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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Accident to a Steamer. Monte Video, Sept. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 5

The steamer Nairnshire (Federal-Houlder Shire line) arrived here with here low-pressure crankshaft broken…

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Steamer's Fireman Suffocated. . Steam Pipe Busts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 7

When the steamer Darius was four miles beyound Gellibrand Pile Light on Monday evening bound from Melbourne for Sydney, the fourth engineer, William Nelson, heard a…

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The Missing Steamer Rosedale, Mysterious Whistling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 4

Whatever has been the fate of the North Coast Company's steamer Rosedale, her disappearance from the coastline south from the Nambucca has given cause for the most…

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Supposed to Have Foundered. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

The steamer maianbar arrived from themanning River to-day. the captain reported having kept a-sharp look out for the missing Rosedale, but the…

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The Missing Steamer Rosedale. Wreckage Sighted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

News to the effect that Captain M Donald of the steamer Cane Finisterre, had reported having passed wreckage at 3 p.m. on Tuesday 20 miles north of Smoky Cape, two…

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A Missing Steamer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

Grave fears are entartained as to the safety of the North coast company's steamer Rosedale, whichhas been out five days on a passage from the Nam…

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The Steamer Papanui. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

No arrangements have yet been made in connection with taking the steamer Papanui's passengers from St. Helena. No steamers are available, and a sailing ship…

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Some Wreckage Discovered. Sydney. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

The steamer Burringbar picked up a huckel off smokey cape yesterday afternoon bearing the word Rosedale, a also a lifebelt box supposed to have belonged to the same vessel. The captain [?]…

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Wreckage Sighted. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

A message was received this afternoon from Captain M'Donald, of the training steamer Cape Finisterre, reporting the sighting of wreekage off Smoky cappyes…

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Vessel Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

The barquentine carla is ashore at wanganui. New Zealand. there is still a possibility of saving the vessel…

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Wrecked Six Times

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

"All hands are safe and will eventually be heard of", said Mrs. yansen. the winch—driver of the missing steamer rosedale when seen at her home…

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The Missing Steamer Rosedale. Drifting Lifeboat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 4

The most pitiable part of the supposed foundering of the steamer Rosedale, is the gradual wearing away of all hope by those who are relatives of the people who were…

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The Steamer Astea. Capetown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 5

The steamer Astea has been repaired Her trial trip proved satisfactory, and the vessel will shortly proceed to Genoa…

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The Missing Steamer Rosedale. Search for Wreckage. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 5

Four steamers arrived this morning, [?] no wreekage from the missing Rosedale was sighted. They all made searches and the men on the look-out saw nothing…

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The Missing Steamer Kosedale. Mysterious Whistling

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 6

Whatever has been the fate of the North Coast Company's steamer Rosedale, her disappearance from the coastline south from the Nambucca has given cause for the most…

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Some Wreckage Discovered. Sydney. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 6

The steamer Burringbar pocked up a bucket on Smokey Cape yesterday afternoon bearing the word Rosedale, also a lifebelt box supposed to have belonged to the same vessel. The captain saw…

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Wreckage Sighted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 6

News to the effect that Captain M'Donald of the steamer Cape Finisterre, had reported having passed wreckage at 3 p.m. on Tuesday 20 miles north of Smoky Cape, two…

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The Papanui a Complete Wreck. Providing for Emigrants. St. Helena, Sept, 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 3

The cable steamer Britannia has accommodated 150 of the Papanui's women and children. The remainder of the emigrants are on the island…

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New Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 3

The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Ballarat, which is intended for the company's branch service, via Capetown, was launched at…

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The Missing Steamer Rosedale. No Further Wreckage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 4

Masters of coastal steamers which arrived at Sydney during Saturday and Sunday kept look out for any runner wrecKage from the lost Rosedale, but saw none. The North…

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