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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
136 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 7
The steamer Killarney lost three life beats while carrying a line aboard the Luna. The captain then declared he had no more ton rope and the Killarney left. The [?]na was lost with fourteen hands a few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A STORY is told how a couple passengers booked by the P. and O. mail steamer for London narrowly escaped being carried on by the Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After several seconds of this strained silence he said in an awed whisper:— "And so you have come with 'em—come for me—to take me back into 'em with you."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Confound it, Belle, when a man comes home tired and discouraged, he can't stand this eternal worry about bills."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dominion of Canada invites tenders for a British-owned Atlantic service…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Tyrian, which left Sydney on Saturday for Melbourne, was towed into Twofold Bay this morning by the steamer Dilkerra, which picked her up in a disabled condition ninety miles cast of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE steamer [?] from the [?] ports has been piaced in quarantine, at New York, owing to six deaths from cholera having occured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chinese Government has paid Great Britain £60,000, plv's 5 per cent. interest, as compensation for the loss of the steamer Kowshing. [The Kewshing was a British steamer trading in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Moldavia, of 10,000 tons, the largest steamer Of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, has been launched at Greenock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer in Bellinger is reported to be off Camden Haven with her shaft broken and her propeller gone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Marine Court called upon the Chief Engineer of the steamer Shamrock to show cause in connection with the wreck of that vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Emerald, turbine steamer, successfully crossed the Atlantic, despite the prevalence of severe gales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir John See, the Premier of the State Government, returned to Sydney to-day, and said that the position of the Government, With respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The salvage party which for nineteen days had been at work at the wreck of the Eligamite near the Three Kings, bus returned after unsuccessful operations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A [?] attempt has been recently made to recover the bullion lost by the wreck of the steamer Elingamite, which bowerer, failed, because of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE steamer Oaklands, Newcastle to Richmond, foundered at four o'clock on Wednesday morning, while trying to enter Port Stephens in a terrific sea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coasting steamer Trilby broke her shaft off Port Macquarie, and returned to port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE steamer Oakland foundered off Cabbage Tree Island when trying to enter Port Stephens early on Wednesday morning: She was coal laden,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Eastern mail steamer Australian arrived this morning with a full compliment of passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE British steamer Union (1288 tons, net) was wrecked on one of the Maldive Islands on the 15th inst. There were 500 coolies on board at…
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