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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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The Wrecked Yongala.s £1000 Reward Offered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 7

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

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Submerged Wreckage. Another South African Mishap. Capetown, April 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 3

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

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Scalding the Cannibals. Wrecked Party's Plight. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 5

The British steamer Kais[?]nga struck a reef off Womazi Island, German East Africa. The vessel was attacked by thousands of cannibals, who were repulsed by broadsides of…

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Scalding the Cannibals. Wrecked Party's Plight. New York

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 3

The British steamer Kaisenga struck a reef off Womazi Island, Gorman East Africa. The vessel was attacked by thousands of cannibals, who were repulsed by broadsides of…

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Wreck of a Diriglble. (By Cable). Berlin

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

While Count Zeppelin's latest dirigible balloon was leaving its shed at Dusseldorf (Germany) with eight passengers on board, a gust of wind drove her back…

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Island Disaster. Vessels Ashore and Lives Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

Messrs. Burns, Philip, and Co.'s island steamer Maitland arrived at Norfolk Island on Wednesday evening, and sailed for Sydney at noon on Thursday. She…

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Airship Wrecked. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

The German army airship Parseval 11, was blown against a building at Bitterfield, when it burst and collapsed…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Pepesala (Russell Islands). Paper Iv

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 3

Dr. Quaiffe, son of the respected medico of that name, who resides at Woollahra, Sydney, came on board at Rendova, and took Mr. Meeks' vacant…

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An Empty Lifeboat. Pears for the Cayo Largo. London. May 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

An empty lifeboat marked "Cayo Largo," has been found in the Bay of Biseay. The steel screw steamer Cayo Largo. 3431 tons, owned by the Cuba Steamship Company…

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The Steamer Iyernia. London, Thursday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 5

The bulkheads of the steamer Ivernia have burst, and the engine-room is flooded. The crew is remaining on board…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Paper V. Baniki, or "The Hill Top."

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 3

The phrase, "The voyage of life," is such a common one that it has lost its significance, at any rate, to the untravelled man. But its appropriateness…

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German Steamer Ashore. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

A cable received here to-day states that the German-Australian steamer Itzehoe, of 1887 tons, while on a voyage from Antwerp to Sydney, has gone…

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Island Disaster. Vessels Ashore and Lives Lost

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 12

Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.s' island steamer Malaita arrived at Norfolk Island on Wednesday evening, and sailed for Sydney at noon on Thursday. She…

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General Cables. a Wrecked Steamer. Port Elizabeth, May 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 5

The steamer Itzehoe is hard and fast, with her forepart resting on the rocks. Her bottom is badly damaged, and the forepeak and the lower No. 1 and No. 2 holds are full of…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Paper V. Baniki, or "The Hill Top."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3

The phrase, "The voyage of life," is spoil a common one that it has lost its significance, at any rate, to the untravelled man. But its appropriateness…

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Fatal Shipwreck. (By Cable). Panama

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

The steamer Taboga sank off Purla Mola, on the South Pacific coast. The vessel had 100 passengers on board, and 60 of these were drowned…

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German Steamer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 5

A private, cable states that the German strainer [?]ezshoe, which ashore on the South African coast, is a total wreck…

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A Disabled Steamer. Berin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 5

The boilers of the steamer Papanius are leaking and are undergoing repairs. The vessel will proceed at the earliest opportunity…

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Steamer Tofua

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 5

The latest news from Suva states that the steamer Tofua remains fast on the reef and is leaking. Part of the cargo is being discharged into lighters…

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Steamer Aground. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 2

A cable, received from Suva, Fiji, this morning states that the steamer Tofua struck a reef while navigating Navula Passage, and that the steamer Lunadi…

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