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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Wreck of the Iroquois. Victoria (B.c.), April 14

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

The captain of the wrecked steamer Iroquois admitted during the official investigation that he went home after landing from the lifeboat, and did not wait while, a search was made for…

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Portuguese Liner Wrecked. a Second Disaster. Capetown, Wednesday. The Po[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 5

[?] liner, Lusitania, insured in London for £90,000, has been wrecked off Cape Point during misty weather. The cruiser Forte and a tug took off the…

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The Falls of Garry Wrecked Wreck on Irish Coast. London, April 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 3

The barque Falls of Garry has been wrecked near Kinsale, country Cork, Ireland, during a fog. One boat with five men on board is missing…

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Foundering of Steamer. Manila

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

The steamer "Charles Poisat" fo[?]dered in a typhoon, and fifteen persons were drowned…

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Wreck on China Coast. Value of Wireless. Vancouver

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

This steamer Asia, of the Pacific Mail Co., trading from san Francisco to Eastern countries, struck a rock 200 miles south of Shanghai, and sank…

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Asia Wreck Looted. Estimated Loss, £300,000. PEKING, April 26

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

Pirates have looted the wrecked steamer Asia which stuck a reef 200 miles south of Shanghai. The lose in connection with the ship and…

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Two Steamers Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—The steamer Charles Foisat foundered off Manila during a typhoon, 15 of those aboard being drowned. The steamer Asia, belonging to the…

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The Wrecked Steamer Asia. London, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 5

It is stated in London that the bull of the steamer Asia, which was recently wrecked about 200 miles south of Shanghai, was insured for £30,000, and that the cargo of…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Article Ii. Nearing Gizo

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 3

We have been six charming days at sea, during which every experience worth recalling and relating has been exchanged by the now happy family…

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Very Latest Cables. Submerged Wreckage. Another South African Mishap. Capetown, April 28

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

The German-Australian steamer Hanau, 213 tons, bound from Hamburg to Australia struck some submerged wreckage off the coast and had a hole 12it long torn in her hull. The…

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The Wrecked Yongala. £1000 Reward Offered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 8

Members of the Queensland CAbinet returned to Brisbane by the steamer Lucinda last night after spending 24 hours on the water. Mr. Denham said that the…

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The Falls of Garry Wrecked. Wreck on Irish Coast. London. April 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 14

The barque Falls of Garry has been wrecked near Kinsale, country Cork. Ireland, during a fog. One boat with five men on board is missing…

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Asia Wreck Looted. Estimated Loss. £300,000. PEKING. April 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

Pirates have looked the wrecked steamer Asia, which struck a reef 200 south of Shanghai. The loss in connection with the ship and…

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Training Schooner Stranded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 5

The training schooner Steadfast, with 40 boys and four officers, has gone ashore at Hames Haven. The vessel is broadside on, and in a dangerous position…

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Training Schooner Ashore. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 2

The training schooner Steddfast, with 40 boys and four officers on board, is ashore at Thames Haven. The vessel lies broadside on to the sea, and the…

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Wreck at Santa Bay. Lima

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 5

The "Port Elgin" in bauast has become a wreck in Santa Bay. The crow were saved…

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The Bergedorf Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 5

A salvage contract has been arranged in connection with the wreck of the steamer Bergedorf, which went aground at Cape Comorin, India, last month. The operations…

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The Yongala Wreck. "Watch for the Birds."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 1

An old sea captain, who is at present superintendent of one of the shipping companies in Sydney, and who knows as well as anyone the Queensland. coast,…

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Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

A message was posted at the Royal Exchange to-day to the effect that the Beliambi Coal Company's steam collier Majorie had gone ashore on Bellambi Reef. It appears…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Paper Iii

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 3

"Awake!" cries the Persian poet, "for Morning, in the Bowl of Night has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to flight."…

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