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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Hurricane Wrecks Shipping. (By Cable). Hamburg

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

Eighty vessels, mainly small craft, were sunk by a hurricane. There were 12 deaths…

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Bird Chorus on a Wreck

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wrecked near Aberdeen, with a loss…

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Wrecked Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

The steamer Catalina is loading 3000 crates of cheese, which is the only dairy produce salvaged from the steamer Turakena…

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General Cables. New Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

The North Coast Steamship Company's new steamer Poonbah has been launched at Glasgow…

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Bird Chorus on a Wreck

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 3

Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the buttered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wrecked near Aberdeen, with a loss…

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Ketch's Adventure at Sea. Captain's Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 4

The ketch Alfred Fenning arrived in Sydney on Saturday afternoon in a disabled condition. Captain H. D. Kerrison, master of the…

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German Steamer Seized. Athens

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 5

The Greeks have seized a German steamer of Lem[?]…

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Stranded Steamer Floated. Rio Dk Janeiro

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 5

The steamer Turakinn is afloat gain, and is not leaking…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 March 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 for…

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Stranded Steamer Afloat. Rio De Janeiro

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

The steamer Turakina is expected to sail on the 14th April. The engines are undamaged, the butter in the third hold slight-ly rancid, the cheese soft, and the wool in…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 12

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

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Ketch's Adventure at Sea. Captains Story

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 13

The ketch Alfred Penning arrived in Sydney on Saturday afternoon in a disabled condition. Captain H. D. Kerrison, master of the…

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Recent Steamer Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 5

The Marino Court has called upon Captain [?] to show cause why his certificate should be suspended or cancelled in connection with the recent collision between the…

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Steamer Casualty. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 5

The steamer A[?] from Sydney has arrived at Bari with cargo in No. 1 hold damaged by fire and water…

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Transport Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 5

Houlder Bros. steamer for the Tasmanian trade has been launched at the Tyne…

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Village-wrecked. New York, April 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 5

The village of Shawneetown in illinois, has been wrecked by floods. The population of 500 fled for safety at the last moment. They were in great danger, as…

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English Steamer Wrecked. Captain's Certificate Suspended London Friday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 5

The Board of Trade had pronounced judgement on the wreck of the Veronese, and English steamer of 7063 tons. which was wrecked with 37 passengers aboard on January 16 on…

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A Long Tow. Steamer's Perilous Voyage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 5

The steamer Bullmoth, which arrived at melbourne from Aberdan. in the Persie Gulf, on Saturday, had a sensational voyage, Since Chirstmas the Bullmouth lost her…

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Steamer Launched

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 5

The steamer Katoomba has been launched at Belfast. Experts consider the vessel one of Harland and Wolff's finest models…

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