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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

279 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 14

The Very Latest, Daring Attempt. German Stowaway. Tries to Capture British Steamer. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 5

Ernest Schuler, a German stowaway, attempted single handed to cupture the British steamer Matophe, outward bound with war supplies to Viadivostock…

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Another Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 12

The steamer Senayblidge has been sunk. The crew were landed…

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An Old Wreck. Wellington, N.Z..

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 8

While dragging for a damaged cable, in Cook Strait a Government, steamer hooked what is believed to be the Penguin wreck. It was found impossible to raise the…

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Steamer Ashore. in Heavy Fog. London, April 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 5

The steamer Rangatira went ashore off Robben Island in a heavy fog. CAPETOWN, April 1. Attempts made to refloat the Rangatira…

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Wrecked Zeppelin. in North Sea. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 5

A Danish fishing boat reported seeing a wrecked Zeppelin half-submerged in the North Sea. It is believed that it was previously seen steering northwards during the…

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Raid on Saturday Night 16 KILLED, 100 Injured. Wrecked Zeppelin in North Sea. (By Cable.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

Two Zeppelins raided England on Saturday night. One retired before reaching the land. Eight dwellings were demolished by…

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Steamer Matatua. Saint John April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 6

The carbide on the steamer Matatua, which caught fire and sank after an explosion while loading in the docks for New Zealand, has been discharged. The general cargo is now…

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Government Schooner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 5

The schooner J. M. Weatherwax, which purchased by the New South Wales Government in British Columbin, arrived to-day, after one of the slowest passages on record…

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Steamer Matatua. Saint John, April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 8

The carbide on the steamer Mata[?] (Which caught fire and sank after an explosion white loading in the docks for New Zealand), has been discharged. The general…

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Steamer Ashore. in Heavy Fog. London, April 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 10

The steamer Rangatira went ashore off Robben Island in a heavy fog. CAPETOWN, April 1. Attempts made to refloat the Rangatira…

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Steamer Matatua. Saint John. April 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 6

The carbide on the steamer Matatua, which caught fire and sank after an explosion while loading in the docks for New Zealand, has been discharged. The general cargo is now…

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Loss of Danish Steamer. Official Account. Copenhagen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 12

The newspapers publish an official account of the sinking of the Palembang. There is no doubt, it is stated, that the vessel was torpedoed. The Palembang was…

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P. AND O. Steamer. [?]Nk in the Mediterranean, London, April 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 5

Lloyd's report that the Peninsular and [?] S.N. Company's steamer Simia [?] been sunk in the Mediterranean. The Simia was built in 1894 by Caird…

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Daring Attempt. German Stowaway. Tries to Capture British Steamer. New York

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 12

Ernest Schuler, a German stowaway, attempted single handed to capture the British steamer Matophe, outward bound with war supplies to Vladivostok…

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Wrecked Zeppelin. in North Sea. Copenhagen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 12

A Danish fishing bout reported seeing a wrecked Zeppelin half-submerged in the North Sea. it is believed that it was previously seen steering northwards during the…

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Swedish Steamer. Copenhagen, April 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 6

A German torpedo boat destroyer captured the Swedish steamer Vega, which was bound from Stockholm to Copenhagen. Sweden has demanded the release of the…

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Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 5

The Swedish steamer Mapjek was sunk without warning…

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Steamer Rangatira. London, April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 7

The Salvage Association reports that the position of the steamer Rangatira, which was wrecked off Robben Island near Capetown has not changed. It is very…

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German Plot. to Destroy British Steamer. New York, April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 5

Charles von Kleist, Ernest Becker Captain [?] Wolpert and Captain Enno Bode (superintendent of the hamburg-American Piers, at Hoboken, New Jersey, have been arrested…

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The Things That Count Coming Ashore at Salonika

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 6

Large quantities of guns of every calibre have lately been landed by the Allies at Salonika. Our picture shows a gun being landed on the quay…

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