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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 9

Wreck of the Thermopylae

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 3

A private cable received to-day (states that the Thermopylc went ashore at the entrance of Table Bay, on the south-west coast of Capo Colony. She is breaking up fast, and must become a total…

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The Steamer Tekoa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

Further particulars are to band regarding the loss of the New Zealand Shipping Company steamer Tekos. The report that she had founded off Staten Island, near Cape Horn, proves to have…

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The Drifting Steamer Waikato

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Capetown states that grave fears are entertained for the safety of the steamer Waikato, which left London on may 4, and which was spoken disabled on July 31 in 39 d S. and 30 degrees…

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News by Cable. a Disabled Steamer. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 2

The steamer Duke of Buckingham, which sailed from London on September 1 for Queensland ports under the B.I.S. N. Co's, flag, has…

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The Dreyfus Case. a Thrilling Appeal to France. Dreyfus a Physical Wreck. a Boycott of the Exhibition Demanded. London, Sept. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

M. Zola's letter to L'Awore, a Parisian newt paper, denouncing the Dreyfus verdict, is a tbrilling appeal to French, and contains many passages of passionate invective It state that the trial is…

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The Latest Cable News. the Wreck Op Toe Thermopylae

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

The Australian raceborses Kiors and Chesney which were on the Thermopyoice when she went ashore are safe but both were injured. The steamer's holds are under water, and the cargo is…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney the Wreck of the Thermopylae

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. to-day received the following cable "The hold of the wrecked steamer Thermopylae is under water, and some of the cargo is washing out. The surveyors recommend an…

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The Thermopyle Lost. Wrecked near Capetown. £50,000 worth of Gold in the Cargo. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

A PRIVATE message received here states that the fine White Star liner Thermopylae, 3700 tone, Captain Philip, has been wrecked near…

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News by Cable Steamer's Perilous Voyage. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 5

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tekaoa, which was supposed to have foundered fitter Kinking upon Staten Island, at the mouth of…

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Case 2739. Chapter X. the Wrecking of a Bank

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 9

"One moment, if you please," said Leonard, gently but firmly shaking off the grasp of the stranger and taking a step backward out of reach. " You make a very strong statement,…

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The Wreck of the Thermopyle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 3

The Marino Court of Inquiry at Capetown has suspended the certificate of Captain W. Philip, jun., of the Aberbeen line steamer Thermopyle for six months, in connection with the wreck of the…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. a Ketch Sunk. All Hands Rescued. a Terrible Struggle for Life. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 3

About 4 o'clock this morning a serious collision occurred in the harbour, the vessels concerned being the well-known collier Currajong, outward bound from Bellambi, and the ketch Lansdowne. The…

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A Steamer in Distress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 3

The disabled steamer Buninyong arrived, at Twofold Bay this morning in tow of the steamer Kalgoorlie. Subsequently the passengers were transhipped to the latter vessel, which resumed her…

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A Canadian Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 3

The Dominion line steamer Scotsman is stranded in Belleisle Straits between Labrador and Newfoundland. Two hundred and forty of the passengers have been saved…

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The Steamer Tekoa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 3

The damage to the New Zealand Shipping Compay's steamer Tekoa, which went ashore off Station Island, near Caps Horn, was greater than was at first expected, and it is estimated that temporary…

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A Ketch Sunk in Sydney Harbour Narrow Escape of the Cook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 15

About 4 o'clock on Thursday morning a serious collision occurred in Sydney harbour, the vessels concerned being the collier Currajong, outward bound, from Bellambi, and the Ketch Jansdowne. The…

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A Steamer Burned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Montoya has been destroyed by fire at Megdaland, Colombia. Thirty of the passengers perished…

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Grafton. a Steamer in a Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Wyoming, from Newcastle to Grafton, which arrived yesterday, reports a perilous experience during the heavy easterly gale which raged on Thursday and Friday…

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A Steamer Aground

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

The steamer Innamincka, from Townsville, route to Sydney, has gone ashore at Hinchbrook Point, near Bowen. The vessel will probably be floated off to-night. The passengers have been…

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A Missing Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

A PRIVATE cable states the steamer Aberdeen picked up the steamer Gulf or Genoa with her propeller broken. She had a large cargo, and is on her…

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