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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

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Kitchen Wrecked. Gelignite in a Stove

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 3

An attempt was made a wreck the Commercial Boarding-house at Waihi by gelignite. Gelignite was placed in the kitchen…

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Struck a Reef. Steamer Atua Beached

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Atua, whilst on route from Lautoka to Suva, struck a reef. She was beached at Naitonitoni, and according to…

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Struck a Reef. Steamer Atua Beached

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 6

The Union Company's steamer Atua. whilst on route from Lautoka to Suva, struck a reef. She was beached at Nation[?], and according to…

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Ketch Wrecked. Loss of Hands Feared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 3

News has been received in Adelaide that a ketch, believed to be the Lily Mary, has ben wrecked off Cape Elizabeth. On board were the…

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No Survivors. Loss of Ketch Lily May

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 7

There is little doubt that Captain Anderson, his wife and little son, and the crew, Ripley and Johanneson, were drowned when the ketch Lily May…

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A Reputation Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 3

Mr P. F. Warner, writing in the "Morning Post,"says: "It was an extraordinary day's cricket at Lord's. The wicket had quite recovered, but the…

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Ketch Wrecked. Loss of Hands Feared

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 8

News has been received in Adelaide that a ketch, believed to be the Lily Mary, has been wrecked off Cape Elizabeth. On board were the…

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No Survivors. Loss Ok Ketch Lily May

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 8

There is little doubt that Captain Anderson, his wife and little son, and the crew, Ripley and Johnnesen, were drowned when the Ketch Lily May…

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Wreckage Sighted. Message From the Makambo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 6

On Saturday night the Department of Navigation received a message from the steamer Makambo to the effect that she had passed a lower mast,…

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Wreckage Sighted. Message From the Makambo

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 11

On Saturday night the Department of Navigation received a message from the steamer Makambo to the effect that she had passed a lower mast,…

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Murdered by Blacks Fate of Crew of Wrecked Lugger

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 13

Word has been received at Broome (W.A.) that the two men Bass and Smith members of the crew of the lugger Henry which was wrecked at…

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Overdue Steamer. No News of the Canastota

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1921 · page 6

Anxiety for the safety of the cargo steamer Canastota increases, The vessel is now eight days overdue at Wellington from Sydney…

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Shipping Disaster. Two Coasters Wrecked. Thirty-one Person Missing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1921 · page 2

The fierce gate that sprang up on saturday night, and swept the coast for 24 hours, was responsible for the loss of two steamers, and a number of…

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Wrecked Steamers. Survivors' Terrible Experience. Tossed on Stormy Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1921 · page 4

A tempestuous gale swept this part of the coast on Saturday night, accompanied by torrential rains, and caused many anxious thoughts for…

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Story of the Wreck. a Missing Lifeboat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 6

The following message was received last night by Superintendent Childs, from the police at Taree:—The Fitzroy left Coff's Harbour at…

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Barque Ashore. Cargo of Newcastle Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 4

The barque Rona. which arrived from Newcastle with a cargo of ecal, struck the rocks just inside the entrance to Wellington (N.Z) harbour late on…

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Barque Ashore Crew All Saved. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 2

A New Zealand message states that the barque Rona, in a strong southerly last night, wont ashore on the rocks inside Wellington Heads…

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Wreckage Sighted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 6

On the arrival of the s.s. Aramae at Brisbane from Sydney this morning. Captain Neill reported that at 1.30 on Sunday afternoon while…

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Dead Cattle and Wreckage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 6

At three o'clock on Monday afternoon Captain Cumming, Director of Navigation (Sydney). received a report from a pilot ship which had been…

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The Wreck of the Fitzroy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 4

Amongst the list of passengers who left Cott's Harbour on Fitzroy appears the name of Master Lindsay. This is believed to be William Gorden…

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