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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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A Waterlogged Schooner

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

Seattle. Wednesday.-The se[?] West, bound from San Francls[?]o for Newcastle (N.S.W.), was picked up The Seattle. helplessly waterlegged. The…

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Late Cables. Capsize of a Schooner

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—A: schooner capslzed at the mouth of the Columbia River, in Oregon. Seven men were drowned; The captain was saved…

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Wreck of the New Guinea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

Five members of the crew of the steamer New Guinea arrived at Sydney this morning, including the third officer. The men say the fog which settled over the steamer just…

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New Guinea Wreck. Vessel Full of Water

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 1

The steamer New Guinea, which went ashore in a fog at Disaster Bay, near Green Cape, 218 miles south of Sydney Heads, on Monday morning, is a total…

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Tomb Wreckers. Cairo, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 5

Several fanatics have been arrested for wrecking 28 tonn in the European cemetery at Port Said…

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Wreck of the Annesley. Finding of the Court. London, Feb. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 3

Mr. A. H. Hutton in delivering judgement in the Board of Trade inquiry in regard to the wreck of the barque Annesley, which struck Tuska Rock, off the coast of Wexford, on…

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Wreck of the New Guinea. News From Eden. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 6

A report from Eden last evening says:—"In a dense fog which prevailed along the coast the steamer Mew Guinea (Captain Coleman and a crew of about 28 men…

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Wreck of New Guinea

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 4

Sydney, Friday—News has reached [?] that the steamship New Guinea which was wreeked off Green Cape Monday last, is slowly breaking up…

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The Aotea Wreck. Capetown, Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

Reuter's Agency reports that the Marine Court in connection with wreck of the Aoten at Moulle Point on January 22, decided that in view of the fact that the light…

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Steamer Burnt at Sea. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 5

It is reported that the Turkisls steamer "Hurricet" carrying Moslem pilgrims, has been burnt at sea, and that all on board perished…

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Wreck of the Glenbane. Adventure with a Shark

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 6

Autl Ketola, the solo survivor of the barquentfnc .Glenbnnk, wrecked off Legendre Island, West Australia,, coast, through and Interpreter on Thursday gave…

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Wreck of a Schooner. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

Tha wrecked schooner, Australia, on the North Spit at the Mucleay River, with a cargo consisting of 50,000 feet of hardwood timber, was sold by'auction to-day…

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An Alrming Experience. Steamer Struck by Lightning

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 1

The stemer Otterburn, which has arrived at Fremantle (W.A) from New york, met with a sensational experience during the voyage . On January 29th…

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Dutch Steamer Service. Java to Australia. the Hague

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 5

A Bill has passed its first reading in the First Chamber of the Netherlands Parliament for a subsidy of £12,500 perrnnum for ten years to the Dutch Royal Steam…

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A Sunken Schooner. Many Drowned. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 5

The schooner Marie Veanae sank at St. Potion after a collision with a fishing trawler, and 26 persons were drowned…

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A Steamer Fired. Escape of Crew. London, Friday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 5

The steamer Northpoint, bound to Philadelphia, on leaving the Thames, suddenly burst into flame in every part. The crew of 50 were rescued rescued, and the vessel was beached…

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Port Douglas Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 3

A terrffic eyclone occurred at Port Douglas and at Mosman on Thursday night. Hundreds of persons are homeless. Walsh's stores were bevelled to the ground The…

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Ferry Steamer. Burned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

Sydney, Wednesday.—This morning the Sydney Ferries Company's new steamer Kaladah took fire, while lying at the Gladesville wharf. The vossel…

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A Burnt Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

The Coroner has decided to hold an enquiry concerning the complete destruction by fire of the ferry steamer Kaludah…

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A Steamer on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

A steamer as afire off the Californian coast. A wireless call for help has been received, and steamers have been sent from San Francisco to render assistance…

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