The Liban Wreck
One hundred and twenty-three parsons perished in the Liban wreck…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
136 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 7
Ho Steamer to Sydney. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
OWING to the Steamer to Sydney breaking down on a trip from Newcastle to Sydney last night, no passenger steamer will leave Sydney for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision at Sea a Steamer Sunk. Two Hundred Lives Lost. LONDON
THE French steamers Insulaire and Liban, controlled by the Fraissiet Company, collided off Marseilles on Saturday, with disastrous results…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sad Tale. Lost in the Oakland Wreck
A particularly sad tale is attached to the loss of the lad Alexander Cargill, who went down in the Oakland. He was quite a boy, being only 16…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer to Sydney
It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that until further notice the passenger steamer "Namoi" will leave Newcastle for Sydney on Mondays,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Oakland Wreck
The wreck of the steamer Oakland was sold to-day for £40…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Granted Pratique. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE steamer Oonah arrived last night from Hobart, and was granted pratique to-day, after a medical examination of the passengers. All of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer
Nearly 1000 tons of the coal in the hold of the steamer Karamen, reported yesterday to have been damaged by fire at the Albert Docks, has been destroyed. Some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Napier, N.z. a Steamer Beached
The steamer Niwaru struck a rock while entering the harbour at Napier, New Zealand, yesterday morning, and number 4 hold began to fill quickly. The vessel had to be beached. The Niwara is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Steamer Beached. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE steamer Tyser, over 6000 tons burden, from Napier to Wellington, on the continuation of her voyage from London to Sydney, struck on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Collision in the Harbour. The Steamer Argus Beached
SHORTLY before 9 o'clock on Friday night, a collision occurred in Sydney Harbour between the Steamers Mildura and Argus. The result was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight with a Biff Whale. Towed a Steamer for Three Days. Mad Rush Through the Seas for 300 MILES
"Steady, now, steady!" Slowly the slim, shining brass barrel dipped downward. The big, black slippery body ahead rolled uneasily on the lapping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turbine Steamer for Australia
The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand has contracted with Messrs. Denny and Company, of Dumbarton, to build a turbine steamer for its Melbourne-Launceston service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Steamer Burned
The steamer Nararia, a vessel of between forty and fifty tons, was burnt to the water's edge at Windsor last night, and then sank in deep water. All the hands were asleep below,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Excursion Steamer. a Trial Trip
AN excursion steamer lately added to the fleet of excursion steamers at the port of Sydney is the " Cobar" which went out for a trial trip on the harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck the Croki. on Seal Rocks. Passenger's Statement. Newcastle
Early on Sunday morning Messrs. Allen Maylor, and Co.'s new North Coast steamer [?] while bound to Sydney from the Northern Rivers, struck on Seal Rocks, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Steamer on Fire. a Boy Encircled by Flames. A Gallant Rescue
On Friday night a fire broke out on board the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Pilbarra, lying in the Yarra the steamer was taking in cargo,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck Near Seal Rooks
News was received in Newcastle on Sunday, that the steamer Croki, which has just commenced running in the trade between Sydney and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm at Sea. Exciting Experience of a Steamer. Fremantle
The steamer Kyarra has arrived at Fremantle from Eastern ports, after a sensational passage. On Tuesday a terrific gale was encountered, and the vessel was struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of a Steamer Sold [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE wreck of the steamer Croki was sold at auction to-day for £120,…
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