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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Passengers Buried in Wreckage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 6

A glance at the shattered carriage where Mr C. Scott, of Shoobra-road, Elsternwick, occupied a seat in the first train made it seem impossible that he…

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Japanese Steamer Founders. Heavy Loss of Life. London. sunday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 3

Recter's correspondent at Tokio reports that the Japanese steamer Tetsuri Maru from Kobe for Dalny, near Port Arthur, sank off the coast of China. Forty persons were saved, but the rest…

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Saved by Wireless. Help Reaches a Burning Steamer. London July 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 3

By wireless telegraphy assistance was brought to the blazing steamer Momus off the coast of Florida. The Momus, a vessel of 6878 tons, owned by the Southern Pacific Company of the…

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Very Latest Cables. Japanese Steamer Wrecked. Further Particulars. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 5

The Japanese steamer Titsuroi Maru sank at [?]ndo in a fog. Six lifeboats were launched, no panic took place. The captain and a majority of the crew were…

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Steamer on Fire. Saved by Wireless. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

While the Southern Pacific Company's steamer Momus was on route from New York to New Orleans a fire broke out on board. After fighting the flames for a…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk. Great Loss of Life. (By Cable). Tokio

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Tetsuroi Maru, bound from Kobe to Dalny, is report ed to have sunk at Chindo with 246 passengers. Only 40 of those on board…

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Steamer Strathclyde

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

The reinsurance on the steamer Strathclyde, which left New Guinea on May 19 for Melbourne, was 10 guineas per cent…

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Japanese Steamer Lost. (By Cable). Tokio

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

Two more lifeboats have arrived at Tokio with survivors from the Tetsurel Maru, a Japanese steamer, which was lost off Chindo, whilst board from Kobe…

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A Steamer Stranded. (By Cable). Hobart

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

The steamer Warentia, which became stranded yesterday at Saltpan, has been floated off. The hull is badly damaged…

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General Cables. London, Wednesday afternoon. Peruvian Steamer Burned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 3

The Peruvian steamer Hullago has been burned at sea, and three of the crew were drowned…

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Peruvian-steamer Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 5

The Huallago, the Peruvian steamer burned at sea, was insured in London for £90,000. Three of the crew were drowned…

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Agamemnon Ashore. Refloating Expected. London, Thursday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 5

The steamer Agamemnon with cargo from Australia to Glasgow aboard has gone ashore on the coast of Ireland, off Clough, County Down. The No. 1 lower hold is full if water, and No…

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Japanese Steamer Wrecked. LONDON, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio reports that the Japanese steamer Tetsuri Maru from Kobe for Dalny, near Port Arthur, sank off the coast of China. Forty persons were saved, but the rest…

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General Cables. London, Friday night. the Burning Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

The Peruvian steamer Huallago which took fire at sea is drifting, and hopes are entertained of towing it into port…

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Saved by Wireless. Help Reaches a Burning Steamer. London, July 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 3

By wireless telegraphy assistance was brought to the blazing steamer Momus off the coast of Florida. The Momus, a vessel of 6878 tons, owned by the Southern Pacific Company of the…

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Shipwrecked Crew Rescued. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 2

The British steamer 1 kalis, which has arrived at New York, brought the crow of the wreeked sloop Little Sunlight, which it picked up on July 23, two…

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The Steamer Agamemnon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

The steamer Agamemnon from Australia, which went ashore off the coast of Ireland, has arrived at Belfast…

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New North Coast Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

The North Coast Company's new steamer Canobar arrived in Sydney to-day, after an excellent trip…

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Wreck of German Air Liner, Helpless in a Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 6

The "Daily Mail's special correspondent at Osnabrueck (Germany) wrote on June 28.— The Deutschland, the new Zeppelin air-liner, in which I was to-day a passenger, lies a total…

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Wrecked on Chilian Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 5

The ship Kynance, which, while on a voyage from Newcastle (N.S.W.) to Tocopilla, Chili, was driven ashore on the coast during heavy weather, is apparently breaking up. Her cargo…

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