Wrecked on Desert Island. Six Months on Ice-clad Rock
News reached North Shields of the safety of twenty of the crew of the sealing schooner, Sea Bird, belonging to Messrs. Vivian, of that town. The vessel was wrecked…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 19
A Barque Wrecked. Fears for All Hands. Valparaiso July 24
The barque Villa de Dijon (1946 tons), which left Newcastle on May 16 for Talcahuano, is ashore at Papudo, 37 miles northeast of Valparaiso, and it is feared that she…
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The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train eaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…
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The French steamer Pacifique returned to port this morning, having sprung a leak oil Seal Rocks while bound for Noumea. It appears the vessel encountered strong…
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The steamer Herta met the full force or the gale yesterday, and on the voyage from Port Kembla to Sydney sprang a leak. To make matters worse the pumps were found…
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The steamer Americana has been re-insured at 92 guineas…
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The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train saving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…
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The steamer Slate of California struck an uncharted rock near Cambur Bay. Juneau, Alaska, and became a total wreck. Twenty-five passengers were drowned,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Typhoon. Wreckage at Macao. Hongkong
A typnoon has acused great havoc at Macao. A seawall on newly-reclaimed land near Barrafort, collapsed. Several houses at Tarufiers were destroyed…
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Details have been received in Sydney regarding the fate of the four-masted schooner J. H. Lunsmann, which was sunk in collision in San Francisco Harbour shortly…
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Vancouver, Tuesday.—The steamer State of California struck an unchartered rock near cambier Bay, Juneau, in Alaska, and became a total loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Turns Turtle. American River Disaster. Keokuk (Lowa) Aug., 20
The river steamer Henry Bosse "turned turtle" during a heavy storm. Of the H persepsion on board, seven escaped, but the remainder were caught in the cabin, and drowned…
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Details have been received in Sydney regarding the fate of the four-masted schooner J. H. Lunsmann, which was sunk in collision in San Francisco Harbour shortly…
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The steamer Murex, which went ashore in the Celebes last month, has been re-floated. An accident experiment in the velocity…
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Keokuk (Iowa), Wednesday.—The river steamer Henry Bosse turned turtle" during a heavy storm yesterday. Of the 14 persons on board, 7 escaped,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Misuse on a Ferry Steamer
The half-past 11 steamer from the Quay to Lavender Bay was the scene of a general fight during its passage across the water on Saturday night…
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The latest news from the steamer Devon, ashore near Wellington-Heads (N.Z.) show that the crew succeeded in getting a line ashore. All are now gathered on the…
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The Federal steamer Devon went ashore near the lighthouse at Wellington Heads (N.Z.) on Monday night. The vessel is hard and fast on rocks…
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Though the Steamer Devon is high on the rocks at Pencarrow (N.Z.), and exposed to the full force of the wind and sea, she [?] not appear to be breaking up as rapidly as…
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Through the steamer Devon is high on the rocks at Pencarrow (N.Z.), and exposed to the full force of the wind and sea, she dees, not appear to be breaking up as rapidly as…
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