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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

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Wreck of a Barque. the Northern Monarch Lost. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 12

The barque Northern Monarch, coal-laden from Newcastle to Callao, went ashore near Now Plymouth, New Zealand, at 6.30 this morning. The crew and passengers are…

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Wreck of the Sir George

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1903 · page 3

The wreck of the ketch Sir George, which went ashore off Smoky Cape, was offered at auction to-day, but was passed in without a bid…

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The Burning of a Steamer. Master and Crew Exonerated. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 4

THE inquiry into the loss of the steamer Ovalan concluded to-day. The Court found it impossible to say for a certainty, the cause of the fire,…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 5

The steamer Petrina, bound from Singapore, went ashore at Point Nepean, Melbourne. The sea is smooth, and the vessel is in no immediate danger. Later information in regard to the stranded…

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Vessels Wrecked. Several Lives Lost- LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 4

THE French barque Francois Coppee, coal laden, which was on a voyage from Newcastle, Now South Wales, to San Francisco, has boon wrecked at…

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A Steamer Launched

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1903 · page 5

Mr. Milburn's steamer, for Port Jackson bas been launched…

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A Steamer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

The steamer Sophocles, of the Aberdeen line, from Sydney October 9, while crossing the Bay of Biscay was struck by lightning. The pole and the truck of the mainmast…

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A Submarine Boat Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

stranded on the rocks in Curritunk Shoals. stranded on the rocks in Carritunk Shoals. Seven of the crew are in an inaccessible position…

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Wreck of a Warship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

The second-class cruiser Flora, Captain Casper J. Baker, of the British Pacific Squadron, is ashore at Denman Island, and it is feared will become a total wreck. The…

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The Stranding of a Steamer a Pilot's Certificate Suspended. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 2

At the enquiry into the stranding of the steamer Potriana the Marine Court found that the charges against the Pilot, Press, wore sustained, and…

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Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 5

The coastal steamer St. George, which left Newcastle yesterday, coal-laden, for the Richmond River, went ashore six miles south of Seal Rocks. It appears the vessel…

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A Liner Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 5

The Dutch liner Finland is ashore near Hushing in a fog. She has a thousand passengers on board…

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Auckland. a Big Wreck Feared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 5

There are indications of a big wreck on the west coast of the South Island, where the steamers Alexander and Aotea tooth recently saw floating wreckage. Now the…

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A Supposed Wreck

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 5

A LATE telegram from Auckland says: -Fears are entertained that a big wreck has.occurred on the west coast of the South Island, where many…

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The Steamer Finland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 3

The Dutch steamer Finland, which went ashore at Flushing, Holland, has been refloated…

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Steamer Excursions

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

The steamer excursion announced for Boxing Day by the N. and H. R. S. Company was attended by a large number of people, including a good percentage from…

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A Suspected Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1903 · page 3

It is feared that the French transport Vienna, with a cargo of gunpowder, has been lost in the Bay of Biscay, voyaging from Rochefort to Ulon with a crew of 50 men…

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