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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Steamer Tyrone Ashore. On New Zealand Coast

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

The steamer Tyrone, formerly the Drayton Grange, is a total wreck on the New Zealand coast. The vessel went ashore at the spot half a mile from Otago…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 7

The Newcastle and Hunter River, Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…

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Kallatina Ashore. Blown Adrift from Jetty

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

Saturday night's southerly blow was responsible for a shipping disaster on the north coast. The North Coast S.N. Company's…

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General Cable News. Steamer Tyrone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 5

The steamer Tyrone, which is ashore on the New Zealand coast, has been reinsured at from 75 to 80 guineas per cent…

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Mishap to a Steamer. Panic Among Passengers. New York, Sept. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

That steamer Mohawk, owned by the Manhattan Steamship Company, grounded near Poughkeepsie, 70 miles north of New York. A panic broke out among the 300…

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Wreck of Amaranth. Mariners' Hardships. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 3

The steamer Tofua brought particulars to-day of the wreek of the American vessel Amaranth, which was wrecked on Jervis Island…

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White Star Steamer Stranded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

The White Star steamer A[?] when nearing a landing stage at Liverpool, to ombark passengers, swung and struck the shore…

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Coaster Ashore

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 14

News reached Sydney on Sunday to the effect that the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Kallatina, 550 tons, was ashore about half a mile from the…

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The Steamer Tyrone. Exciting Scenes. Rescue of the Crew

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 4

The steamer Riverina, which arrived at Sydney from New Zealand on Friday, brought further particulars of the wreck of the Houlder liner, Tyrone, near Otago Heads, on…

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Tale of the Sea. Old Wreck Located

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 12

Considerable intercut has been excited by the publication in Wellington (N.Z.) of the following telegram from Dunedin: "A well-known Dunedin shipping man to-day…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 6

The Newcastle and Hunter River St[?]ship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the [?]leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and [?]…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 7

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…

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Steamer Tyrone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 5

The steamer Tyrone, which is ashore on the Now Zealand coast, has been reinsured at 95 guineas per cent…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 7

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…

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Mishap to German Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 5

The German-Australian Steamship Company's steamer Adelaide, bound from Brisbane to the Elbe, collided with a pier at Genoa, and sustained serious damage above…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 12

The Newcastle and Hunter River [?] Company's steamer leaves [?] for Sydney, awaits the arrival at the [?] leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and [?]…

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The Steamer Tyrone. Exciting Scenes. Rescue of the Crew

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 16

The steamer Riverina, which arrived at Sydney from New Zealand on Friday, brought further particulars of the wreck of the Houlder liner Tyrone, near Otago Heads, on…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 3

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's Steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 6

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrivals of the trial leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leave…

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Atlantic Disaster Steamer on Fire. Many Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

London, Saturday.—The British steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to.New York, has been abandoned on fire in the Atlantic. The "Volturno was…

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