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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 6

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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Smallpox on Steamer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 2

A further outbreak of smallpox has occurred among the crew of the steamer Baralong, which is quarantined at Sydney. It is reported that five fresh cases…

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Sensational Wrecks. Men Scalded to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 2

The South African coast has been the [?] of some serious wrecks recently, the [?] latest occurring in the same week. One ws the steamer Hektor. bound to…

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Wreck of a Barque

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—The four masted barque Queen Margaret, which left Sydney on January 17th, with a cargo of 41,385 bugs of wheat, bound for…

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Latest News[?] by Telegraph. Sydney, Saturday afternoon. Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 5

It [?] reported that the steamer Indrabarah, of the Tyser line is ashore on the New Zealand coast, in a serious position. The vessel was on a voyage bettween Gisborne and…

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The Queen Margaret Ashore. a Total Wreck. London, May 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 3

The four-masted barque Queen Margaret (2144 tons), which left Sydney on January 17 for Limerick, went ashore on the Stag Rocks, near The Lizard, Cornwall, and has…

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Steamer Strikes Submerged Book. Men Scalded to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 1

The South African coast has been the scene of some serious wrecks recently, the two latest occurring in the same week…

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Steamer Seized by Chinese Pirates the "Tai On" Sensation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 13

The China Navigation Company's steamer Changsha, which arrived in Sydney from Hongkong last week, brought full details of the most sensational act of piracy…

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Queen Margaret Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 5

Te four-masted barque, Queen Margaret, which was recently wrecked near the Lizard, Cornwall, has now broken up…

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Wreck of an American City. Hundreds Killed by a Tornado. £3,000,000 Damage. New York, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 12

Shortly after six o'clock yesterday evening the city of Omaha, in Nebraska, was isolated from the outside world by a tornado which swept six States and inflicted…

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Steamer Aground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Coomonderry went aground inside the bar spit wile attempting to cross out at Narooma this morning. Her position in not very serious…

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Tortuguese Cruiser Ashore. Hongkong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 5

The Port[?]guese cruiser Adamastor is ashore on Dumbell Island. A British cruiser and other vessels are standing by, and the crew of the Adamastor have been rescued…

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A Steamer Wrecked. On New Zealand Coast

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 1

The Tyser liner Indiabarah was wreeked at a point seven, miles from Rangitikei River, on the Manawatu coast, N.Z., on Friday night. At the time of…

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Disastrous Typhoon. Many Vessels Wrecked. New York. May 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 5

Years to hand from Manila indicates that a heavy typhoon has been experienced there, and many steamers and lighter craft have been wreeked…

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Vengeful Strikers. Attempt to Wreck Express. Paterson (N.j.), May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 5

Scrap [?]ron and rocks were piled on the track in an attempt to wreck the Erie express, but a local train saw the obstruction in time to save the express…

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Union-castle Liner Ashore. London, May 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 2

News is to hand that a Union-Castle liner has stranded near Dakar, French West African, but no details are available. The Admiralty has despatched te protected cruiser Forte, of…

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The Wrecked Indrabarah. Exciting Incidents

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

There was an exciting incident at the scene of the wreck of the Indrabarah, on the New Zealand coast, on Tuesday morning. A boat's crow attempted to…

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Disastrous Typhoon. Many Vessels Wrecked. New York, May 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

News to hand from Manila indicates that a heavy typhoon has been experienced there, and many steamers and lighter craft have been wrecked…

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THE Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence Sole dread offolly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public wea[?] Wednesday May 14, 1913 LOCAL & General News. French Mail Steamer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The French mail steamer Ville de La Ciotat went aground on the Sow and pigs shoal in Sydney barbor this morning, and remained fast for hour and a half, when…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 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., ami leaves…

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