"Jack Ketch." (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)
SIR,—The mention of Jack Ketch in your issue of Friday last made me think that possibly some of your readers would be interested in learning how…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894
65 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 4
The Mission Steamer John Williams
Last evening an interesting ceremony took place in the Congregational Church, West Maitland, being the unveiling of a large chromo-lithograph picture of the new steam missionary vessel John…
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North of the Bermuda Islands is an extensive and intricate coral reef which fends off the sea like a breakwater and extends in a semicircular belt to a…
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THE barque Calcutta, of Bordeaux, 350 tons register, was totally wrecked on the eastern corner of Vasher Dead reef, near fort Essington, on the north…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scotch Coal Miners' Strike Wrecking a Colliery. [By Cable.] Sydney
A BODY of 2000 miners on strike at Killicston, Scotland, seized and wrecked the colliery which was working there. Only a few policemen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Squatters and Shearers. Troublous Times. A Steamer Burned and Sunk. A Wcolshsd Fired. Two Men Shot and Wournded. Daspatch of Police Reinforcements
AT the Grassmere woolshed, on the Netallie station, in the Wileannm district, on Sunday night, a mob of unionists attempted to seize the free…
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Wilcannia, Tuesday night.—Full details have new been received regarding the burning of the steamer Rodney. The Rodney, Captain Dickson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Burning of the Steamer Rodney. Menindie
Further details of the burning of the steamer Rodney by unionists are to hand. Captain Dickson states that on receiving warning that an attack was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Barque Ashore. Two Men Drowned. The Rest Without Food or Clothing [By Telegraph]. Sydney
CAPTAIN USHER, of the steamer South Australian, which arrived from Sydney at Brisbanc at 9 o*cloek on Monday night Statedthat at 11o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seizure of a Canadian Sealing Schooner
The United States authorities have placed a Canadian sealing schooner under arrest in Behring Sea, though the schooner is said to have complied with the law regulating the seal fisheries in those…
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The boom of guna from the look-out station, the whistling of steamers, and other unwonted noisec aroused many people shortly after one o'clock or Sunday rooming, and there was a rapid scurrying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Wreck. a Newcastle Ketch Beached. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The kelch. Sea nymph, from Newcastle to Townaville with a cargo of coad, has been wrecked on the Queensland coast. She land to be beached to…
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Steps are shortly to be taken with a view to raising t!ie steamer Colonist in Newcastle Harbor, and the London Underwriters' Association has cabled…
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The boom of guns from the look-out station, the whistling of steamers, and other unwonted noises. aroused many people shortly after one o'clock on Sunday morning, and there was a rapid scurrying…
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The British steamer Pathan, which was seized by the Chinese on suspicion of having munitions of war on board intended for Japan, find taken to Keitung to have her cargo examined, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Rondondo Israelite Bay (W.A..), Sunday, 8.30 p.m
The schooner Grace Darling, Captain Douglas, haa picked up a boat containing 12 survivors of the s.s. Kodondo, Captain Hill, owned by W. H. Smith and Sons, Limited, carrying passengers and…
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A TELEGRAM from Israelite Bay, West Australia, on Monday said:- The schooner Grace Darling, Captain Douglas, has picked up up a boat…
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Word had been received from is[?]clite Bay (W. A.) of the total loss of Messrs Howard Smith and Son's steamer Rodondo and several…
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Israelite Bay (W.A.), Sunday, 8.30 p.m. The schooner Grace Darling, Captain Douglas, has picked up a boat containing 12 survivors of the s.s. Bodondo, Captain Hill, owned by W. H…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wreck of the Rodondo Selfishness and Cowardice. Bravery of Captain Officers
TELEGRAMS from Israelite Bay as to the wreck of the Rodondo say that on Friday night the passengers on the Rodondo retired early, owing to a…
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