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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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A New Steamer. Arrival of the Hunter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 2

The Newcastle and Hunter River Company's new steamer Hunter made her first appearance in Sydney Harbor on Wednesday morning, and, to the…

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Wreck of a Barque. Terrible Sufferings of Crew

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 6

Castaways from the Nowegian barque Albania were brought to Sydney on Thursday from Tonga, in the South Seas, by the Union Company's island…

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Everton Grange Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 3

The steamer Everton Grange, 7120 tons, of the Houlder line, from Liverpool for Sydney, struck on a sunken rock at Duiker Point, 19 miles south-west by youth of…

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Ferry Steamer Accidents

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 5

Some excitement was created among the passengers by the Watson's Bay forry steamer Vancluse on Sunday night owing to the sudden break-down…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 5

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Santiago, 2952 tons, has ben wrecked off the coast of Chili, with great loss of life. The Santiago left Puerto de Corral, Chili,…

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A Shipwrecked Crew

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 5

One of the Santiago boats, containing 20 persons, drifted about for several days before it was dashed to pieces on the rocks…

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Ketch Arab Safe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 5

A telegram from Jervis Bay states that the ketch Arab, for whose safety considerable anxiety was entertained, passed there at 8 o'clock this morning…

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H.M.S. Pyramus Ashore. Governor-General on Board. All Hands Safe

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 2

Considerable excitement was occasioned on Tuesday when news was received from Brisbane that H.M.S. Pyramus, with the Governor-General and…

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Piracy in the Bed Sea. English Steamer Captured by Arabs

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 4

Suez advices to May 29, received by the German mail steamer Bulow, contain details of a remarkable incident, in, the Red Sea. The steamer…

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Reported Wreckage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 5

In consequence of a report that a ketch, with the hull submerged, was floating off Botany Heads, a tug was despatched to the scene, but only came acrost portion of a mainmast,…

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Wreck on the West Coast. Great Loss of Life London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 2

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Santiago (steel screw, 2953 tons gross, and built at Barrow, in 1889) quitted the Chilian port of…

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French Schooner Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

The wooden steamer Violette, 125 tons, of Gravelines France, foundered off the coast of Iceland. Nineteen people were drowned in her…

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Latest News. SYDNEY, Thursday. Wreck of the Kiaora

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 4

During the inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Kiadra on the New Zealand coast, a passenger swore that the chief officer and chief engineer…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 3

The British steamer Mount Royal has been wrecked in Skene River, British Columbia. Six persons were drowned…

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Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 3

The steamer Nithsdale, from Bunbury, is ashore in a dangerous position at the mouth of the Indus, near Karrachi. The captain and crew landed safely…

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Yacht Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 5

Tietjons' yacht Hamburg was totally wrecked while racing between Heligoland and Ostend. Two of the crew were drowned…

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A Yacht Wrecked. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 4

The famous yacht Hamburg has been wrecked, and two of her crew drowned while racing…

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Wreck of a Barque

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 5

A cable from New Zealand states that the barque Woollahra has been wrecked near Wellington, New Zealand. No Particulars are yet available…

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Wreck of the Woollahra. Captain Missing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 3

The barque Woollahra, which left Weiling[?] on Sunday for Sydney, via Kaiparu, [?] went ashore at Cape Terawhiti, about 30 miles from the entrance to Port Nicholson…

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A Barque Wrecked. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 2

A cable was received from New Zealand to-day, stating that the barque Woollahra was a total wreck on Cape Tarawtti, near Wellington…

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