There is a very heavy sea running, and it is feared some lives may be lost The steam tug Ajax has taken out the lifeboat and…

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Wreck at Newcastle-all Hands Saved

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 2

The American ship Susan Gilmore, in tow of a tug from Sydney, went as here early this morning near Shopherd's Hill, Newcastle. It appears the…

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The Shipwreck at Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1884 · page 6

Captain Carver reports to the Newcastle Herald that his vessel, the American ship Susan Gilmore, 1204 tons, left Sydney with a crew of fourteen hands on Wednesday…

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Arrival of the Orient Company's Immigrant Steamer, Abergeld[?]. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 3

The Ori[?] Company's chartered steamship Abergeldie with immigrants, from Plymouth, entered t[?] Heads at 25 minutes past 5 p.m. on Sunday, and proceeded direct to an…

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Wreck of the Alice Jane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 14

A correspondent at Trial Bay, writing under date 9th instant to the S. M. Herald, gives the following account of the loss of the schooner Alice Jane, and circumstances…

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A Disastrous Shipwreck on Newfoundland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 13

St. John, N. F., May 24—The French brig Senorine sank on the eastern ledge of the great bank sometime in the first week of May. An English trading schooner, which recently arrived, brought in a…

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A Large Steamer

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 13

One of the greatest events of the shipping world (says Fairplay of July 4) was the launch on Wednesday of last week of the new Cunard steamer Umbria. The builders,…

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Wreck in Cook's Straits. Auckland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 September 1884 · page 1

THE ship Lastingham, an iron vessel of 1143 tons, which belonged to [?]les[?]rs. J. Lidgett and Sons, of London, and was on the voyage from London to…

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The Steamer Collaroy. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1884 · page 6

The news that the steamer Collaroy was floated off on Friday night and towed into port will be received by most people with feelings of pleasure, because that result was achieved only by persistent effort and…

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A Steamer Foundered. Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 2

THE captain [?] the crew of the steamer [?], from [?] to Sydney, [?] night in the steamer Klugstoy, from Port Macquire.. The Madjus foundered on Monday off Sent Rocks. When the crew…

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Later News from China by the Steamer Naples. (Reuter's Telegram to Herald.) Cooktown, Friday

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1884 · page 6

The following additional information regarding the Franco-Chinese embroglio has been received here by the steamer Naples:—In the Hayhong district, at Hong Plieng, a mob…

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Tbe Wreck of the s.s. Fenstanton. (From the Brisbane [?]urier, Oct. 29.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1884 · page 6

The shipwreck crew of the s.s. Fenstanton, which struck on the Moresby Rock, Torres Straits, on the 30th September, arrived in Brisbane yesterday by the A.C.J. and S.S…

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Disastrous Wreck. New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 3

The barque Clype, from Dunedin to Lyttleton, owned by Mr J. C. Ellis, of Newcastle, struck on a reef on Wednesday night near Akaroa and became a total wreck…

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Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1884 · page 4

Yesterday was a delightful day for an excursion on the river, and a large number of persons took advantage of the cool, pure atmosphere, and went to Newcastle from Morpeth by the fine steamship…

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The Wreck of the Barque Clyde on the New Zealand Coast. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1884 · page 3

Great sympathy is expressed on all sides at loss of the barque Clyde, as Captain Culmer was widely known and respected in Newcastle, and Herbert Bohle, one of the…

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Terrible Shipwreck and Great Loss of Life

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 15

By the steamer Hauroto, which arrived in Sydney from Wellington (N.Z.) on Wednesday evening were received fuller particulars of the wreckof thebarqueClyde,andthe loss (withthe…

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