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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Naptha Ablaze. 500 Cans on a River Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 7

The river steamer Arbuthnot was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, at Balranald. She left Echuca on Saturday for…

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Wrecked in the Arctic Nome (Alaska), Nov. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 December 1913 · page 5

The Mary Sachs, the supply vessel of the Stefannson Arctic expedition, has been wrecked in the inside the Arctic circle. M. Henri Beauchel, a French…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 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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Situation at Newcastle. Steamer Brisbane Held Up

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 6

As far as the position at Newcastle is concerned, the Melbourne S.S. Company's steamer Brisbane, one of the smallest interstate colliers now…

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Directors and Wrecks. Fixing Responsibility

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

After the disaster on the New Haven Railroad at North Haven, U.S., in which twenty-one persons were killed, the Coroner's inquest placed the blame upon the…

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Wrecked in the Arctic Nome (Alaska). Nov. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

The Mary Sachs, the supply vessel of the Stefanason Arctic expedition, has been wrecked in the ice inside the Arctic circle. M. Henri Beauchet, a French…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 December 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 9 December 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 Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 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 on Fire. Clearing a Mystery Baltimore Dec. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 5

A revenue cutter has partly cleared up the mystery regarding the steamer Rio Grande, a wireless message having been received from it to the effect that all on board the…

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Steamer Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 3

It is feared that the steamer Prinz Wilhelm has foundered in a gale, with a crew of 17, between Hull and Hamburg…

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Fears for a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 5

It is teared that the steamer Prinz Willhelm foundered during a gale with a crew of 17 while on a voyage from Hull to Hambrug…

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Steamer Missing. St. Michel Overdue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1913 · page 5

According to a private letter, which has been received by a French naval officer at present in Sydney, it appears that an island steamer is considerably overdue…

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Steamer on Fire. the Janus Alight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1913 · page 5

A fire broke out yesterday morning on the steamer Janus, at present, lying in Woolloomooloo Bay. A full turn-out of the city fire stations…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon, Fire on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1913 · page 5

The cause of the fire on the steamer Janus remains a mystery. The amount of damage has not yet been ascertained, but it is believed it will be particularly heavy…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1913 · page 2

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 · Thursday 18 December 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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Large Steamer. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1913 · page 5

The North German Lloyd steamer Columbus of 41,800 tons displacement twenty knots speed, and accommodating 3532, has been launched at Dantzig…

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Holiday Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co. draw attention in our advertising columns to the sailings of their steamers during the holiday season. Special…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 11

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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