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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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More Piracy. Oil Steamer Sunk

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 4

London, Monday Afternoon.—Another proof of the cynical disregard of the undertaking given by Germany to the United States is afforded by the…

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Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 5

The British steamer Minora has been sunk. The crow were saved…

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Steamer on Fire. with 1600 Italian Reservists. New York, Sept. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 5

The steamer santa Anna is reported to be afire in the mid-Atlantic. She carries 1600 italian reservists…

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Steamer on Fire. with 1600 Italian Reservists. New Lork, Sept. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 5

The steamer Sant' Anna is reported to be afire in the mid-Atlantic. She carries 1600 Italian reservists. The Sant' Anna has since, sent a wireless…

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Steamer on Fire. With 1600 Italian Reservists

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 2

New York, Monday.— The steamer bant Anna is reported to be afire in the mid-Atlantic. she carries 1600 Italian reservists…

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Steamer' Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1915 · 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 for…

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Wrecked Zhppelin. Amsterdam, Tues. Even

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 3

Refugees confirm the report of an accident to a Zeppelin, which, when about to land, collided with a chimney stack, and was completely…

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Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Minora lias been sunk. The. crew were saved…

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Steamer on Fire. with 16Oo Italian Reservists. New Lork, Sept. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

The steamer Sant Anna is reported to be afire in the mid-Atlantic. She carries 1600 Italian reservists. The Sent Anna has since sent a wireless…

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Steamer Abandoned. Pro-germans Suspected. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 5

The Greek steamer Athonia has been abandoned on fire in mid-occan. The steamer Tuxonia rescued the passengers and crow…

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Aircraft Wrecked. Towns Replacing Submarines

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 2

Amsterdam, Tuesday.—A German seaplane has been wrecked in the North Sea, and two of the occupants rescued and landed at Terschelling Island…

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Steamer's Sunk. London, Sept. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 5

The Danish steamer [?]dsen has been sunk, but the crew were saved. The Dutch steamer Koningin Emma (9181…

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Steamer Abandoned. Pro-german's Suspected. New York

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 2

The Greek steamer Athenia has been abandoned on fire in mid-ocean. The steamer Tuxonia rescued the passengers and crew…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 September 1915 · 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 for…

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Steamer Aground. Near Bradley's Head

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 September 1915 · page 8

The steamer Dunmore, which arrived at Sydney from Newcastle early on Sunday morning, was proceeding up the harbour at about 8 a.m., when she went aground on a…

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Scow Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 7

A message has been received in Melbourne from Wilson's Promontory stating that the steamer Manawata had called at that station at 7 o'clock on Wednesday night. She had…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 October 1915 · 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 for…

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Explosion on a Steamer. Man Burnt with Naphtha

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 7

Sydney, Friday.—A tin of naptha exploded on the island steamer Makambo nt Miller's Point this morning. The snip's painter, Joseph Ward, was…

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French Steamer. Sunk by Austrian Submarine. Marseilles. Oct. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 6

An Austrian submarine, sank the French steamer Provincia (3523 tons) off Cerigo (the Greek Island of Kythera, one of the [?]man Islands). The crew was landed…

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British Steamer Sunk. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

The British steamer Arabia has been sunk. There were twenty survivors…

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