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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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The Steamer Dacia. Hint to the Owner. New York, Jan. 30

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

Mr. Broltung, the purchaser of the steamer Dadia, whose registry has been changed from German to American, has received strong intimation that his persistence in…

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Steamer on Fire. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Nairnshire is on fire at Havre…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · 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 on Fire. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The steamer Nairnshire is on fire at Havre…

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Japanese Cruiser Ashore. on Mexican Coast. San Francisco, Feb. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

The Japanese armed cruiser Asama (9700 tons) is breaking up on the Mexican coast, near Point Bartolomi. The fate of the crew, numbering 500, is not…

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Steamer Blown Up. Conveying New Zealand Gifts. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The steamer Komaru, which was conveying gifts from new Zealand to the Belgians, was blown up of Havre. The crew were saved…

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The Steamer Dacia. Hint to the Owner. New York, Jan. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Breitung, the purchaser of the steamer Dacia, whose registry has been changed from German to American, has received strong intimation that his persistence in…

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An Optimistic Forecast. Opinion of Neutral Countries. the Steamer Tysla's Story

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Perth, Friday.—Captain Hansen, of the Norwegian steamer Tysla, states that the general opinion of the neutral countrios is that the War will be over…

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The Steamer Dacia. Hint to the Owner. New York, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Breitung, the purchaser of the steamer Dacia, whoso registry has been changed from German to American, has received strong intimation that his persistence in…

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Naval News. Japanese Cruiser Wrecked. Crew Land in Mexico. Washington. Feb. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

The officers and men and the Japanese cruiser Asasm, which is ashore on the mexican coast, have been saved. The news was kept secret in order to…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 5

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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Japanese Cruiser Ashore. On Mexican Coast

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

San Francisco, Friday.The Japanese armoured cruiser Asama (9700 (tons) is breaking up on the Mexican coast, near Point Bartolomi…

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Storms in the Islands. Vessels Blown Ashore. Apia. Jan 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The heaviest storm that has visited Samoa since the hurricane of 1889 passed over these islands between January 9 and 25. The steamer Tofua was obliged to leave…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · 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 Missing. Was She Torpedoed. London, Feb 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Oriole, (1480 tons belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company Ltd.), with a crew of twentytwo bound from London to Havre has not arrived…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 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 Wilhelmina. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Wilhelmina has entered Falmouth under stress of weather. It is not known whether her cargo has been seized…

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German Steamer. Uses Spanish Flag. London, Feb 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 5

As bearing on the Lusitania incident, it is recalled that the German steamer Crefeld used the Spanish flag when landing the crews of the steamers which were sunk by…

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