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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Steamer Sunk. Misleading Reports. Only Two Drowned. St. Louis, June 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 2

The Eagle Packet Company's [?] steamer Majestic struck a new intake tower, which is being constructed in the centre of the Mississippi, and sank within a few…

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Schooner Wrecked. All Hands Drowned. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

The schooner Aleda, of 79 tons, which left Sydney on Wednesday bound for the Nambucca River, drifted ashore three miles north of Point Plomer, and…

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Steamer Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 5

The steamer Kauri went ashore last night at the entrance to Westport (N.Z.). The captain and crew landed this morning. The former states that a westerly sea carried the…

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Wreck on North Coast

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 2

The Aleda a wooden schooner of 79 tons register was driven ashore three miles north of Point Plo[?] near Kem[?]ey on Friday last. She…

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Shipwrecked Mariners. Harrowing Tales. Dead Men's Boots As Food

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 2

One of the most harrowing tales ever brought ashore by shipwrecked mariners (says the Halifax, Nova Scotia, correspondent of the London "Daily Mail") was narrated on May…

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Reported Wrecks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 5

A telegram from Port Macquarie says it is feared that the schooner Alfred Fenning and the ketch Curlew have been wrecked, but there is no news to verify the report…

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Maritime Disasters Ketch and Schooner Missing. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

The police have returned from the scene of the wreck of the schooner Aleda. No bodies were discovered, but a…

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Steamer Ashore. (By Cable.) Wellington (N.Z.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

The steamer Kauri went ashore at the entrance to Westport last night. The captain and crew landed this morning. The captain stated that a westerly…

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Wreck of the Aleda. the Crew Missing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 5

Messrs. J. Breckeuridge and Sons, Ltd., Sydney, owners of the schooner Adela, which was wrecked at Big Hill, between Port Macquaric and Crescent Head, during the recent…

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The Wrecked Aleda

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 3

Further details of the wreck of the scow Aleda show that the vessel, came to grief at a spot about four miles to the north of Point Plommer. This…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · 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…

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Steamer Sunk. Misleading Reports. St. Louis, June 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 3

The Eagle Packet Company's excursion steamer Majestic struck a new intake tower, which is being constructed in the centre of the Mississippi, and sank within a few…

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Wreck of the Aleda. the Crew Missing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 8

Messrs. J. Breckenridge and Sons, Ltd., Sydney owners of the schooner Adela, which was wrecked at Big Hill, between Port Macquaire and Crescent Head, during the recent…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1914 · 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…

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The Largest Steamer. Berlin, June 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 2

The Norddeutscher Lloyd's 16,000-ton vessel Zeppelin, which is advertised as "the largest steamer to visit Australia via Suez," will make her maiden trip in January, when…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · 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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Scene on a Steamer. Firemen Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

A remarkable situation was created on the steamer Kanowna at Yarra wharf, Melbourne on Saturday. A fireman arrived on board allegedly in an…

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Wreck of the Aleda. Perilous Investigations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

The Aleda passed Tacking Point, bound north, shortly after three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. 17th inst., and she was close enough in for the lighthousekeeper to plainly…

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Ketches Blown Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 5

Two small ketches, the Korunnah and Phil Forbes, were blown ashore at Port Stephens, on Wednesday. The crews landed safely. A terrific sea was running and…

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