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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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New Steamer for Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

The A.U.S.N. Company's new steamer Leuuka has been launched on the Clyde…

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The Missing Steamer Waratah a Gleam of Hope

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 8

A cablegram from London on Saturday stated that the whaling schooner Ulva has reported at Durban that she sighted, during a snowstorm. on November 23, a large…

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Very Latest Cables. British Steamer in Portugal. Firedamp Explosion. London, Monday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

An explosion of firedamp caused the British stunner Aboyne to sink in the River Tagus, anil five persons were seriously injured…

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General Chanzy Wreck. Additional Particulars. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

SI. Marcel Model, the sole, survivor of the wreck of the "General Chanzy" at the Minorca Island, states that he was asleep when the vessel struck. There was a terrific explosion, and…

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A Coastal Wreck. Tug Port Jackson Totally Lost

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 1

The Port Jackson, one of the best known lugbonts running out of Sydney and Newcastle, was totally wrecked on Saturday night south of Catherine-hill…

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General Cable News. London. Feb. 15. General Chanzy Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 5

[?] the victims of the wreck of the [?] Chanzy was M. Henri Knust, for [?]raveller for Ruston and Proctor, ma[?] manufactures. Lincoln…

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British Steamer Sunk

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 2

An explosion of fire damp among coal Bank the British steamer Aboyne in the river Tugus, Portugal. Five men were seriously injured…

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Wrecks in Persian Gulf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 3

[?] St. Petersburg, states that two [?] passenger steamers and a cargo boat have wrecked in the Persian Gulf in a storm. that 200 lives were lest…

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The Wrecked Lima

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 2

Six steamers from Valparaiso are rac ing at fall speed to Huamblin Island, off the coast of Chill, where there are 88 people still clinging to the rigging of the…

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General Chanzy Wreck. a Scene of Terror. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 4

M. Marcel Rodel, the Customs officer, who is the sole survivor of the General Chanzy disaster, was asleep when the vessel struck. A terrible explosion…

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The Missing Steamer Waratah. a Gleam of Hope

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 15

A cablegram from London on Saturday stated that the whaling schooner Ulva has reported at Durban that she sighted, during a snowstorm on November 23, a large…

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The Wreck of the Lima. Chilian Cruiser to the Rescue. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 5

A Chilian cruiser has rescued from the rigging of the wreck of the steamship Lima, from Liverpool to Callao, wreeked off the coast of Chili, the 88 persons who were left on the wrecked vessel…

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Nitrate Steamer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 3

[?] S. Ciampa, 3947 tons, bound from Chili Queenstown, Ireland with nitrate, was wrecked in Clonakilty Bay, Cork. The crews of 20 was drowned…

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Steamer Ashore. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

The steamer Moresby is ashore 75 mlles from Cooktown. All hands are safe. A steamer is leaving for the scene of the wreck…

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Shipwreck on Welsh Coast. Many Lives Lost. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 5

A three-masted vessel has been wrecked on the Pembrokeshire coast. The spectators watched a bout full of occupants rowing shorewards, which was suddenly swamped, and none…

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The Wreck of the Lima

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

It was a Chilian cruiser that rescued the 88 persons, passengers and crew of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Lima, which was wrecked on…

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The Steamer Moresby Safe. One Lifeboat Missing. Castaways Picked Up. at Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 8

The welcome news reached Sydney, late on Tuesday afternoon that the island steamer Moresby, belonging to Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., of Sydney, had been refloated…

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Wrecked and Saved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 3

Particulars gleaned from the rescue party in the missing lifeboat belonging to the steamer Moresby show that they, had a trying experience, being frequently struck by blinding…

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The Missionary Steamer "John Williams."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 4

The missionary steamer "John Williams" leaves Sydney carly to-morrow morning on her annual visit to the L.M.S. missionary stations in New Guinea. Arrangements have…

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The Steamer Morsby Safe. One Lifeboat Missing. Castaways Picked Up at Sea

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 6

The welcome news reached Sydney late on Tuesday afternoon that the island steamer Moresby, belonging to Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., of Sydney, had been refloated…

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