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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Schooner in Trouble. Caught in Southerly Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1919 · page 7

The schooner Cavan had the had luck to be struck by the fierce southerly gale on Saturday while being towed form sydney to Newcastle. She left in tow of the ing…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

In consequence of the influenza epidemic, the Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Coy., are running their usual timetable only, the special trips usually run during the Easter holiday's being…

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Schooner in Trouble. Caught in Southerly Gale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 15

The schooner Cavan had the bad lack to be struck by the fierce southerly gale on Saturday while being towed from Sydney to Newcastle. She left in tow of the tug…

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Peace Conference. Troubled Seas. Wreck Avoided. PARIS, April 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 5

The Peace Conference met with some forebodings. The Italians were absent the Japanese were truculent, and France was scornful…

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A New Steamer. London. May 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

The Workman Clarke company yesterday hundred the 7900 ton British-India steamer Wangaratta. The vessel is intended for the Australia trade and has six holds sitted to…

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Peace Conference. Troubled Seas Wreck Avoided. PARIS, April 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

The Peace Conference met with some forebodings. The Italians were absent the Japanese were truculent, and France was scornful…

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An Exciting Trip. Steamer Hunter Disabled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

Passengers by the Newcastle and Hunter River Stenmpship Company's steamer Hunter had an exciting time on the run from Newcastle to sydney on Saturday…

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Steamer Hunter Disabled. Burst Steam Pipe

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 2

The Newcastle and Hunter Company's steamer Hunter had an exciting experience on the, trip from Newcastle, to Sydney on Friday night…

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Steamer Hunter Disabled

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 4

Passengers by the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer Hunter had an exciting time on the run from Newcastle to Sydney…

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An Exciting Trip. Steamer Hunter Disab[?]ed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 10

Passengers by the Newcastle and Hunter River Steampship Company's steamer Hunter had an exciting time on the run from Newcastle to Sydney on Saturday…

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Waterside Crisis. Steamer's Crew Gives Notice

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 2

A Melbourne message states that, anticipating action by the water front workers, the police patrolled the wharves Monday morning. The…

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One Aviator Hopeful. Plane with Lifeboat Qualities. Hawker's Aim, Honour for Britain. London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1919 · page 2

The Australian aviator, Pickles, refuses to abandon hope. He thinks Hawker may have been picked up by a vessel not fitted with wireless or that…

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An Enemy Mine. Washed Ashore at Anna Bay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. Paddy King, who is well-known in the Newcastle and Maitland districts, as vaudeville manager, who has been spending a few weeks' holiday at Anna Bay…

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Steamer Strikes Iceberg. S.O.S. Signals. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 5

St. Johns (Newfoundland) reports that the Donaldson liner Cassadra is sending out S.O.S. signals. She hit an iceberg 160 miles off the shore. She bails from Glasgow…

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Reported Rescue Picked Up by Danish Steamer. Off Scottish Coast. London, Sunday Night. Received 10 a.m

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

The coast guard at Lews, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, reports that a Danish steamer has picked up, the missing aviators, Hawker and Grieve…

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Triplane Wrecked. "World's Biggest" Fails. London, Monday 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 5

The great triplane built by the Tarrant Company at Farnborough was to have made a trial flight to-day. There were seven people seated in it, but…

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Triplane Wrecked. London, Monday 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 2

The great triplane built by the Tarrant Company at Farnborough was to have made a trial fight to-day. THere were seven people seated in it, but…

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News by Wire. Steamer Robberies. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 5

An Auckland cable states that the cabins of seven saloon passengers on the mail steamer Niagara, were ransacked on Saturday night, and clothing and other articles valued at…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

The steamer Koonyn was wrecked at Sunday Cape, on the west coast of Tasmania. The crew is believed to be safe…

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Freeman Taken Ashore Protest by Miners

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 4

Paul Freeman, after having remained in captivity on the American steamer Sonoma since the latter part of January, was taken ashore on…

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