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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

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Cruiser Wrecked. Labrador Coast. Vancouver, August 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1922 · page 5

The cruiser Raleigh, with Admiral Pakenham aboard, has been wrecked in the Straits of Belle Isle, Labrador, and will probably be a total loss. The crew…

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British Steamer Seized. London, August 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 5

The steamship George, flying the British flag, has been seized at Batoum, apparently at the initiative of the Russian Consul. Steps are being taken to…

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Schooner on Fire. Total Loss Feared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 5

News has been received in Sydney that the four-master schooner John A. 11 for the Gilbert Islands to load copra,…

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A Mystery Wreck

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 4

A Queensland message states that portions of an old hulk have been discovered in the sand at Porpoise Point, at the southern extremity of…

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Schooner Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 5

A wireless message has reached Suva stating that the American schooner Henrictta had become a total wreck in the Ellice group. The crew were…

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Steamer Held Up. Through Dismissal of Fireman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 7

The Commonwealth steamer Echuca was held up at Fremantle on Wednesday owing to an industrial dispute…

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Irish Rebels. Wanton Wreckers. London, Aug. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

A large party of Irregulars, presumably from Dundalk, entered Greenore, County Louth, without opposition. It is reported that the…

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Schooner on Fire. Total Loss Feared

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 9

News has been received in Sydney that the four-masted schooner John A. Campbell, which left Brisbane on June 11 for the Gilbert Islands to load copra…

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British Steamer Seized. London, August 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 13

The steamship George, flying one British flag, has been seized at Batoum, apparently at the initiative of the Russian Consul. Steps are being taken to…

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Steamer Held Up. Through Dismissal of Fireman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 5

The Commonwealth steamer Echuca was held up at Fremantle on Wednesday owing to an industrial dispute…

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The Ketch Ruby. Towed Into Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 5

The Ketch Ruby, which was driven out to sea on her trip from Sydney to Broken Bay, and for the Safeby of which some concern was felt, was towed…

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Our Telegrams. Steamer Founders. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 5

Willie assisting the tug Undine to tow the collier Corrimal from Kerosene, Bay this morning, the small steamer Aimee foundered. The two…

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A Buried Wreck. Suggested As Flinders' Ship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 3

In connection with the finding or an old wreck buried in the sand at Southport (Q.), the opinion has been expressed that it is probably…

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German Activity. Steamer Buying. London, August 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 5

Germany is actively buying old British cargo and passenger steamers and has recently acquired the Union Castle, Carisbrook Castle, Natal, Umhloti, the…

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The Ketch Ruby. Towed Into Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 3

The ketch Ruby, which was driven out to sea on her trip from Sydney to Broken Bay, and for the safety of which some concern was felt, was towed…

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Irish Rebels. Wanton Wreckers. London, Aug. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 12

A large party of Irregulars, presumably from Dundalk, entered Creenore, County Louth, without opposition. It is reported that the…

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Steamer Services. Newcastle and Sydney. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1922 · page 8

It is stated in shipping circles that another steamer service between Newcastle and Sydney will be established shortly. The new service will cater…

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Recent Wreck. Harrowing Tales. London, August 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1922 · page 5

Half a dozen survivors of the Hata, which sank off Choros, losing three hundred, tell harrowing tales of the wreek. The vessel struck a rock which…

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Steamer Destroyed. Fire in Gopra Cargo. Crew Reach Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 5

A vessel arrived in port to-day [?]ing the captain and crew of the steamer James J. Campbell which was burnt at Tarwarra, in the Gilbort…

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German Activity. Steamer Buying. London, August 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 13

Germany is actively buying old British cargo and passenger steamers, and has recently acquired the Union Castle, Carisbrook Castle, Natal, Umbloti, the…

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