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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Battleship Sinks Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 5

The battleship Centurlon, while undergoing its steam trials sank an unknown steamer in the English Channel…

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Collision in the Channel Steamer Sunk. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 2

When the battleship Centurios, which was recently launched at Davenport yards, was engaged in making her steam trials in the Channel, by some means…

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Collision in the Dark. Warship Rams Steamer. London, Dec. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 5

While the battleship Centurion was undergoing a steam trial in the Channel last night, she ran down sm unknown steamer. The night was very dark, and the…

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Sunken Steamer. an Italian Vessel. London. Thursday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 5

A lamp found on the H.M.S. Centurion, which ran down, a steamer in the channel, has been identified as belonging to the Halian steamer Derma, with a crew of 40…

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Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 5

The steamer Oonah, ran ashore on a reef near Burnie, Tasmania, to-day. The vessel is not making any water, and it is expected she will be re-floated to-night. The crew…

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Special Steamer Trips

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 4

In this issue, the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co., Ltd., advertise their special Christmas and New Year time-table for 1912-13. They will also…

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Collision in the Dark. Warship Rams Steamer. London, Dec. 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 3

While the battleship Centurion was undergoing a steam trial in the Channel last night, she aran down an unknown steamer. the night was very dark, and the…

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Steamer Excursions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company will run a steamer excursion by the steamship Newcastle from Newcastle to Port Stephens, on Boxing Day,…

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Christmas Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 4

The manager of the Newcastle and Huntera River Steamship Company, Limited, announces from to-day until the conclusion of the New Year holidays, the times of…

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Sunday Night Steamer Trips

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company will run steamers from Newcastle to Sydney and from Sydney to Newcastle at midnight on the 22nd and 29th instant…

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Launch and Steamer. Recent Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday afternoon. The Court of Marine Inquiry, presided over by Judge Fitzhardings, began an investigation this morning into the circumstances of the collision at Lake Macqualie on Eight…

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Japanese Steamer at Newcastle. an Asiatic Crew. Unionists Refuse to Load the Vessel. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 5

There occurred in this port to-day an incident of international interest. The Japanese tramp steamer Hakushika Maru was about to load here 400 tons of hardwood…

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New Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 5

The Aberdeen Line Steamship Company has ordered from Harland Wolff and Co., an improved steamer of the Demosthenes type, of 12,500 tons, triple-screw driven with…

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Dirigible Wrecked. a Close Call. London. Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 5

The dirigible Beta will four passengers started on an experimental voyage to London. The carburetter became frozen, and caused a breakdown. The dirigible alighted…

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Holiday Steamer Traffic

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 2

The manager of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company, Ltd., announces by advertisement in this issue the times of running the steamers…

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Holiday Steamer Traffic

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 4

The manager of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company, Ltd., announces by advertisement in this issue the times of running the steamers…

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Japanese Steamer at Newcastle. an Asiatic Crew. Unionists Refuse to Load the Vessel. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 14

There occurred in this port to-day an incident of ternational interest. The Japanese tramp steamer Hakushika Maru was about to load here 400 tons of hardwood…

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Dirigible Wrecked. a Close Call. London, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 3

The dirigible Beta with four passengers started on an experimental voyage to London. The carburetter became frozen, and caused a breakdown. The dirigible alighted…

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British Dirigible Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 3

London, Wednesday.—The British Army dirigible Beta, carrying four passengers, started off on an experimental voyage from Aldershot to London…

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Wreck of the Tilba. Master's Wrongful Act (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 5

Captain Archibald Benstock, master of the steamer Tilba has been called upon to show cause why his certificate should not be suspended or cancelled in…

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