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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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U.s. Transport Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 5

A Vancouver message states that the United States transport Tenderes has been wrecked in the Bay of Biscay…

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Schooner Abandoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

A message from Halifax states that the schooner Janscox, has been abandoned at son. The crew was rescued and landed at Queenstown…

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Schooner Abandoned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 5

A message from Halifax states that the schooner Janscox, has been abandoned at sea. The crew was rescued and landed at Queenstown…

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Holiday Tragedy. Steamer Sinks at Wahrf

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 14

The Holiday season packed Ballina with visitors to such an extern that all accommodation houses were overtaxed, anil great numbers of people had to sleep in whatever…

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Steamer on Fire. Damage to the Loongana

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

A fire was discovered last night on the steamer Loongana, at Melbourne, which has been held up since Wednesday, owing to the firemen claiming an increase of wages,…

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Wrecked Transport Wounded in Peril. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

Several boatloads of wounded soldiers were to-day transterred from the stranded American hospital transport Northern Pacific (8000 tons), which ran ashore…

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Missing Undola. More Wreckage Found

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

The search for possible survivors of the missing collier Undola, which disappeared on a voyage from Belambi to Sydney over a week ago, was continued throughout…

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Missing Undola. Wreckage to Be Examined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

There are no further developments in connection with the missing collier Undola. During the past ten days much wreckage has been washed ashore on the South Coast in the…

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Position Unchanged. Fiji Steamer Paid Off. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

There is no further change in the shipping position. The island steamer Levuka paid off to-day…

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Steamer on Fire. Damage to the Loongana

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 16

A fire was discovered last, night on the steamer Loongana, at 'Melbourne, which has been held up since Wednesday, owing us the firemen claiming an increase of wages…

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Wrecked Transport Perilous Position. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 13

The transport Northern Pacific (8256 tons) went ashore yesterday oil .New A storm rose in the afternoon, and the…

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British Steamer Mined. Four Boats Missing. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) LondOn, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The steamer Northumbria was mined off the coast of England. Eight bodies came ashore, and four boats are missing…

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Maimed and Starved. Wrecked British From Germany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

St.Pa[?]as Station, London, saw a picture in the early hours of the morning of October 24 which would the heart of any man or woman against all peach proposals that fall to em[?]dy…

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Fatal Railroad Wreck. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

At Batavia a town near New York, 20 persons Were killed and 58 injured in a railroad wreck…

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Sprang a Leak. Steamer Abandoned and Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

The paddlewheel steamer Nelson, 160 tons, bound from Maryborough (Q), for the north with a cargo of timber, sprang a leak after leaving the Mary River. A quantity of timber…

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French Steamer Mined. Heavy Loss of Life. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 6

Reuter's Rome correspondent says: The Frrench steamer Chaproi, carrying 650 Greek, Serbian and Russian passengers from Marseilles, was mined off Messina, and…

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Russia's Delegation. Uniting Against Bolshevist Wreckers. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 5

The Russian delegation which has been visiting London, is leaving immediately for Paris. It has been sympathetically received in the various political and Government…

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Steamer Strikes a Mine. British Vessel Saves Many Lives

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—A Rome message states that the steamer Chamuia, which was convoying 650, passengers from Marseilles to Athens, was steaming at…

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French Steamer's Fate. London, January 18

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

A Rome message says that the French steamer Chaoula (4335 tone), which was convoying 650 passengers from Marseilles to…

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French Steamer Mined. Heavy Loss of Life. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 7

Reuter's Rome correspondent says: The French steamer Chaproi carrying 650 Greek Serbian and Russian passengers from Marseilles was mined off Messina and sank…

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