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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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A Late "Wreck. Certificate Suspended. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 4

The Marine Court to-day supended for twelve months the certificate of the captain of the barque Fifeshlre. wrecked at Gilbert Islands. The Court found that…

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Steamer Newcastle in Collision. Hulk Severely Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 November 1908 · page 3

Waterview Bay, Balmain, was the scene of a sensational happening on Saturday afternoon. The steamer Newcastle, which has been in Mort's Dock undergoing repairs, was taken out stern first, and…

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Foundering of a Steamer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 4

A Chines, steamer with 600 passengers foundered during a voyage from Amoy to Tungen, 200 persons being drowned…

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Mishaps on the Water. Steamer Newcastle Damaged

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 3

A collision occurred in Sydney Harbour on Saturday afternoon, resulting in considarable damage being done to the steamer Newcastle and the hulk…

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The Steamer Irene

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 3

The tug Hero, which set out yesterday in search of the stranded steamer Irene failed to find her, and it is feared that during the night the Irene slipped off the rocks and…

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Fate of the Hawea. An Unlucky Steamer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 1

It is feared that the U.S.S. Company's steamer Hawca, which went ashore recently at the entrance to Greymonth (K.Z.), will become a total wreck. The…

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A Steamer Beached. Maclean

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 5

The s.s. Kallatina struck on an old wreck near the railway wharf, Grafton, and sank up to the hatches. She is at present beached on Susan Island…

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Colossal German Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 5

North German Lloyd Company's seamer, George washington. 27,000 ha been launched at the Vulkan…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney, Saturday afternoon. Wreck of a Barque

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 5

The four masted barque Falls of Halladale was wrecked near the mouth of Curdie's Inlet, on the Victorian coast. The vessel went ashore at three o'clock' this morning at Peterborough,…

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Barque Croisset Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 5

The French barque Croisset, from New [?] July 10 for Glasgow, has [?] at Cloughey, near Portaferry [?] Down. It is feared that she will…

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Late Cables. London, Saturday. Colossal German Steamer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 3

The North German Lloyd Company's new steamer, George Washington. 27,000 tons, has been launched at the Vulkan Yard…

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Wreck of a Barque. On the Victorian Coast

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 4

The four-masted barque Falls of Halledale has been wrecked near the mouth of Cndie's Inlet, on the Vitorian coast. The vessel went ashore at three o'clock…

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Barque Croisset Ashore

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 3

The French barque Croisset, from New Caledonia, July 10, for Glasgow, has stranded at Cloughey, near Portaferry, county Down. It is feared that she will…

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A Shipwreck

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 2

THE fine four-master, Falls of Halladale, has been wrecked on the Victorian coast just before rounding Cape Otway. The…

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Steamer Floated. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 2

The steamer Kallatina, which grounded in the Clarence River last week, and was afterwards floated arrived in Sydney to-day…

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£8,000,000 in Wrecks. Hunt for Submarine Treasure

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 6

"At present (writes the "Dally Mail ,of September 17), L8,000,000 worth of treasure-accurately located, and made up of precious stones, gold, sliver,…

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A Rough Trip. Steamer Orara in Byron Bay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 5

Heavy weather along the northern coast made matters extremely lively for the North Coast S.N. Co.'s steamer Orara in Byron Bay last trip. Captain Hunter doicribes the experience as the roughest he…

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A Rough Trip. Steamer Orara in Byron Bay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

Heavy weather along the northern coast made matters extremely lively for the North Coast S.N. Co.'s steamer Orara in Byron Bay last trip. Captain Hunter describes the experience as the roughest he…

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A Steamer Founders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 3

A Turkish steamer, bound to Constantinople from Sevastopol, foundered in a storm, and the crew and fifty passengers were drowned…

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Trawler Wrecked. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 3

The steam trawler Ellen, with Scottish fishermen on board, which left Glenelg, South Australia, last Thursday on her initial fishing trip down the Gulf, has been totally wrecked at Morgan's Beach…

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