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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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General Gables. London, June 27. New Orient Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 5

Tho Orient steamer Orama, has been launched on the Clyde, and sails in November…

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Wrecked and Saved. St. Petersburg, June 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 5

All the passengers of the steamer that was wrecked in the Skerries are safe. There were 400 excursionists on board…

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Wreck of a Steamer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 4

St. Petersburg, Tuesday.—A steamer, with 400 excursionists aboard, returning to Stockholm, from Hwlslngfors, [?] Finland, was wrecked In the Finnish…

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Mishap to Steamer. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 5

The steamer Spokane, with 150 excursionists from seattle to Alaska, struck a rock at plumpers bay and had to be beached. there were no fatalites…

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A Steamer Sunk. Montreal, June 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 5

The steamer Aranmore collided with and [?] the steamer General wife (7.75 tons) near quebee, during a dense fog yesterday, Both vessels launched their [?] and…

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Steamer Launching. an Australian Party. London, Friday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 5

Mrs. Andrew Fisher, wife of Australia's Prime minister, christened the N.C.R. steamer wollongton at its launching from the Ailsa shipbuilding yards troon,…

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Wrecked by the Sea

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 5

Montreal. Wednesday.—The sea burst into a colliery nt Port Cod, in Nova Scotia. The workings were abaudoned, and the colliery is now useless,…

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Maratime Mishap. Excursion Steamer Wrecked Vancouver, July 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 5

The steamer Spokane, with 150 excursionists on board while bound from Seattle to Alaska, struck a rock in Plumer's Bay, and was beached. There were no fatalities…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, .Monday afternoon. a Recent .Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 5

The steamer Germania arrived at Sydney this morning with the crow of the Norwegian barque, Hjordis, which was wreeked at Ponape Island last month, while on the voyage from…

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Maritime Mishap. Excursion Steamer Wrecked. Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

The steamer Spokane, with 150 excursionists on board, while bound "from Seattle to Alaska, struck a rock in Plumer's Bay, and was benched. There were…

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Loss of a Steamer. Christiania, July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 5

The Norwegian steamer Eclipse, with a crew of 56, has foundered off the coast of Iceland…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. Fire on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 5

The steamer Erina, lying at Long Wharf, Balmain, was partly destroyed by fire this morning, but the firemen effected a splendid save by preserving the hull form serious…

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Wreck of Norwegian Barque. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

The steamer-Germania, which has just arrived from the Gilbert Group, has brought on to Sydney the officers and crew of the Hjordis, a Norwegian barque…

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Steamer Casualty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 5

LOS ANGLES, Friday. The steamer "Santa Rosa" with 290 passafc, but a panic arose when the vessel struck, and many women and children…

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Maritime Mishap. Excursion Steamer Wrecked. Vancouver, July 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 2

The steamer Spokane, with 150 excursionists on hoard, while hound from Seattle to Alaska, struck a rock in Plumer's Bay, and was beached. There were no fatalities…

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A Steamer Sunk. Montreal June 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 2

The steamer Aranmore collided with and sank the steamer General Wolfe (775 tons) near Quebec, during a dense fog yesterday. Both vessels launched their lifeboats, and…

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Steamer Launching. an Australian Party. London, Friday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 2

Mrs. Andrew Fisher, wife of Australia's Prime Minister, christened the N.C.R. steamer Wollongton at its launching from the Ailsa shipbuilding yards, Troon,…

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Very Latest Cables. an Exciting Wreck. Captain Threatens Passengers. Vancouver, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1911 · page 3

The pacific coast S.S. company's steamer, ta Rosa, with 200 passengers is aground. the passengers are safe, but there was a to when the vessel struck, and many of the…

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Mishap to Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 5

The P. and O. steamer Caledonia, leaving plymouth, struck a rock on the southeast of Drake island. By reversing the engines, and with the use of tugs, the vessel…

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The Santa Rosa Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Monday. At least a dozen lives were lost at the wreck of the streamer santa Rosa. Owing to the fast that the captain was ordered to keep the…

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