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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Carnarvon Castle Wreck

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

The Government steam tender Penguin arrived at Fremantle (W.A.) on Wednesday from Cape Naturaliste, with Captain Jones…

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Mail Steamer Refloated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 3

The German mailboat Koningin Wilhelmina has been refloated…

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American Mail Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

The Lady Pierre, an 11,000 ton Royal Mail steamer, it. is reported to be used in the South American trade, has bean Launched at Belfast…

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A Great Liner Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 5

The steamer Dakota, 20,174 tons, owned by he Great Northern Railway Company of the United States, bound from Seattle for Yoko[?]ama and Hong Kong, is badly ashore at…

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The Hotel Wrecker. Sequel to a Sensational Scene

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

The sequel to the sensational scene at the Volunteer Hotel yesterday afternoon was that at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. W. Fletcher,…

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A Vessel Ashore [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 2

The United States 20,000-ton steamer Dakota is ashore at Noshima, Japan. Two-thirds of the bottom of the vessel are ripped, and the loss to the…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Monday. Steamer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

The steamer Jibba, from Lagos, has been wrecked at Salcombe. Eighty of her passengers were with difficulty, rescued by means of a rocket apparatus…

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Suevic Ashore. Under the Lizard Lighthouse. in Perilous Position. Landing Passengers and Crew. No Loss of Life. London, March 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

The White Star liner Suevie. 12,500 tons, Captain J. T. Jones, which left Sydney on January 20 for London and Liverpool, is ashore on the coast of Cornwall…

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Late News by Cable. London. March 18. African Steamer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 5

The steamer Jebba, 3813 tons, owned by the African S.S. Company, bound from Lagos, has been wrecked off Salcombe, in the extreme south of Devonshire. Eighty…

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White Star Liner Ashore. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

The White Star liner Suevic, 12,500 tons, Captain T. J. Jones, which left Sydney on January 20 for London and Liverpool, is ashoreon the coast of…

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A Disabled Steamer Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

The disabled steamer Col[?] has been picked up by the City of Grafton, and is being towed to Sydney…

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Another Wreck. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

The steamer Jebba, from Lagos, West Africa, has been wrecked off Salcombe, Devonshire. Eighty passengers were with…

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The Suevic Ashore. a Magnificent Vessel

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.—The White Star liner Suevic, 12,500 tons, Captain T. J. Jones, which left Sydney on January 20 for London and Liverpool,…

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Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 4

A steamer excursion from Newcastle to Port Stephens been arranged for Easter Monday by the manager of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company. The favourite steamer "Namoi"…

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Suevic Ashore. Under the Lizard Lighthouse. in Perilous Position. London, March 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 2

This White Star liner Suevie, 12,540 t[?]s, Captain J. T. Jones, which left Sydney on January 20 for London and Liverpool, is ashore on the coast of Cornwall…

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Ketch's Perilous Experience. Battered by Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 3

A telegram from Hobart, dated Sunday says:—The ketch H.J.H., which arrived here from Melbourne on Friday night, fared much worse in the Straits than at first reported…

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The Wrecked Steamer. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

The butter on board the wrecked steamer Suevic being lightened, the rapid lightening of the vessel is increasing the prospects of refloating…

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Ketch's Perilous Experience. Battered by Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 11

A telegram from Hobart, dated Sunday says:—The ketch H.J.H., which arrived here from Melbourne on Friday night, fared much worse in the Straits than at first reported…

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Steamer Floated. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 5

The steamer Tsinan, which was on a reef outside Cooktown for some days, was floated off last night. The vessel will come on to Sydney, after…

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Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 2

The Hunter River and Newcastle Steamship Company's favourite steamer Namoi was despatched on an ocean excursion from Newcastle to Port Stephens yesterday. The…

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