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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

256 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 13

Black Sea Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 5

The steamer Grindon [?] came into collision with wreekage in the Black Sea, and foundered with 27 hands…

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A Steamer Founders

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 3

The seainer Grindonhnll collided with wreekage in the Black Sea, and foundered with 27 persons on board…

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Steamer Mystery. New Light on Englishwoman's Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 17th October:—The body of Miss Gardiner, the…

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Oil Steamer Burnt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 5

The Angle-American Oil Company's steamer Honsatonic, laden with petroleum, struck the Maiden Rocks, on the north-east coast of Ireland. The rocket apparatus was used. When…

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Transport Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 5

The transport Nive was wrecked on the coast of Morocco, but the apparatus saved all of those on board numbering 240…

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Steamer on Fire. Petroleum Explodes. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

A petroleum steamer went on the rocks o[?] the Irish coast, and a rocket that was discharged to establish communication set fire to the vessel. The…

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A Transport Wrecked. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

The French transport Nine has been wrecked on the Morocco coast, and 12-10 persons, all on board, were saved by a rocket apparatus…

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The Elingimite Wreck. a Diver Dies. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

It is reported that a diver named Clarke, of the expedition to recover gold from the Elingimite. died when returning to Auckland. This is the second…

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Wreck at Suva

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 5

A cablegram from Suva reports the wreck of the steamer Lau. All hands were saved…

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Creep at Newcastle Anglican Cathedral Wrecked Street Buildings Affected

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

At an early hour on Thursday morning there was a further serious earth movement at Newcastle in the area affected on October 16th last. Christ…

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Wreck of the Hartfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 9

In connection with the foundering of the steamship Hartfield, it transpires that the wife and family of Captain Sanderson, and not Anderson, are safe in Liverpool…

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Steamer Wrecked in a Blizzard. Graphic Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 3

The Halifax (Nova Scotia) correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" sends to his paper a descriptive story of a C.P.R. liner:— The wreck of the Canadian Pacific Railway…

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In Case of Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 5

The Board of Trade has appointed a committee to consider the advisability of compelling all British passenger steamers to carry lifeline-firing apparatus…

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Steamer Ashore. at Port Hacking. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 3

The Norwegian steamer Thode Fagelund, 4352 tons, bound from Port Adelaide to Sydney, for docking, went ashore on Potter's Point, near Cronulla Beach, Port Hacking…

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The Steamer Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 5

It transpires that in connection with the collisions between the steamers Amsterdam and Axminster off the coast of Holland, that the missing boat of the Amsterdam…

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The Stranded Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 5

The position of the stranded steamer Thode Fageland, is unchanged, but the prospects of salvage have improved…

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A Stranded Steamer. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

The steamer Thode Fagelund, driven ashore at Cronulla Beach during a gale on Wednesday, has not changed her position since last night. Tugs left…

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A Socialistic Policy. May Wreck Liberalism. Miners Hold Aloof. London, Jan. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 3

The resolution, of the labour Party conference committing the party of socialisra still greatly exercises the mind of all classes of newspapers…

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Still Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

The stranded steamer Thode Flagelund remains in the same position. Further attempts will be made to float her at the end of the week…

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Wreck of the Amsterdam

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 3

It is reported that a Norwegian steamer has picked up the missing boat in which 21 passengers and seven of the crew of the steamer…

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