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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

129 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 7

The Steamer Albany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 3

The Marine Court has called upon Charles Flint, master of the wrecked Albany, to show cause why his certificate should not be cancelled or suspended…

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The Earthquake in India. Townships Wrecked. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 7

The recent earthquakes in [?] wrecked the, tonwns Of Sultanpure' and Manila, and there were about 1000 casualties…

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American Mail Steamer at Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1905 · page 3

The American mail steamer Somnia arrived at Auckland this morning…

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A Steamer Saved. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 7

The disabled steamer Pilbara, which was adrift for 17 days in the Pacific Islands, arrived at Brisbane this morning, in tow of the steamer Warrego…

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The Baltic Squadrons. British Steamer Captured. The Land Campaign. LONDON, Saturday Afternoon

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

A British steamer passed two squadrons of seven or eight ships on Thursday night, 60 miles south of Penang. The vessels are supposed to be Admiral Niebogatoff's…

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Torpedoer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 5

During the torpedo manoeuvres at Berehaven the destroyer Siren grounded on a reef, with the result that her back was broken. The crew was saved…

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Gunboat Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 3

The gunboat Thistle is ashore at Cape Finistere…

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The War. Japan's Proposals. Position of the Baltic Fleet. British Steamer Overhauled. London, May 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 3

The Washington correspondent on the "Times" states that japan has decided on [?] points regarding peace. First, no [?] will be entered into until…

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French Vessel Wrecked. Crew's Miserable Experience

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 3

The French barque Anjou, which left Sydney on January 22 for Falmouth with 25,627 bags of wheat, is a total wreek at the Auckland…

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Junks. Carrying Supplies. French Steamer Captured. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 6

A steamer reports having passed 42 vessels of the Baltic fleet off Cape Verelle. 50 miles north of Honkohe Bay, on Monday…

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French Schooner Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 5

The French schooner Cousins Reunis, with 200 souls abroad, including 160 fishermen proceeding to St. Pierre, off Newfoundland, is believed to have been lost on the banks of…

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American Steamer Sunk

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 4

Admiral Rozhjestvenslu. sunk an American steamer—name, cargo, and destination unknown—off Formosa on the 21st inst…

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British Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 5

It is not known what the fate is of the Manchester and Salford S.S. Company's steamer Oldhamia, 3639 tons, which, whilst bound from New York to Hongkong with…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The case of Mrs. E. COLE

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 5

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs.E [?] Cole, of No. 78 Carlton Cresent[?], Summer Hill. in the company of a…

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Steamer Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 3

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's express mail steamer Isis collided with and sank the Turkish steamer Leenok, at Brindisi. Fourteen Truks were drowned…

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A Russian Raid. British Steamer Sunk. Britain Urged to Action. London, June 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 3

The Russian Volunteer cruiser Dnieper is raiding British shipping in the China Sea. On the ground that the British steamer St. Kilda, 3518 tons, owned by the British…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Wreck of a Barque

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 3

The barque Emerald from Newcastle, was wrecked yesterday several miles north of Kaipara, New Zealand. The crew were landed safely in a boat…

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A Russian Raid. British Steamer Sunk. London, June 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 7

Russian Volunteer cruiser Dnieper 18 British shipping in the China Sea. [?] ground that the British steamer [?] 3518 tons, owned by the British…

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The War. Peace Outlook Doubtful. Severe Land Fighting. British Steamer Sunk LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 3

It has been announced in Washington that Russia's reply accepting President Roosevelt's suggestion for a peace conference took the usual…

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A Barque Wrecked. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 5

Yesterday the barque Emerald, from Newcastle, was wrecked some miles north of Kaipara, New Zealand. The crew were landed safely in a boat…

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