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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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Steamer Grounded. Attempt to Move Cargo. Damage to Hull. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 2

The steamer Morinda, which was on fire yesterday, has now settled down into the mud near Miller's Point. The whole of the promenade deck on one…

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Steamer Mishap. Total Wreck Feared. No Lives Lost. "Capetown"

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 12

A message from Lourenco Marques says that the steamer City of Nagpur, bound for India, struck the Deccan Reef. 25 miles from Delagoa Bay. It is feared that…

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Steamer Mishap. Two Explosions. Capetown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 2

It is found that the Henderson liner Bahmino, which was reported to have met with an accident, was able to proceed to capetown, where it was docked. The…

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Earthquake Recorded. Steamer Passes Through Lava

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 6

A violent earthquake was recorded on the seismograph at the Riverview College at about 2 p.m. on Thursday. Father Pigott stated last night that the…

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A Thrilling Adventure. a Man on a Wrecked Kite

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 7

An exhibition of the man-[?]fting military kites invented by Mr. S. F. Cody led to an exciting incident at the Bradford Exhibition recently…

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Steamer Zealandia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 5

The steamer Zealandia reached Sydney from Fremantle after a series of exciting experiences through the strike. A number of the crew at their own request were…

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Steamer Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co. draw special attention in our advertising column to the daily service between Morpeth, Newcastle and Sydney by their well-known…

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Steamer Zealandia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 5

The steamer Zealandia reached Sydney from Fremantle after a series of exciting experiences through the strike. A number of the crew at their own request were…

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The Wreckage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

"Prior to the war—early in 1914—the Government debts of the world were about £8,250,000, and in three years of war they have approximately grown by…

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Steamer Blown Up. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 2

Llolys Marseilles correspondent says that the Pertnguese steamer ' Alentelo. requlsit…

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The Wreckage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 5

"Prior to the war—early in 1914—the Government debts of the world were about £8,250,000, and in three years of war they have approximately grown by…

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Loss of a Steamer. Through Internal Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 3

The big cargo steamer Port Kombla, which belongs to the Commonwealth and Dominion lino fleet, of oversea steamers , has been sunk while off Cape Farewell, Now…

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Steamer Founders. Eleven Men Saved. Three Drowned. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 5

The North Coast Company's steamer Nerong foundered yesterday. Eleven of the crew and passengers were saved, but three were either drowned or died from…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The general manager of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company, Limited, announces by advertisement in this issue that the steamship Hunter will…

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Special Steamer Trip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co. draw attention of passengers, in our advertising column, to a special trip from Sydney on Sunday night, next—the s.s…

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Steamer Port Kembla. Christmas Comforts Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 7

Messrs. Joseph Gill and Co., agents for the steamer Port Kombla, which was sunk by an explosion off Cape Farewell, New Zealand, early on Tuesday morning, state that the…

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Big Steamer Sunk. Another Suspicious Case. Passengers and Crew Saved

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 7

The big cargo carrier, Port Kembla, which belonged to the Commonwealth and Dominion fleet of oversea steamer, sunk while off Cape…

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Coastal Steamer Founders. Three Lives Lost. Thirteen Hours in Open Boat. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

A coastal steamer, supposed to be the Nerong, has foundered off Norah Head. It is feared all hands have been lost. LATER…

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Loss of a Steamer. Through Internal Explosion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 5

The big cargo steamer Port Kembla, which belongs to the Commonwealth and Dominion line fleet of oversea steamers, has been sunk while off Cape Farewell, New…

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