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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Turkish Warship Wrecked. Constantinople

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 2

The Turkish ironclad Assari Tewfik has been wrecked at Karaburrin…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. Affray on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 5

A Hindu, a quartermaster on board a steamer lying in Woolloomooloo Bay, ran amok with a sailor's wife and stabbed three Malay seamen belonging to the vessel. Two of the…

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Courage in Shipwreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 4

Full of incident is the history of the wreck of the steamship Salazie, off Madagascar. The Salazie left Diego Suarez for St. Maurice on a beautiful calm morning on November…

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Sensation on a Steamer. Hindu Attacks Malays

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

A Hindu quartermaster on board a steamer lying in Wooloomooloo Bay ran [?]mok with a sailor's knife on Tuesday, and stabbed three Malay seamen belong…

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Wreckage Pound. (By Telegraph.) Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

A large quantity of sawn timber, the cargo of the missing schooner Dancing Wave, and also a marked lifebuoy have been found…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 5

The steamer Whakarua's cargo has been badly damaged owing to a fire which broke out on board on February 16. The vessel itself is thought to be injured, and she is to…

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Fire on a Steamer. Capetown, Feb. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

In connection with the fire which broke out on the steamer Whakar[?] has been ascertained that while the cargo on the shelter deck is damaged the main hatch cargo is…

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A Sick Champion. John Roberts at Fremantle. Famous Billiardist a Wreck

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 2

Fremantle, Wednesday.- John Roberts, the ex-billiard champion, is a very sick man. The form that once gracefully stood behind an inspired one is…

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British Steamer Lost. All on Board Perish. Constantinople, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 5

The English steamer Calvados, which was employed trading locally, was lost in the [?] of Marmora a week ago. It was officially denied that there had…

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The Steamer Queensland. Repairs Effected. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 2

The steamer Queensland, reported to be disabled near Wilson's. Promontory, is safe. The engineers effected temporary…

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Wreck and Loss of Life

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 5

The Hall trawler Admiral Togo was wrecked off Iceland. The crew of 12, while to reach land in a boat, were swamped and perished…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 3

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

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Ketch Wrecked. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 5

The Retch S. A. Hayward, was wrecked yesteray afternoon on the rocks at the North Head of Port Stephens. Captain Sorrrensen and the vessel's crew of four got ashore…

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A Steamer Mystery, Passenger Missing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

A man named George Nixon, who joined the steamer Burringbar at Ballina, was missed when the vessel reached Seal Rocks yesterday. It is thought he went overboard,…

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British Steamer Lost. All on Board Perish. Constantinople, March 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 2

The English steamer Calvados, which was employed trading locally, was lost in the Sea of Marmora a week ago. It was officially denied that there had…

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Steamer Released. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 5

The French steamer Hesri Fraisiment has been released from custody…

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Wreck of the Calvados. Panic-stricken Passengers. Constantinople, March 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 5

An inquiry in reg[?]d to the loss of the British steamer Calvados in the Sea of Marmora recently has elicited that the vessel struck a reef off the island of Sal[?] Andre…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 7

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

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Steamer Bookings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 4

The general manager of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company announces by advertisement in this issue that Mr. E. J. McDonald, auctioneer, of sligh-street, has…

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Wreck Feared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 5

It is from the discovery or wreck­age, that the German steamer Peruvia (4041 tons), laden with ore for Emden, has been lost, with all hands…

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