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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

136 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 7

Great Storm at Sea. a Steamer in Peril. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 5

THE steamer Kyarra has arrived at Fremantle, Western Australia, from Eastern Ports after a sensational passage. On Tuesday a terrific gale…

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Wreck of the Croki. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 10

Early on Sunday morning Messrs. Allen Taylor, and Co.'s new North Coast steamer Croki, while bound to Sydney from the Northern Rivers, struck on Seal Rocks, and had…

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A Steamer Re-floated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1903 · page 5

The M. M. Company's steamer Polynesian, which during a gale stranded in the outer harbour at Marseilles, has been re-floated. It has been found that the vessel has been…

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Arrival of a Mail Steamer Fearful Heat in the Red Sea. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 September 1903 · page 3

The mail steamer "Arcadia" has arrived at Fremantle, West Australia, from London. The captain of the vessel reports having experienced…

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Storm at Sea. Exciting Experience of a Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 9

The steamer Ryarra 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…

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Wreck on Morna Point All Hands Saved. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1903 · page 3

During the fierce gale and thick rain yesterday afternoon the barque Oimara (1354 tons, Captain Brown), was wrecked on Morna Point (the scene of the wreck of the steamer Fitzroy…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Wreck of the Croki

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1903 · page 5

William Donovan appeared before the Marine Cogrt to-day to show cause why his certificate should not be suspended or cancelled in connection with the loss of the steamer Croki…

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The Wreck of the Croki. An Excuse for the Captain. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 3

THE Marine Court having found the wreck of the steamer Croki due to the fault of the captain, called upon him to show cause why his certificate…

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Wreck on Morna Point. All Hands Saved. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 6

During the fierce gale and thick rain yesterday afternoon the barque Oimara (1354 tons, Captain Brown), was wrecked on Morna Point (the scene of the wreck of the steamer Fitzroy…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Steamer Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 5

A telegram from Harrington, Manning River, states that the steamer Oceana capsized and sank whilst crossing the bar inwards from Sydney this morning. Her crew of three were…

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Capsize of a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 October 1903 · page 3

THE steamer Oceana, lately purchased in Sydney for the Australian Dairying Company, while crossing the Manning Bar, this morning, capsized…

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Collapse of a Mountain Side. a River Blocked and Farms Wrecked. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 3

A square mile of a mountain side has slid'into the bed of the Dulieure River in Canada, and has blocked a mile and a half of the stream, in…

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A Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 4

In October last year Mr. Jno. Lavis, the genial und enterprising proprietor of the Bowthorne Creamery and Refrigerating Works, gave the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Wreck of a Ship. Contradictory Reports. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 5

EARLY in the week it was announced that there was wreckage ashore on the coast of New Zealand, a portion of which bore the name of the ship…

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His Domestic Happiness Was Wrecked

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1903 · page 6

"It's just awful how criminally ignorant I've been regarding our food," said Mrs. Newlight to her husband the other day. "I can never be thankful enough that I…

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Steamer Excursion to Paterson

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 9

In October last your Mr. Jno. Lavis, the genial and enterprising proprietor of the Bowthorne Creamery and Refrigerating Works, gave the committee of the Hunter…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1903 · page 3

Should no news of the overdue Island steamer Ovalau be received by to-morrow a search steamer will be sent out. The general opinion is that the vessel has broken…

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Wreckage Sighted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1903 · page 3

The steamer Nymboida, from the Clarance River, sighted a large quantity of wreckage off Morna Point yesterday, consisting of spars, deck fittings, and other articles…

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A Brigantine Wrecked—all Lives Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 5

The brigantine Savoyard, of St. Malo, has been wrecked off Cape Finisterre, on the north-west coast, of spain. The whole of the crew, numbering 31, together with four…

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A Steamer Overdue. Fears for her Safety

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 October 1903 · page 2

The non-aruival of the steamer Ovalau is causing great uneasiness, and preparations for a thorough search is being made. The general impression…

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