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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 10

Irish Disorders. Newspaper Office Wrecked. London, December 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

Thirty armed and masked men entered the offices of the "Cork Examiner" on Christmas Eve, smashed the machinery, and wrecked parts of the…

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Island Wreck. Trader Strikes Coral Outcrop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 3

The auxiliary cutter, Tui Yunasalu, laden with general cargo and carrying passengers, which left Suva for Silgatoka. on December 9, struck "a horse's…

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Spanish Steamer Lost Many Fatalities Feared. London, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports that the Spanish steamer Santa Isabel is a total loss on the coast at Villa Garcia, near the…

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Wreck of Spanish Steamer. Two Hundred Missing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 3

London Tuesday.—The Spanish steamer Santa Isalbel, of Barcelona, has been wreeked at Corunna. Two hundred persons are reported to…

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Spanish Shipwreck. Fearful Scenes. London January. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

The "Times" Vigo correspondent re ports that later details show that the wreck of the Santa isabel was attended by appalling scenes…

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Spanish Shipwreck. Sudden Disaster. London, January 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

Apparently the Santa [?] sank [?] mediately. Ships replying to the S.O.S. signals asked for the direction, but received no reply. The survivors were…

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Spanish Steamer Lost Many Fatalities Feared London Jan 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports that the Spanish steamer Santa Isabel is a total loss on the coast at Villa Garcia, near the…

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Distressed Steamer Ignored

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

The notion of the Spanish steamer Fraina in entering Villa Garcla, ignoring the plight of the Santa Issabel, and not reporting the wreck to the another…

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Fate of a Ketch. Boat Washed Up

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

The Navigation Department on Tuesday received a wireless message from Captain Weatherall, of Burns, Philp's steamer Makambo, in the…

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The North Sydney Murder Wireless From Steamer. Coley Believed to be Aboard

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

After following up many false clues the police, who are searching for Wilfred Ernest Coley, in connection with the murder of a young woman at North…

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The North Sydney Murder. Wireless From Steamer. Coley Believed to Be Aboard

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 6

Afters following up many false clues the police, who are searching for Wilfred Ernest Coley, in connection with the murder of a young woman at North…

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Bonus Claimed. Crew Delays a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 7

The crew of the State steamer Kwinana, which was recently damaged by fire at Carnarvon (W.A.), have refused to work her from that…

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Four Months Adrift French Schooner's Plight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 7

The French three-masted motor schooner Tamarli Moorea arrived at Apia at the end of December, after having been adrift in the pacific Ocean…

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The Wrecked Airship. London January 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

The Air Ministry announces that owing to had weather it was impossible to house R34 which on arrival at Howden, had to ancher in the open and was…

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Four Months Adrift French Schooner's Plight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 9

The French three-masted motor schooner Tamarll Moora arrived at Apia at the end of December after having been adrift in the Pacific [?]…

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The Wrecked Airship. London, January. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 10

The Air Minster announces that owing to had weather it was impossible to [?] R34 which on arrival at [?]owden as to anchor in the open and was…

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Steamer Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

Under the auspices of the Maitland district Bicycle Club an excursion per the s.s. Irrawang, was made to clarence Town yesterday. The…

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Mammoth Steamer London [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 14

The While Star Co. has [?] former German liner [?] of 56,000 tons. and the [?] alloat for the trans[?]…

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German Mine. Washed Ashore at Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 7

A live German mine, standing four foot high, with five studs nine inches long, was found on the beach about 90 miles north of Brisbane by holiday…

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German Mine. Washed Ashore at Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

A live German mine, standing four feet high, with five studs nine Inches long, wan found on the beach about 90 miles north of Brisbane by holiday…

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