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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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

A Barquentine Wrecked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 3

A telegram from Melbourne states that the lighthouse-keeper at Warnambool noticed at to o'clock at night a vessel lying on a reef about a quarter of a mile off the breakwater…

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Channel Disaster. Railway Steamer Wrecked. Over One Hundred Lives Lost. Five Men Rescued. London Nov 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 3

shocking disaster has occurred in the Eng[?] Channel. The London and South-western [?] Company's steamer Hilda, 848 tons, [?] Gregory, with a crew of 28 man,…

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Beri on a Schooner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1905 · page 6

The large five-masted schooner Kineo, bound from Manila to Newcastle (N.S.W.), which put into Moreton Bay on Monday, has beri-beri aboard. One man died as the vessel The schooner was towed up the river on Tuesday, and anchored at Garden Reach. The sailor who succumbed will be buried ashore. The other sailors are in critical…

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Wreck at Sea. Great Loss of Life. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 November 1905 · page 1

The steamer Hilda, belonging to Southampton, has been wrecked off Cezimbra, on the Portuguese coast; She had on board, in addition to the…

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Beri on a Schooner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 5

The large five-masted schooner Kinco, bound from Manila to Newcastle (N.S.W.). which put into Moreton Bay on Monday. has beri-beri aboard. One man died as the vessel…

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Loss of a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Kutamura collided with the Fukunamarn near Shimonocki, and sank. Eleven seamen are missing…

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New Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 3

The steamer Hymettus, which is being built for Messrs. Archibald Currie's trade, was launched at Jarrow yesterday…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Fire on Board 'A' Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1905 · page 5

The New Zealand steamer Wimmera , which arrived this morning from Wellington, had a narrow escape from serious damage at sea by fire. It appears that smoke was found…

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Wreck of a Barque. All Hands Saved. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 5

The steel barque Thistle,from Portland, Oregon, bound for port Pirie with timber, was totally wrecked at Palmerston Island on November 8. She got dangerously close…

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Wreck of a Barque. 'All Hands Saved. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 5

The steel barque Thistle, from Portland, Oregon, bound for Port Pirie with timber, was totally wrecked at Palmerston Island on November 8. She got dangerously close…

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