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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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Wreck of a Steamer. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 3

From Hongkong it is reported that the British steamor Glenavon, bound to London from the Far East, struck on a rock and foundered in the China…

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The Wreck of the Glenavon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 3

The missing officers of the crew of the Glenavon, the wreck of which was reported on Saturday, consisting of the captain, first mate, the second and the fourth engineers, have been saved. The…

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The Wreck of the Steamer Voorwaarts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 3

The Norweign steamship Voorwarts, which was wrecked off Penzance in the late gales, drifted ashore disabled. The captain, officers, and several of the crow perished when abandoning the vessel…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 4

A CONSIDERABLE amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became knownn that the Hereward had become a total wreek a few hours after…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had became a total, wreck a few hours after being successfully floated. Great…

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Latest Cable News. a Steamer Scuttled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The steamer Victoria, bound from Genoa to Buenos Ayres, became ablaze owing to portion of the cargo composed of sulphur becoming ignited and the vessel had to be scuttled. Four hundred…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 11

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a few hours after being successfully floated. Great…

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A Disastrous Wreck. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

The British ship Andelana, 2579 tons, foundered during a squall off Lacoma, Puget Sound. Nineteen, of those board were drowned…

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The Hermit of the Cliffs. Chapter Ii. the Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 6

Alone, alone, all all alone, Alone on the wide, wide sea. "I say, Jack, old follow, it'll be doomsday before, we reach Boston at this rate,"…

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Disturbance on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 3

Two members of the crew of the steamer Falls of Keltic were brought before the police court to-day one being charged with assaulting the chief engineer and the other with attempting to…

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An Ocean Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 3

The Hawxsdale, bound from Hamburg to Melbourne, has been wrecked on Longsand. A German pilot and two seamen were drowned. The Clacton lifeboat saved the remainder…

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Launch of a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

The Eastern and Australian Company's steamer Eastern has been launched at Govan…

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Wreck in the English Channel. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

The ship Hawksdale has been wrecked on Longsands, oil the coast of Essex, England. Her German pilot and two seamen were drowned. The…

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Soul, Wrecks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 11

The saddest wrecks in this world are soul wrecks. Many who set out joyously on the voyage of life, with brightest hopes and prospects of attainng a career of…

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The Loch Fergus Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 3

The ship Loch Fergus, bound from Glasgow to Brisbane, has gone ashore at Killiney Beach, and will probably become a total wreck. The crew was saved by the lifeboat…

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The Wreck of the Hawksdale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 3

The ship Hawksdale, which was recently wrecked at Long Sand, near the estuary of the Thames, has broken in halves and is now submerged…

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A Disastrous Wreck. Steamer Turns Turtle at Tecoma. Crew Drowned Like Rats in a Trap

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

THE steamer Warrimoo, which arrived at "Wellington (N.Z.) on Tuesday from Vancouver, brings further particulars of the lose of the barque…

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A Steamer Aground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

The steamer Wakefield arrived at Forster, and crossed the bar at 9 a.m. to-day, but grounded on an inner spit. She cannot get off until the next high tide…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

The Cunard liner Paronia, which is overdue, was disabled in a hurricane at the Azores…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

No news has been received of the Cunard steamer Pav[?]nia since the 5th inst…

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