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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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German Steamer Capsized. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 5

The German steamer Elbring VIII. capsized in the North sea, and all the crew except three were drowned…

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Wreck of the Santa Rosa

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 4

San Francisco, Tuesday.—It is now stated that at least a dozen persons were drowned by the wreck of the Pacific Company's steamer Santa Rosa,…

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Santa Rosa Wreck. Official Inquiry. San Francisco, July 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 5

At the official inquiry regarding the wreek of the Pacific Coast S.S. Company's steamer Santa Rosa. which occurred on Saturday Captain Faria. in his evidence…

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Santa Rosa Wreck. Los Angeles, July 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

Contradictory evidence was given yesterday at the inquiry in regard to the wreck of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer Santa Rosa…

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An Exciting Wreck. Captain Threatens Passengers Vancouver, july 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

The Pacific Coast S.S Company's Steaming Santa Rosa, with 290 passengers is aground All the passengers are safe, but there was panic when the vessel struck, and many of…

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Steamer Passages Raised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 5

Owing to the advances in wages, the Atlantic liners have raised the passage rates by 10s…

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Commonwealth Customs. the Case of the Dutch Schooner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 6

Mr. G. T, Wood, resident magistrate at Broome (W.A,), on Monday gave his reserved decision, in the cases in which captian Smtih, of the Dutch schooner…

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Santa Rosa Wreck. a Sertous Allegation. San Francisco, July 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 5

A the inquiry concerning the wreek of the steamer Santa Rosa yesterday. Mr. Hewson. father of the mate of the vessel, who was drowned, declared that Captain Faria…

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Channel Liner Wrecked., Passengers Saved. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 5

The steamer Roe[?]ck,a Channel liner struck the Corbiere Rock, Jersey, during a fog. The passengers were saved,…

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Commonwealth Customs. the Case of the Dutch Schooner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 14

Mr. G. T. Wood, resident magistrate at Broome (W.A.) on Monday gave his reserved decision in the cases in which Captain Smith, of the Dutch schooner…

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Santa Rosa Wreck. a Serious Allegation. San Francisco, July 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 3

At the inquiry concerning the wreck of steamer Santa Rosa yesterday, Mr. Hewson, father of the mate of the vcessel, who was drowned, declared that Captain Faria…

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Santa Rosa Wreck. Official Inquiry. San Francisco, July 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 3

At the official inquiry regarding the wreck of the wreck of the Pacific Coast S.S. Company's steamer Santa Rosa, which occurred on Saturday, Captain Faria, in his evidence,…

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Steamer Refuses Her Helm. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

A mild sensation, was created at Circular Quay this morning, when the Manly steamer Bingarra refused to answer her helm. She took a course…

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Privations on a Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 5

The crew of the scow Whangaron, which was abandoned in a leaky condition of Lord Howe Island while bound from New Zealand to Sydney with 16,000,000 feet…

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Motor Boat Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 5

The motor boat Roumania, which sailed from Bridgeport, Connectient, in an attempt to cross the Atlantic, struck a reef off Nova Scotia, and became a total loss. Her crew…

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Wreck of Belle Flower. a Sailor's Heroism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

Particulars of the wreck of the Bello Flower on the coast of Canterbury (N.Z.). have been delayed by weather interrupting the telegraph service…

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A Disabled Schooner. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 4

The schooner Jubilee, while on a voyage from the Solomon Islands to Sydney, encountered the full force of the recent heavy weather, and received a…

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A Steamer Sunk. Halifax

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The steamer John Irwin struck a rock and sank. Out of a crew of 15 there is only one survivor. VANCOUVER, Friday afternoon…

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Wreck of a Four-masted Barque a Boat Missing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The barque Puritan, while on a voyage from Newcastle to San Francisco, sprang a leak during a heavy gale on June 20. She was then 800 miles from Tahiti. The water…

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Maritime Mishaps. a Canadian Cruiser Ashore. Ottawa, Aug. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 5

The hull of the Canadian crosser, [?] which went ashore during a fog on the coast of Nova Scotin, has been pierced in several places. She was refloated on Sunday…

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