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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894

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Gales and Floods in England Shipwrecks and Loss of Life. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 November 1894 · page 5

HEAVY storms have caused disastrous floods in England, especially in the south-western countries and in the vicinity of Bath. In Soimerset shire…

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The Wreck of the Wairarapa Brave Engineers The Court Commends Them

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 November 1894 · page 3

WHEN the magisterial inquiry on the wreck of the Wairarapa was resumed in Auckland on Friday, Captain Brown of the barque Natal Queen…

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The Wairarapa Wreck Enquiry. Chief Officer Recalled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 4

AT the official inquiry into the Wairarapa disaster on Wednesday, Mr Moyos, chief officer, recalled, stated that he was first mate of the ship…

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Wreck of s.s. "GWYDIR."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 3

SIR.—As the cause of the wreck of the above steamer will come before the Marine Board in the course of a few days it is to be hoped that in the interest of the public the Board, will thoroughly…

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Wreck of the Schooner Thistle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 7

Aboard the steamer Kurrara, which arrived in Sydney from Solomon Islands on Wednesday, was Captain Hawkins, who had the melancholy news to record of the loss of the three-masted schoonor Thistle…

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