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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 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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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 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 Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

The Nowcastle and Hunter River steam Ship Company's steamer leaves News for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…

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Attacked by Pirates. Steamer Looted. Hongkong, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer childar was seized by pirates last week. There were 250 chinese aboard and when the vessel was off Mendozn island 60…

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Steamer Wrecked Several Passengers on Board. Assistance Despatched. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 2

The steamer, City of Sydney, bound from New York to St. John's (Newfoundland) is reported to be on the rocks near Halifax…

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Fire on a Steamer. Heroism of Fireman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 5

The fire in the bulk of the steamer Polamhall now at Port Pirie, winch broke out early on Monday morning, continues as strongly as ever. The full strength of the brigade has…

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Swedish Steamer Founders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

The Swedish steamer Torhild (1561 tons) foundered in the Channel during the recent gale, and 10 members of her crew were drowned…

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Wreck at the Islands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 5

By the Island steamer Tofua last night a report was received in Sydney of the loss of an inter-island trading vessel named the Kilaf in the Fiji group. The Kilai left…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 12

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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Fire on a Steamer. Heroism of Firemen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 8

The fire in the bulk of the steamer Polam-hall now at Port Pirie, which broke out early on Monday morning, continues as strongly as ever. The full strength of the brigade has…

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Attacked by Pirates. Steamer Looted. Hongkong, March 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 3

The Norwegian steamer Childar was seized by pirates last week. There were 250 Chinese aboard, and when the vessel was off Mendoza Island 60…

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Daucourt's Disaster. Aviator Wrecked on Taurus Tragedy Op Fire and Air

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

The aviator Daucourt; who was wrecked in Asia Minor, on his way to Cairo, gave a garphic description of his experiences to "L'Opinion." On December 18 he sat down and…

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Shipwrecked Sailors. Marooned on an Island

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 10

An exciting story of the sea is told in the "Pioneer Mail" by Mr. J.P. Collins of Chicago and Mr.A.J. Dann of Buffalo, the survivors of the Glasgow schooner Marie…

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Tale of a Shipwreck. Gallant Rescue Work. Halifax (Nova Scotia), March 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

Thrilling scenes of heroism marked the wreck of the steamer city of Sydney. While salvage operations were being carried on a heavy sea capsized a dory captain Burns and…

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General Cable News. a Steamer Founders. London, March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 5

The steamer Heinrich, coal laden, and bound from Cardiff for Marseilles, has foundered, and her crew of 20 have perished…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

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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Flood at Parramatta. Homes Wrecked. Thrilling Rescues

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Several phenomenally heavy storms broke over Parramatta on Monday, the morning's registration being 8in. 57 points…

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Steamer Wrecked. Off Cape Moreton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

The French steamer St. Paul, bound from Nommen for Brisbane was wrecked on Thursday. The vessel had nearly reached her…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

The manager of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company, Limited, announces by advertisement in this issue that no boat will leave Newcastle for…

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Telegraphic News. Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

The French steamer St. Paul, bound from Noumea to Brisbane, was wrecked off Cape Moreton and eighteen lives were lost; but it is…

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