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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918

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Wreckage Near Gisborne. Possibly Part of Sailing Ship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. B. Goffe, who has inspected the wreekage at Te Araroa, and that found near Gisborne, says he is convinced that all is from the same vessel—evidently a three…

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Steamer Missing. Maryborough

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 7

The steamer Hopewell left Cairns on Saturday last for Maryborough, and since has not been seen or heard of…

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Danish Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 3

A Copenhagen message states:—The Danish steamer Randels Boag was torpedoed outside the German danger zone. The captain was taken the prisoner, and the crew abandoned…

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Wreckage Near Gisborne. Possibly Part of Sailing Ship

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Goffe, who has inspected the wreckage at Te Araroa, and that found near Gisborne, says he is convinced that all is from the same vessel—evidently a…

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Local and General News. Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

The steamship Hunter will leave Newcastle for Neison's Bay on Easter Monday, when refreshments may be had at moderate rates. The return fare for adults is 2/6…

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American Steamer Torpedoed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 2

Vancouver, Monday Evening.—a message has been received here telling of the loss of the American steamer Chattooche, which was torpedoed…

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Dutch Steamer Seized

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

The Commonwealth authorities have taken possession of the Dutch steamer Tasman, in pursuance of Great Britain's arrangements for the acquisition…

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Shells on Paris. AT 60 MILES. 75 KILLED, 90 Wounded. Church Wrecked. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

Paris messages announce a German shell struck a Paris church on Good Friday, during the Tenebrae service, killing 75 and wounding 90…

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Dutch Schooner Bombed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 6

An Amsterdam message states: Four German seaplanes held up and bambed and badly damaged a Dutch schooner on route to Ymuiden. They stole the log-book. The…

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Sunk in Mediterranean. Union Co.'s Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

Advice has been received that a steamer belonging to the Union S.S. Co., under charter to the Imperial Government, has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean. All the crew…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. Madrid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 5

The Spanish steamer Lo[?] proceeding to the United States, has been [?] Three of the [?] were drowned…

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Sunk in Mediterranean. Union Co.'s Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 9

Advice has been received that a steamer belonging to the Union S.S. Co., under charter to the Imperial Government, has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean. All the crew…

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American Steamer Torpedoed. Officers and Men Missing. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 5

The Washington Navy Department has announced that the American steamship Lake Moor, on her maiden voyage with a naval crow aboard, was torpedoed in…

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Steamer Blown Up London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 5

A Washington message says—The steamship Florence has been blown up. Thirty of the crew were killed…

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French Steamer Blown Up. Explosion in Port. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 2

The steamer Florence was blown up in a French port. Thirty-four were saved out of a crew of 75. The explosion was found to be an…

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Steamer Blown Up. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 2

A Washington message says:—The steamship Florence has been blown up. Thirty of the crew were killed…

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American Steamer Torpedoed. Officers and Men Missing. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 11

The Washington Navy Department has announced that the American steamship Lake Moor, on her maiden voyage with a naval crew aboard, was torpedoed in…

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Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Paris advices state that the French steamer Provence (3941 tons) narrowly escaped being torpedoes in the Mediterranean on the morning of April 13, but…

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Concrete Steamer. First Vessel's Trials. Very Satisfactory. Mebourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 6

The American Consul at Melbourne has furnished Reuter with the following wireless message from San Francisce:—The trial trip of the first concret steamer,…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. London, Tuesday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 6

Reuter's correspondent at Barcelona states that the survivors of the torpedoed Spanish steamer Luisa (3603 tons) have arrived here. The Luisa was attacked while…

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