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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1892

28 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2

Steamer Excursion to Port Stephens

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 7

The excursion to Port Stephens by the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamship Newcastle was well patronised. The fine steamer was well filled. There must…

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[?] The Wreck of the Enterkin

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 5

The violent winds which blew on December 12 and 13 drove the Enterkin, a ship of 1500 tons, on the Galloper Sand, which is a large Dank in the North Sea opposite the mouth of…

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FICTION. From English, American, and Other Periodicals. Ethelwyn Chapter I. Why He Mssed the Steamer

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 2

George Chandos, Duke of Ellesmere, was idly strolling along the principal street of Sherman ville, now gazing over the attractive merchandise displayed in the immense plate glass windows of the…

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Shipwreck Off the English Coast. All Hands Supposed to be Lost. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 3

THE ship Fratell sank off Penzance, in Cornwall, during the recent gales. All hands are supposed to be lost. One corpse was recovered…

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A Fast Steamer

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1892 · page 7

The Yankees have the reputation of building fast vessels, but the fastest craft under steam is undoubtedly the steam yacht Norwood, the property of Norman L. Munro, the…

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The Horros of Shipwreck a Thrilling Time of Anxiety

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 3

An English paper dated January 6th says:- A disastrous collision occurred on Saturday night, 2nd January, off the Wielengen Leghtship, 13 miles…

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The Anarchist War. Terrible Vengeance Against a Witness. a Restaurant Wrecked. London, April 26

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 4

The house of Very, who is the chief witness in the forthcoming trial in Ravachol, leader of the anarchists of Paris, has been the scene of a dynamite…

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Steamer Excursion From Morpeth to Paterson

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 6

A steamer excursion had been arranged by the Morpeth Cricket Club to do honor to Mr. J. Hanshaw, who had given the club very generous support. It was appointed that…

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Total Wreck of a Steamer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1892 · page 2

The steamer city of Chicago, which went ashore on the Irish coast has become a complete wreck…

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Explosion on a River Steamer

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 3

A terrible accident is reported from Switzerland. An explosion occurred on a crowded steamer on the Lake of Geneva, and among those killed were…

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Supposed Wreck in Mid-Ocean. MELBOURNE

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1892 · page 3

THE steamer Murrumbidgee, which arrived to-day from London, brings tidings of the loss in midocean of an Australian bound vessel, the name of which…

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Wreck in the Indian Ocean. the Report of a Steamer Cleared Up. Rescue and Hardships of the Crew

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 2

THE arrival of the barque Arethusa at Newcastle on sets at rest the doubts held with respect to the wreckage in the Indian. Ocean reported by…

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An Atlantic Liner Ashore—Exciting Adventures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 5

In a dense fog about eight o'clock cm Friday night (July 1), the Inman steamer City of Chicago, with nearly 400 passengers and mails from New York for Liverpool, via…

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Wreck on the Victorian Coast. The Loss of the Newfield. Nine of the Crow Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1892 · page 3

Monday last we received a special from our Sydney correspondent, [?]uncing that the barque Newfield, [?] from Sharpness to Brisbano,…

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The Wreck of the Newfield

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 8

Concerning the loss of the barque Newfield on the coast near Warrnambool on Sunday night, we take the following particulars from the Herald: The agents for the Newfield in Brisbane are…

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The Largest Passenger Steamer In the World

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1892 · page 7

The Cunardliner Campania, the largest steamar in the world's mercantile marine, was successfully launched on September 8 from the Fairfield Company's yard at Glasgow. The Great Eastenn, the…

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Biggest Steamer in the World

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1892 · page 1

THE largest vessel save the Great Eastern that has even been built will be launched this month at Govan, on the Clyde, from the yard of the Fairfield Company, says…

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The Steamer Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 October 1892 · page 4

WE are requested to state that the passenger steamer Newcastle having been laid up during the winter months is now put in commission for the summer season. She…

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A Steamer Wrecked, Terrible Loss of Life. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 1

THE Achor Line steamer Roumania, from Liverpool to Bombay, has been wrocked near Lisbon, and 113 lives have been lost, including those of 55…

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An Infernal Machine in Paris. a Police Office Wrecked. London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 4

FROM Paris it is reported that an infernal machine was found this morning in the office of the Carmaux Coal-mining Company, at whose mines a, strike, attended…

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