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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

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Struck a Squall Steamer's Back Broken

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 6

The steamer Ka[?]'s back was broken when she struck a squall off Cast. Reef (says an Auckland Message). Nine of the crew stood by for…

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Struck a Squall. Steamer's Back Broken

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 8

The steamer Kaeo's back was broken when she struck a squall off Cast Reef (says an Auckland message). Nine of the crew stood by for…

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Violent Storm. Steamer Turns Back. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 5

The steamer Opawa ran into a violent storm when three miles from Sydney Heads last night. The captain turned book and the…

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Dirty Night Outside Steamer Hove To. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 2

The steamer Opawa ran into a violent storm when three miles from Sydney Heads last night. The captain turned back, and the…

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Burnt at Sea. Fate of a Schooner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 3

The crew of the schooner Jean Dundonald Duff was rescued by the steamer Arawa on October 15, says a Wellington (N.Z.) message…

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Burnt at Sea. Fate of a Schooner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 5

The crew of the schooner Jean Dundonald Duff was rescued by the steamer Arawa on October 15, says a Wellington (N.Z.) message…

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Four Arrests. Disturbance on Steamer Hunter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 3

When the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Hunter arrived at Sydney on Sunday morning from Newcastle, police were on the…

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Lost Steamer. Cargo Claim. London, Nov. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 6

The House of Lords has awarded the Standard Company of New York £111,235 damages against the Clan line of steamers for the loss of cargo…

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Steamer Burned. Twenty Men Perish. London, Nov. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 2

A message from Paris says that an explosion occurred at 1 a.m., aboard the steamer Otterburn, while lying at the outer breakwater in…

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Steamer Explosion Many Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 2

London, Sunday.—Over 20 deaths were caused by an explosion on the steamer Otterburn, which was lying at the outer breakwater at Marseilles. The…

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Steamer Explosion. Caused by Stowaways. London, Nov. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 2

The Marseilles correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that Giuseppe Pace, a Maitese, is the only one on of at least a dozen stowaways who…

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The Trevessa Wreck Alleged Rotten Lifebelts

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 4

At the enquiry into the loss of the Hain liner Trevessa, now being held in London, one of the crew made some startling, statements…

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Liquor Smuggling Armed British Schooner Captured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 November 1923 · page 2

Vancouver, Monday.—A New York message states: The British schooner Tomako, which was challenged six miles out, was fired…

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Schooner Overdue. Search Steamer Despatched. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

The Government to-day despatched a vessel to search for the overdue schooner Rachel Cohen, which was sighted off Capo Hotham, 40 miles…

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Smallpox. Case on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 6

The steamer Victoria arrived at Townsville from the East, flying the quarantine flag. Shortly after leaving Thursday Island a Chinese…

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Four Arrests. Disturbance on Steamer Hunter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 14

When the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Hunter arrived at Sydney on Sunday morning from Newcastle, police were on the…

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Lost Steamer. Cargo Claim. London Nov. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 12

The House of Lords has awarded the Standard Oil Company of New York £111,235 damages against the Clan line of steamers for the loss of cargo…

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Steamer Burned. Twenty Men Perish. London, Nov. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 12

A message from Paris says that an explosion occurred at 1 a.m., aboard the steamer Otterburn, while lying at the outer breakwater in…

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The Seamen. Steamer Held Up. Award Withheld

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 5

"The award in the seamen's case again has been withhold, pending a definite undertaking by the union that the Court's award will be obeyed…

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Supposed Smallpox. Steamer Placed in Quarantine. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 5

The steamer Victoria arrived in Sydney this morning, and immediately went into quarantine on account of a supposed case of small pox, contracted…

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