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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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A Steamer Missing. London, March 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 3

Report is to hand of a sensational shipwreck. The steamer Loodiana, which has been missing since she left Mauritius for colombo on january 10, is ashore at Cosmoledo, an island in the…

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Wreck of the Pericles Castaways Number 100

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

'A' telegram from Karridale, West Austra-lia, on Friday, stated that 80 women and children from the wrecked Aberdeen liner Pericles had arrived at that centre from…

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Landslip Wrecks an Express. Exciting Rescues

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

Weather of a wild character was the experience all over the United Kingdom for the week ending February 19, and there was much loss of life ana many narrow…

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Wreck of a French Liner. Loss of 160 Lives

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 13

The French steamer General Chancy sank on Friday, Feb. 11, on the way from Marseilles to Algiers with a loss of 160 lives. One survivor reached the island of Minorea…

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Wreck of the Pericles. Passengers and Crew Landed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 3

The magnificent now Aberdeen liner Pericles, of 11,000 tons—the latest addit ion to the Meet—came to grief on Thurs day through foundering about three…

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Pericles Wreck. Latest Particulars, (By Telegraph). SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

Captain Osborne, of the steamer Kyana, which passed Cape Leewin be fore the, disaster, when interviewed, said that the entry in his log, at 5 o'clock…

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The Wrecked Pericles, Further Particulars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

Presenting the appearance of returned excursionists rather than victims of shipwreck, the passengers from the sunken Pericles arrived at Fremantle wharf a few minutes after 3 o'clock…

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Wreck of a Schooner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

The schooner Countess of Errol, from Sydney to New Hebrides, is a total wreck on the coast of New Caledonia…

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Wreck of the Pericles. Captain Simpson Interviewed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

Captain Simpson, who has aged since the disaster, is now more cheerful. In the course of an interview at Fremantle, he said—"We had had a fair run across from…

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Wreck of the Pericles. Castways Number 400

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 4

A TELEGRAM from Karridale, West Australia, on Friday, stated that 80 women and children from the wrecked Aberdeen liner Pericles, had arrived…

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Wreck of the Perioles. a passenger's Story

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 3

The Pericles, an Aberdeen liner of 11,000 tons, left Sydney for Capetown on Friday, March 26, with almost a full cargo and passengers list. She was to…

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Latest Telegrams. [Country Press Association] Sydney, Tuesday. Another Wreck Reported

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 2

It is reported that the schooner, Countess of Ranfurly, from Sydney to New Hebrides, is a total wreck on the coast of New Caledonia…

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The Pericles Wreck. Comment in England. London. April 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

The "Manchester Guardian" says that the splendid conduct of all aboard made the streek of the Pericles more like a rough smpromptu picnic than a terrible disaster…

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A Schooner Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 3

The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association on Tuesday received a cable from their Noumea agents stat ing that the fine schooner Countess of…

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Overorowding a Ferry Steamer. a Heavy Fine

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 2

At the Water Summons Court, Sydney, on Tuesday Inspector M'Vane proceeded against W. H. Mitchelmore, master of the ferry steamer Kuring-gal, belonging…

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Lost Millionaire. Vanishes from a Steamer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 3

The disappearance of the rich American, Mr. Holland Bennett, from the steamer Berlin between Genoa and Naples, has stirred society in New York deeply, for the…

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Disastrous Hurricane at Fiji Plantations Utterly Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

The steamer Suva, of the A.U.S.N. line, which arrived at Sydney on Wednesday from Fiji, brought details of the hurricane which devastated considerable areas in…

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Steamer on Fire. Sensation in English Channel. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 5

The steamer Gairnena caught fire in the Kurdish Channel. A high sea was running. The passengers became panic stricken, and rushed the boats. Many…

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Wreck of the Pericles Off Cape Leeuwin. Passengers and Crew Landed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 11

The sensational news was flashed across the wires from Western Australia late last week that the magnificent new Aberdeen liner Pericles, of 11,000 tons—the latest addition to…

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Mishap to Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 4

The steamer Minimbah struck tie breakwater at Three this morning. No details are available…

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