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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Shipping Disasters. a Steamer Capsizes. Vancouver, March 26

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

The steamer Sechelt capsized in a storm in Vancouver Island watters, and all on board, numbering 39, were drowned, 13 representing the crew Twenty-six…

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Wreck of the Rosedale

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

The Marine Court found that no one was to blame for the wreck of the steamer Rosedale…

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Supposed Disastrous Wreck. Yongala's Cargo Washed Ashore

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

A QUANTITY of the cargo belonging to the Yongala (a well-known coastal steamer, which is sometime overdue) has been washed ashore…

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Steamer Stranded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The Spanish steamer Setiembre, of 2171 tons owned by the Cin Bilbaina de Nav, has been stranded on St. Martin's, one of the Scilly Islands…

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Ferry Steamer Adrift

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

The new ferry steamer Greycliffe, which took up her running between Syd-,ney and Watson's Bay a week ago, broke down on Sunday afternoon, and drifted to…

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Supposed Plague. The steamer Morea has arrived at Freemantle with a suspicious case of sickness on board the patient being one of the Lascar crew. The vessel has been-placed in

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The steamer Morea has arrived at Freemantle with a suspicious case of sickness on board, the patient being one of the Lascar crew. The vessel has been placed in…

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Yongala Wreckage Hope Abandoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 5

The missing Yongala, about whose into the worst is feared had on board 141 souls all told-a crew of 73, and 68 passengers in all classes. It is feared that all have been lost…

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A Missing Steamer Fate of the "Yongala."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

It would appear that there is little ground for the hope that the Adelaide Steamship Company's Yongala is still afloat. The vessel was on' her usual…

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Congestion of Steamer Accommodation. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

The congestion in connection with the third-class accommodation on th steamers for Australia is greater than ever. The Orient Company is unable…

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The Lost Vongala. More Wreckage Fored

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 4

"It is evident," said Mr. E. Northecole manager of the Adelajde S.S. Company on Wednesday, that the Yongala has foundered with all hands."…

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The Yongala Wreck. Wreckage Washed Ashore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7

The missing Yongala, about whose fate the worst is feared, has on board 141 souls all told— a crew of 73, and 68 passengers in all classes…

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The Lost Yongala. More Wreckage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

The discovery of additional wreckage on the Queensland coast supplies further proof of the doom of the Adelaide Company's Yongala, but no definite information is yet…

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Disastrous Wreck. Fate of the "Yongala," Little Room for Hope

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

It would appear that there is little ground for the hope that the Adelaide Steamship Company's Yongala is still afloat. The vessel was on…

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Channel Steamer Ashore

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

London, Friday. — The Channel steamer, Pays de Calais, which rammed and sank the French submarine Pluviose last year, ran ashore during a…

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The Steamer Yongala. Hope Abandoned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 3

The fate of the Yongala has now been ploced beyond all doubt. The discovery on Tuesday of extensive wreckage, including a portion of the panelling or…

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Shipping Disasters. a Steamer Capsizes. Vancouver, March 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 2

The steamer Sechelt capsized in a [?] in Vancouver Island waters, and all the board, numbering 39, were drowned, 13 [?] presenting the crew. Twenty-six…

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An Unseaworthy Steamer. Victoria (B.c.), March 31

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

The evidence at the inquiry relating to the capsizing of the steamer Secholt disclosed that the vessel was unseaworthy Several witnesses asserted that she was…

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More Wreckage Found

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 7

"It is evident," said Mr. E. Northcote, manager of the Adelaide S.S. Company on Wednesday, that the Yongala has foundered with all hands"…

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Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 5

A cable reports that the German steamer Bergerdorf, which left Sydney on March 11 for Hamburg, via Colombo, is ashore at Cape Cormorin, India. It is feared the vessel will l…

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More Wreckage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 5

A telegram was received front [?] Point stating that in addition to the wreckage previously reported, there was a country of varnished panels washed ashore,…

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