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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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The Disaster in the West Indies. a Tidal Wave Wrecks a Village

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Further particulars of the continued eruption of Mt. Pelee on Martinipue states that the mountain on Tuesday ejected…

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A Torpedo Boat Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 3

The torpedo boat destroyer Recruit struck a rock on the coast of Cornwall and settled. It is feared her bottom is rent. The sea was smooth and the crew landed…

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A Tragedy of the Sea, Shipwreck, Murder and Cannibalism

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 5

The following remarkable story of a sea tragedy is here published for the first time in Australia. More lucidly than any narrative of recent…

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Wreck of a Schooner. the Captain Drowned! Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 3

The , schooner Advance, which left Botany Bay' last night, bound for Newcastle, came to grief at three o'olook this morning, at Henry's Reef, not far from Bare Island Military Station…

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Palace on an Indian Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

While the steamer City of Calcutta, from India, was in Quarantine at Dnukirk, France, two deaths from plague occurred aboard of her…

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Wreck of a Schooner. the Captain Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 6

The schooner Advance, which left Botany By last night, bound for Newcastle, came to grief it three o'clock this morning, at Henry's Reef, not [?] From Bare Island Military Station…

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Double Trouble to a Steamer. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

The steamer Ras Elba, which left here with a cargo of coal for Melbourne this afternoon, returned to port between 5 and 6 o'clock…

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Double Trouble to a Steamer. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 4

The steamer Ras Elba, which left here with a cargo of coal for Melbourne this afternoon, returned to port between 5 and 6 o'clock…

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Passenger Steamer in an Icepack

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 3

The steamer Portland; while on the homeward voyage from Cape Nome, Alaska,to Seattle, was caught in an icepack and is drifting towards the Arctic Ocean. The Portland has 109 passengers on…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Gone Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

A telegram from Queenseliff states that an unknown vessel fans gone ashore on the bar at Nobby's, Philip Island, near the entrance to Port Philip. The tug Eagle has gone to her assistance…

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Steamer Refloated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 3

The steamer Kincumber, which went on the rocks at Camden Haven on Thursday, was successfully floated last night. The vessel was leaking badly, indicating that severe damage was occasioned by the stranding…

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The Missing Steamer. (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 2

THERE is no news yet of the missing steamer Quirang, now 21 days [?] from Newcastle to Dunedin…

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Sinking of a Steamer. Thirty Lives Lost. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 July 1902 · page 2

AN overcrowded steamer sank in the River Bege, in Russia, yesterday, and 30 persons were drowned…

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The Steamer Quaraing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 2

There are no tidings of the missing steamer Quaraing…

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A Steamer Trip. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 2

The steamer Westralian, at present in Melbourne, leaves this evening for The Bluff (N.Z.), on a round trip to Sydney…

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A Steamer Capsizes. Two Hundred Chinese Drowned. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

THROUGH the capsize of a steamer on a river in China, 200 Chinese were drowned…

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New Zealand. Searching for a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 2

The New Zealand Government steamer Tutanekai left Greymonth to-day in search of the missing steamer Quaring…

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The Steamer Wajkto

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 3

There have been discharged from the injured Wait late fifteen hundred tons of cargo. It is feared the stern tube vessel is cracked…

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A Man Jumps Overboard. [?] an Outgoing Steamer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 3

[?] incident occurred on board [?] R.M.S. Sonoma as she was passing through the Heads on Monday [?] on her way to San Francisco…

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The Steamer Quiraing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

An opinion is gaining ground in shipping circle, that the missing steamer Quiraing has foundered with all hands…

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