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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1888

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

A Schooner Aground. (From the Herald.) Townsville

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 2

The schooner Borealis struck [?] [?]…

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Wreck of a Schooner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 2

A cable from Auckland states that the schooner Lizzie Gay has been wreeked on the east coast. Captain Stevens, who was in command at the…

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Terrible Explosion on a Petroleum Steamer. Serious Loss of Life—fearful Scene

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 3

Great consternation has been caused at Calais by a fearful explosion which took place in the docks on October 16, when a petroleum ship was blown up. The vessel was the Ville de Calais, 1800 tons,…

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Mail Steamer Arrived

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 December 1888 · page 2

The mail steamer Luristasia (?) has arrived at Albany. Her Sydney mail is expected to reach here on Monday…

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Wreck of the Storm Queen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 December 1888 · page 3

Further particulars of the wreck of the Storm Queen in the Bay of Biscay state that the captain, who stuck to the vessel up to the last, was drowned, together…

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