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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

233 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 12

Spanish Liner Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 5

The Spanish liner Antonio Lopez, of 5975 tons displacement, formerly named the Ruahine, which traded to the port of Bracelona, went ashore in a fog at Fire…

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Excursion Steamer Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3

An execursion steamer has been wreck ed at Mandeville, in Louisiana, in the United States. The steamer crashed into a wooden pier with such force that…

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Late News by Cable. London, June 12 Cunard Liner Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 3

The steamer Slavonia 10,000 tons, of the Cunard Company, bound from New York for the Mediterranean, is ashore at Flores, in [?] Her passengers numbering 410…

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Spanish Liner Ashore

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

The Spanish liner Antonio Lopez, of 5975 tons displacement, formerly named the Runhine, which traded to the port of Barcelona, went ashore in a fog at Fire…

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A Double Wreck. All Hands Saved

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

The ketch Priscilla and the river steamer Seabird have been totally wrecked in Adventure Bay, Brunt Island, about 40 miles from Hobart…

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Foreign Vessels Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 5

News reached Sydney this morning that the French barque Turgot, outward bound from Hall to Australia, was a total loss at Cape Verde, while the German barque Hertzogin…

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Australian Trading Vessels Wrecked. Wheat Ship and French Barque. (By/Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

A private cablegram received to-day states that the Hortzogin Cocilie, a Ger man four-masted barque of 3243 tons, has been reported a total wreek whilst…

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Ketch Ashore on Stockton Beach. Expected to Be Got Off. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 4

The ketch Alfred Kenning, bound from the Manning to Newcastle, went ashore to-day on Stockton Beach, near the northern breakwater. She is reported to have missed stays…

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British Steamer Bombarded. To Protect the Czar

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

London, Saturday. The strict precautions which have been taken to guard the Czar during his cruise led to an unfortunate…

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Steamer Refloated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 5

The Dutch steamer Van Spilbergon, which was refloated off Newton island, on the Queensland coast, steamed into Townsville last night, and left to-day for Brisbane…

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Twelve Days in Open Boats. the Orleans Wreck. Therilling Experinces

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

When it became known on Thursday night that a boatload of shipwrecked sailors bad landed at Macquarie Heads, Tasmania, from the Norwegian barque Orleans, steps were…

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Sensation on a Steamer. Lady Passenger Attacked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 3

The steamer Van Spilbergen, arrived at Brisbane on Saturday from Batavia and reported that a lady passenger had a narrow escape of losing her life shortly after the steamer…

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Sensation on a Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 14

The steamer Van Spilbergen, arrived at Brisbane on Saturday from Batavia and reported that a lady passenger had a narrow escape of losing her life shortly after the steamer…

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Collision in English Channel. New Zealand Steamer Beached. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 3

Another collision occurred off Dun genes, in the English Channel, during a fog yesterday. The vessels involve were the French cargo steamer Circe and…

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Wreck of the Barque Errol. Terrible Story of Survivors. Sad Fate of Mother and Children. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 5

The steamer Tofua, which arrived at Sydney this morning from the islands, picked up five sailors from the Norwegian barque Errol, which was wrecked on Middleton Reef, 99 miles from…

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Vessel Wrecked. Seventeen Lives Lost. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 2

The Norwegian barque Errol, bound from the West Coast of South America to Newcastle, has been wrecked on the Middleton Reef…

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A Fast Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 5

Messrs. McIlwraith and McEacharn's new vessel Karvola in her trial trip steamed at the rate of 17 knots an hour…

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Wreck of the Errol. Further Particulars. Terrible Experiences and Privations

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 3

ON our fourth page, some particulars are given of the wreck, on Middleton Reef, of the Errol. Further particulars are since to…

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Vessel Wrecked. Seventeen Lives Lost. Terrible Sufferings. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 4

THE Norwegian bargue Errol, bound from the West Coast of South America to Newcastle, has been wrecked on the Middleton Reef…

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Japanese Schooner Seized

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 5

A United States, revenue cutter seized a Japanese schooner killing seals off the Pribyloff Islands, In the Behrig Sea…

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