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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 8
Once more a terrible disaster has overtaken a passenger steamer on the rock-studded course between the Channel Islands and the French coast, says our late English…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Russian "revolutionists continue to wreck trains and railways, and there are many casualties. One hundred engine drivers have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New York correspondent of the "Dally Mail" wrote on 17th October:— Of the crew of eight of the schooner Van Name and King, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The hull of the Itata was sold by auction to-day, and was bought by Mr. George Williams, of Sydney, for £6. The anchors and chains, which were also sold, realised £46,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pacific Coast Company's steamer Valentia is ashore at Vancouver. Sixty of the passengers have been drowned, and 100 are in peril. Nine others reached Beale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A wreck of a fine steamer, with great loss [?] life is reported from British Columbia. [?] Eacific Coast Company's steamer Valen[?]98 tons, is ashore at Vancouver,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest reports from the scene of the wreck of the steamer Valencia show that the disaster involved an appalling loss of life. It is now know that 139…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twenty more of the Valencia's passengers and crow have been rescued on a raft, making 35 rescues all told. The number of persons who lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The captain of the General Slocum, a New York excursion steamer, upon which a terrible disaster occurred in June, 1904, has been sentenced to 10…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A wreck of a fine steamer, with great loss of life, is reported from British Commbia. The Pacific Coast Company's steamer Valencia. 1598 tons, is ashore at Vancouver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest upon Mr and Mrs Heming, killed at Manly owing to a steamer collision, was resumed to-day. The Coroner deferred his decision till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Board of Trade inquiry has resulted in the exoneration of the late Captain Gregory and officers of the steamer Hilda, wrecked in a fog off the French coast near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The St. Petersburg police have arrested 20 leading anarchists. They had 10 bombs in their possession. A store of bombs exploded in a house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 27th November:— At the close of his visit to New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rev E. R. Gribble writing from Yarrabah mission to Archdeacon Gunther says: "As I write Yarrabah presents a pitiable sight—trees branches and green fruits…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the quay a string of ant-like men are busy disembowelling the train of its mailbags and luggage. From the stone bollards miniature…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A sensation was caused in shipping circles at Sydney on Friday, when it became known that the sum of £400 had been stolen from the island steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The wreck of the steamer Thordis was sold to-day by public auction for £375. Emerson Bros., of Balmain, were the purchasers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Norwegian steamer Thordis is on the rocks at the northern headland of Port Stephens. The bow is high and dry, the stern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamship Thordis was wrecked on Sunday morning last while entering Port Stephens for the purpose of completing loading 300 tons of coal…
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