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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Hamburg American Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

Hamburg American line has ordered for Atlantic liner Blohm Voss Hamburg of [?] tens internal combusting engines of the [?]…

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Fire on a Steamer. a Lucky Save

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

At about 12.30 this morning, when the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's cargo steamer Archer was off Terrigal, on the trip from Sydney to Morpeth, the startling…

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Fire in Newcastle Harbour. Bunker Goal Ignited, Steamer Indrani in Great Peril. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 5

Shortly after noon to-day a somewhat serious fire broke out in the starboard bunker of the steamer Indrani, 4994 tons (Capt. Wise), which was lying at No. 4 basin crane loading Seaham…

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Fire on a Steamer. a Lucky Save

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 8

At about 12.30 on Thursday, when the Newcastle and Hunter River steamship Company's cargo steamer Archer was off Terrigal, on the trip from Sydney to Morpeth, the startling…

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The Steamer Geelong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 3

The Steamship Geelong, which has been disabled since the 20th instant, is having machinery repaired at Durban, and resails on the 31st…

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Portuguese Gunboat Wrecked. (By Cable). Lisbon

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 2

The Portngueseine gunboat T-Joe was weeked yesterday off Berlengas. an is land belonging to a small rocky group 75 miles north of Lisbon. The crew,…

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Burned and Foundered. Message by Wireless. Vancouver, Sept. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 5

A shipping disaster off the coast of Newfoundland has been reported by wireless telegraph. The message came from the Leyland liner Devonian, who reported by wireless having picked…

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Attempted Trian Wrecking. London, Sept. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 3

diabolical attempt was made to wreck the [?]south to London express. Two steel lifting [?] rech weighing 56lb., were deliberately and in the line before the train passed at…

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Steamer in Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 5

The steamer Australand has arrived at Capetown with the rudder head gone…

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Burned and Foundered. VANCOUVER, Sept. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 3

A shipping disaster off the coast of Newfoundland has been reported by wireless telegraph. The message came from the Leyland liner Devonian, who reported by wireless having picked…

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Steamer Roanoke Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 3

The steamer Roanoke 2354 tons, of the Northern Pacific Company is ashore at San Diego, California. Her position is not dangerous…

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North Coast Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 3

The North Coast Company's steamer Mainar has been launched at Ardrossan, Scotland…

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Brigands Seize Steamer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 2

Bands of brigands, disguised as passengers, held up a Russian steamer plying on the river Sungari, After a desperate fight they overcame the crew…

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New Orient Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

The Orient Steamship Company is constructing a steamer to be called "Orama,"at Clydebank, Scotland, of 18,000 tens, and equipped with triple serow…

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Disabled Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 3

The steamer Kiltobranks, 272 tons, met with a mishap on her run from the Richmond River to Sydney on Friday, and eventually had to be towed into port by the steamer Guthrie, which…

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Wreck of the Carnarvon Bay. Boat's Crew Missing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 3

As the steamer Tarcoola, on her way to Melbourne from Sydney, was ploughing her way through, the heavy seas kicked up by the northerly wind off Cape Liptrap on…

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Steamer Refloated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 5

The steamer Tymeric, which went ashore on the North Queensland coast, has been reflected. A quantity of cargo was jettisoned before the vessel came off…

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Another Shipwreck. Men Rush the Boats. Survivors Picked Up. One Boat's Crew Missing. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

As the steamer Tarcoola, on her way to Melbourne from Sydney, was ploughing her way through the heavy seas kicked up by the…

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Carnarvon Bay Wrecked One Boat's Crew Missing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

The ship Carnarvon Eay has been wrecked on an unknown reef at the south-east end of King's Island, in Bass Straits. A boat containing the captain…

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The Carnarvon Bay Wreck. Not the Slightest Trace of Vessel. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

The tug Alacrity, which was despatched to the scene of the wreck of the Carnarvon Bay, returned to-day and reported that there remained not the slightest…

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