A Steamer Wrecked. Several Persons Drowned. London
The British steamer Hestia, of 3790 tons struck on a shoal in the Bay of Fundy, which separates Nova Scotia from New Brunswick…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
233 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 12
New North Coast Steamer
Mr. R. A. Bell, the general manager in Sydney of the North Coast S.N. Co., received a cable from Glasgow stating that the company's new steamer Burringbar had a…
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Messrs. J. and C. Dick announce that the s.s. Boambee has been fitted with excellent passenger passenger accommodation, and will leave Newcastle on Thursday next with…
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The crew of the ketch Ladysmith had a narrow escape off Sydney Heads to day. Owing to a strong breeze, she was driven within 40 feet of the rocks: but…
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The Shaw, Saville, and Albion Com pany's steamer Ionic, now fitted with wireless telegraph gear, spoke the stea mer Sabine on October 13. She…
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The fire on the steamer Otaki, from Lyttelton, New Zealand, which broke out before the vessel reached London On Oc tober 28th, has been extinguished. The…
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A quantity of charred and broken docking and hatches has been washed ashore at Port. Alfred, which is practically midway between East London and Port Elizabeth,…
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A daring robbery has been perpetrated on board the Hamburg American liner, prince Joachim in New York. The safe in the purser's office was blown open at…
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A meeting of the Australian Steamship Owners' Federation was held in Melbourne, and at its conclusion the secretary announced that in view of the dislocation of trade, necessitating the…
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At a meeting of the coastal steamship owners to-day it was decided that freights and fares must be increased, so as to partly reimburse the companies for the extra…
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Mr. W. N. Cuthbertson, secretary to the Coastal S.O.S.' Association, has forwarded per Mr. Brown, of the N. & H.R.S. Co., Morpeth, the following resolution, which was carried at a…
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At a meeting of the coastal steamship owners in Sydney it was decided that freights and fares must be increased, so as to partly reimburse the companies for the extra…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tiger on Steamer. Loose in a Storm. London, Sunday Afternoon
A tiger on board the steamer Altal from Colombo for New York, escaped from its cage during a hurricane and raided the steerage, badly clawing several of the passengers and crew. By…
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The German steamer Wilna is ashore at Veieland, Holland. Thirteen out of the crew of 14 were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Work Ceased. (By Telegraph). Sydney
Beautiful weather prevalled to-day, and a close holiday was observed throughout the city. The wharf laborers are now settling to decide whether they will cease…
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The North German Lloyd steamer Leutzow is ashore in Naples…
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Many farm labourers are enquiring at the tralian agencies with a view to emigrating Australia. All the steamers are taking their ? complement of third-class passengers, includ?…
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Varuna, a palatful steam yacht belong ing to Mr Higgins, an American million aire, has been wrecked at Madeira, Hig gins and his friends had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late News by Wire Sydney, Wednesday afternoon. Steamer on Fire
A private cable states that the steamer Harford, bound from Vladivostock to Melbourne, returned to port of departure on fire, and seriously damaged. The outbreak originated in the bunkers…
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A cable was received this morning, stating that the North Coast Company's new steamer Ourimbah, outward bound from Glasgow to Sydney, via Durban, had gone ashore near Port…
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