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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Appalling Explosion. Loss of Life and Buildings Wrecked. Vancouver, Dec. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 December 1910 · page 3

In the gas explosion in New York 125 people were injured, several fatally. Ninety-eight people have been placed in hospital. The accident was due to a train of empty…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. Only One Survivor [?] Dec. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 December 1910 · page 3

The French steamer Jeanne [?] came into collision and sank a Spanish steamer near Alicante in the south cast of the Kingdom. There was only one survivor…

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The Wrecker's Peril

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1910 · page 3

The old-time wreckers who figured in so many [?]rilling tales of rock-bound coasts are not identical with the modern class of men who bear that name, years ago our…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. Madrid

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 December 1910 · page 4

The French steamer Jeanne Conscil came into collision and sank a Spanish steamer near Alicante, in the south-east of the kingdom. There was only one…

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Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1910 · page 5

On Monday next (New Year's Day) the steamship Hunter, 1840 tons, will (weather permitting) be despatched from the steamers wharf Newcastle, for an ocean excursion to Port…

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Belgian Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1910 · page 5

The Belgian steamer Baltique sank after a collision in the North Sea, and six persons were drowned…

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Loss of Belgian Steamer. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 December 1910 · page 4

The Belgian steamer Baitique has sunk after a collision in the North Sea. Six on board were drowned…

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A Missing Steamer. Thirty Lives Involved London. Friday. afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1910 · page 5

The steamer Anm, form London to West Africa, with 30 persons on board, is 20 days overdue, and fears are entertained that the vessel has foundered…

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