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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

366 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 19

Cyclonic Storms. Houses Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 5

A severe eyelonic storm struck Brewarrina on Thursday evening. The Winding dust storm lasted for nine minates, many buildings in the town being…

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Holiday Steamer Traffic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 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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Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 4

Another of their popular steamer excursions will be carried out on the afternoon of New Year's Day by the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company. The…

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Wrecked Steamer Rescued Passengers. (By Cable). Marseilles

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 4

The steamer Djembah has arrived with 145 passengers of the French-steamer Salazie, which was wrecked near Madagascar, in i cyclone…

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Danish Steamer Founders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 5

The Danish steamer Volmer foundered during the gale, and her captain and one sailor were picked up off the Lizard after two days suffering in an open boat…

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Barque Ashore. Strikes a Jetty. (By Cable.) Aberdeen

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 2

The Washington foremasted British barque Torrisdale, bound from Glasgow to Portland with ballast, struck the sonth jetty and was piled up high on…

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