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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 8

Wrecked Battleship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 5

The salving of the guns of the Montague battleship wrecked in the Bristol chan[?] is proceeding…

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New Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 3

The steamer Port Phillip, being built for the Anglo-Australian Steam Navigation Company, has been launched at Hebburn, on the Tyne…

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[?]L Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 September 1906 · page 5

[?] Mail Company's steamer Mon[?] tons, while on a voyage [?] to San Francisco, went [?]way Island, in the Hawaiian…

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Mail Steamers Ashore. Mongolia in Perilous Position LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 September 1906 · page 2

The Pacific Mail Company's eteamer Mongolia, 13,689 tons, while on a voyage from Hongkong to San Francisco, want ashore on Midway Island,…

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Almost a Wreck; What a Sydney Man says of his. Sufferings from Disordered Liver, Heart, Kidneys and Stomach. Mother Seigel's Syrup Made of Him a Healthy, Happy Man

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 5

Mr David Lealie, of 115 Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo, is a resident of Sydney of 30 years' standing. He is a teacher of languages, and also…

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Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 3

Russia and Oriental Company's [?]donia is ashore in the Su[?]z Cargo is being discharged…

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Steamer Refloated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 3

[?] Caledonia, which went ashore [?] Canal, has been refloated…

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The Very Latest. Steamer Founders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday afternoon. [?] Charterhouse, while voyaging [?] to Kongkong, foundered off [?] sixty of her passengers were…

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Steamer Foundered Loss of Life [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Friday. The steamer Charter House, from Howchow to Hongkong, has foundered off Kainan. Sixty passengers were…

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The Very Latest. London, Monday afternoon. Missing Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 3

guineas premium has been paid to the steamer Ocean…

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Italian Express Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 3

[?] carriages of the express from Milan [?] were derailed at Piacenza, 43 miles [?] of Milan. Five people were killed [?] were injured. Professor Ferriani, a…

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The Sirio Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 3

[?] from Cartagena, Spain, state that have discovered the wrecked steamer locked treasure box, which was support certain much money belonging to the…

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The Wrecked Emigrant Steamer Sirio. Intense Indignation. London, October 8

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 4

ADVICES from Cartagena state the divers have recovered the locked treasure box from the emigrant steamer Sirio, which was lost on the Hormigas…

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A Race for Life. Steamer Northumbria on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 3

News is to hand by last mail from South Africa of a race for life by the steamer Northumbria. The vessel was proceeding to Simons Bay with a cargo consisting…

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Wreck of the Port Stephens

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 3

News reached Sydney this morning that the steamer Port Stephens, overdue at Newcastle from Oamaru, had been wrecked on the west coast of New Zealand. All hands were…

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Arrival of Steamer Dunedin

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

The barque Ravenscourt has arrived at Dunedin, New Zealand, with the crew of the steamer Port Stephens on board. This steamer…

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Steamer Burned Chinese Incinerated [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Hankow took fire at the Hongkong wharf and was burned before daybreak. Oue hundred Chinese passengers were…

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Steamer on Fire. Hundreds of Lives Lost. London, Oct. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 5

The steamer Hankow when she caught fire at Hongkong had 2000 Chinese abroad in the steerage and seven European passengers. The cargo consisted of matting and raw silk…

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Steamer on Fire. Hundreds Burned to Death. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 1

Further particulars are available concerning the disaster to the steamer Hannkow at Hongkong. The steamer had 2000 Chinese…

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Wreck of the Octopus. Captain's Wife Drowned. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 4

The Octopus, one of two steam dredges purchased by the Goolong (Victoria) Harbor Trust Commissioners from the Government of…

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