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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Fanning Island Cable. Station Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 7

The R.M.S. Marana has brought news to Sydney which indicates that the Pacific cable, which has not been working for several weeks, has not been out, but that the…

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Eluding Germans. Steamer's Plucky Escape

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 6

The steamer Southport, 3588 tons, arrived in Moreton Bay (Q.) on Tuesday night, and berthed at Pinkenba on Wednesday…

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British Steamer Sunk. London, Oct. l

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 4

A mine sunk, the British steamer Selby 2137 tons, owned by R. Ropner and Co., in the North Sea. The crow were saved…

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British Steamer Sunk. Rio Janeiro, Sept. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 12

The German armed merchantman Kronprinz Wilhelm sank the steamer Indian Prince, 2846 tons, of the Prince line. The crew was landed at Santos…

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Japanese Steamer's Exciting Trip. Stopped Twice by Warships

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Inaba Maru arrived on Wednesday at Circular Quay, Sydney, from Japan, after an exciting trip. Twice they were held up by…

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The Latest. Loss of British Steamer. Sunk by Floating Mine. (By Cable.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 4

The British steamer Selby, 2137 tons, struck a mine in the North Sea and sunk. The crew were saved…

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Mutism Steamer Sunk. Ostend Oct. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1914 · page 5

The British steamer Dawdon, 1910 tons, from Hull to Antwerp, has been sunk by a mine. Eight men have been brought to Ostend, and nine others are missing…

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Steamer Captured. London, Oct. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 5

Lloyd's Hongkong representative states that the German steamer Tannerfels and the American steamer Ria Pasig have been captured…

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British Steamer Sunk. London, Oct. 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 12

A mine sank the British steamer Selby, 2137 tons owned by R. Ropner and Co., in the North Sea. The crew were saved…

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British Steamer Sunk. Ostend, Oct. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 13

The British steamer Dawdon, 1310 tons, from Hull to Antwerp, has been sunk by a mine. Eight men have been brought to Ostend, and nine others are missing…

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Fanning Island Cable. Station Wrecked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 16

The R.M.S. Marama has brought news to Sydney which indicates that the Pacific cable, which has not been working for several weeks, has not been cut, but that the…

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Steamer's Arrival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 4

The steamer Themistocles arrived at Sydney to-day from London with over 600 passengers for New South Wales…

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Launch Wrecked. Plight of Crew

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 6

Further details with regard to the wreck of the motor launch Orient (says a Mary-borough, Q., message) show that the vessel had a rough passage after leaving…

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First Pacific Coast Steamer. London, Oct. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 4

The first steamer from the Pacific Coast of America, via the Panama Canal, has reached Liverpool…

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German Steamer Sunk. Another Captured. London, Oct.15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 5

Official: The Admiralty reports that a British warship sank the German Hamburg-Amerika steamer Markomannia, 1505 tons, in the vicinity of Sumatra, and has captured…

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Launch Wrecked. Plight, of Crew

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 7

Further details with regard to the wreck of the motor launch rient (says a Mary-borough, Q., message) show that the vessel had a rough passage after leaving…

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Schooner Ashore. All Hands Saved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 8

News was received in Sydney yesterday regarding a mishap to the schooner Rozelle but fortunate the members of the crew are reported to be safe…

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German Crew. Attempt to Disable a Steamer. New York, Oct. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 6

The "Scientific American" publishes an offdavit signed by the engineers the Red Cross, formerly the Hamburg-American liner Hamburg, which was chartered for the purpose…

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Capture of Dutch Steamer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 3

Amsterdam, Sunday Night.—The Allies' warships have captured a Dutch steamer, 9000 tons, bound from Batavia to Hamburg…

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German Steamer Captured. Ottawa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 5

A Warship has captured the German oil bank steamer Brendilla, which was transferred to the United States registered after the declaration of war…

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