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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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New Steamer. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

Howard Smith and Co.'s new steamer Chrone has been launced on the clyde…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

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 Ophir Ashore

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The Orient Company's mail steamer Ophir which left Sydney for London on December 13, went ashore at Kabret on Tuesday. It is probable that she has been refloated cre…

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Ophir Ashore. Port Said

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

The steamer Ophir is ashore in the Suez Canal, at Kabrett since Tuesday. It is expected that the vessel will be refloated shortly…

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Special Steamer Trip

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company draw attention in our advertising column to the despatch of the s.s. "Namoi" from Sydney on…

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Floating Mines. Many Drift Ashore. Amsterdam, Jan. 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 12

Over one hundred mines have drifted ashore on the Belgian coast. Soldiers at Knocke, Heyst, and Zeebrugge are busy exploding them…

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British Steamer. London, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

A German submarine torpedoed the British steamer Durward (1301 tons) off the Hook of Holland. The crow were saved…

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Swedish Steamer Mined. Stockholm, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

The Swedish steamer Drott has been mined in the Gulf of Bothnia. Five persons perished…

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Steamer Ophir Reflcated. London, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The mail steamer Ophir, which went ashore in the Suez Canal, has floated off. She is apparently undamaged…

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Bougainville. Occupation by the Australians. Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

Further particulars regarding the occupation by Australian troops on December 9 last of Bougainville, the principal island on the German Solomons, were received by…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 3

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. Mail Bags Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 5

A fire occurred early on Sunday morning on the steamer Loongana, while the vessel was proceeding from Launceston to Melbourne…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Compnny's steamer loaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…

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German Submarine. Torpedoes a British Steamer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

London, Friday.—The British steamer Durward, of 101 tons, commanded by Captan J. P. Boyd, and owned by G. Gibson and Company of Leith, has been…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 3

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 · Friday 29 January 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…

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Local and General News. Special Steamer Trip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company, Limited, draw attention in our advertising columns to the special trip of the s. Namoi, leaving Sydney for…

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Corn Supplies. the Steamer Dacia. New York, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 5

The opinion is generally hold that the Gorman Government, by confiscating wheat supplier may now be regarded as sole importers of wheat, justifying the Allies in…

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Emden Relics. Osterley Visits the Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 3

An opportunity was afforded the passengers by the Osterley, which arrived in Sydney yesterday, of viewing the wreek of the Emden, which has hard and last on the reef…

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Steamer Blown Up. Conveying New Zealand Gifts. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Komara, which was conveying gifts from New Zealand to the Belgians was blown up off Havre. The crew were saved…

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