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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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Health Wrecked by Piles. Ordinary Remedies and Treatment Useless. A Complete Cure by Zam-Buk

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

Mr John Playle a Goods Shed Foreman, at Railway Station, Wangaratta, Vic, says:— "For 10 years I was a victim to most obstinate piles. I…

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Brazilian Steamer Sunk. Rio De Janeiro, May 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 12

It is officially confirmed that the steamer Rio Branco (2258 tons) has been torped[?] The news has created a sensation The Government of Brazil has notified the Gera[?]…

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German Steamer. Captured by British Warshit Madrid. May 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 12

The British captured the German stea[?] Telde (2073 tons), which was interned at Teneriffe. She was anchored [?]side the bay, and fearing a storm tried to come [?]side…

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General War News Zeppelins in North Sea. Submarines and Wreckage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 8

Copenhagen, Wednesday.- Steamers report having seen a large number of Zeppelins in the North Sen, flying in all directions. They inspected many…

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Riots in Germany Wrecking Butchers' Shops. in Berlin

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 4

Amsterdam, Saturday.—A neutral who has arrived from Berlin states:— On Tuesday the inmates of the Kaiser's Palace plainly heard the tumult of a…

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Steamer Appam

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 2

The United States State Department has ruled that the Appam was not covered by the Prusso-American Treaty, and legal proceedings have…

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Dutch Steamer Blown Up. London, May 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 6

The steamer Batavier V. (1569 tone), with a general cargo, bound from London to Rotterdam, has been blown up. Four persons perished…

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Dutch Steamer. London, May 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 5

The steamer Batavier V. (1569 tons), with an general cargo, bound form London to Rotterdam, has been blown up Four persons perished…

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Explosion at Wagga. Septic Tank Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 6

A terrible explosion occurred at the Wagga septic sewerage works, resulting in a huge concrete structure being wrecked, while blow up. It…

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A Ketch Ashore. at Nambucca Heads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 2

The ketch Premier, a wooden coasting vessel, of 114 tons, is ashore at North Hind, Nambueea River, and according to a message received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters…

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Dutch Steamer. London. May 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 12

The steamer Batavier V. (1569 tons), with an general cargo, bound from London to Rotterdam, has been blown up. Four persons perished…

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Explosion at Wagga. Septic Tann Wreckkd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 7

A terrible explosion occurred at the Was In septic sewerage works, resulting in a huge concrete structure being wreck[?] while officials narrowly escaped being blowa…

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Explosion at Wagga. Septic Tank Wrecked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 3

A terrible explosion occurred at the Wagga septic sewerage works resulting in a huge concrete structure being wrecked while four official narrowly escaped being blown up. It…

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Washed Ashore. Bodies of Zeppelin Crew. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 5

The bodies of an officer and a man belonging to a Zeppelin have been washed as[?]re at Esbgerg. on the south-west coast of Jutland, 10 miles from the German frontier…

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Washed Ashore. Bodies of Zeppelin Crew. Copenchagen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 8

The bodies of an officer and a man belonging to a Zeppelin have been washed ashore at Eshberg on the south-east coast of Jutland, 10 miles from the German frontier…

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Scow Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 7

Information has been received in Wellington, N.Z., that the scow Southern Isles was wrecked off Farewell Spit, at the northwestern corner of the South Island. There…

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Disabled Steamer Flora. Drifting for Five Days

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 3

Further particulars of the mishap to the steamer Flora, which was disabled near Papeete on April 20, were brought by the R.M.S. Niagara last week…

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Disabled Steamer Flora. Drifting for Five Days

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 3

Further particulars of the mishap to the steamer Flora, which was disabled near Papeete on April 20, were brought by the R.M.S. Niagara last week…

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Steamer Escapes. London, June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 7

The "Daily Mail" says that the [?] Daurobin (3617 tons), of Newcastle, has passed through the Sound going towards England. She has been in the Swedish port…

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American Plotters. Bomb in Grain Steamer. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 5

The Press Bureau states that a bomb has been discovered in the bilge of a grain [?] which arrived recently in England from the United States. It must have been placed…

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