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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

342 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 18

Chinese Stowaways. Found on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 5

When the steamer Suva arrived at Sydney last night from Fiji two Chinese stoways were discovered secreted in the hold…

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The Seamen. Steamer Held Up. Award Withheld

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1923 · page 3

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

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Steamer Held Up. Judge Refuses to Deliver Award

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1923 · page 6

In the Federal Arbitration Court Mr. Justice Powers asked if the stea[?]er iron Kach had vet been manned. Mr. Mitchell, the industrial officer of…

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Cards on a Steamer Four Men Arrested. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 December 1923 · page 6

Four men were arrested on the steamer Hunter and committed for trial. at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having conspired together…

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Valuable Watch. Steamer Passengers Robbed. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1923 · page 5

A passenger aboard the steamer Makura was robbed of a watch valued at £400 during the voyage from Sydney to Auckland. The watch is a…

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Prohibition. Seizure of a Schooner. New York. Dec. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 2

The Customs officials have admitted that the Government of Holland has already lodged a protest against the seizure of the schooner Zeehond…

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Chinese Stowaways. Found on a Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 11

When the steamer Suva arrived at Sydney from Fiji, two Chinese stowaways were discovered, secreted in the hold…

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Valuable Watch. Steamer Passenger Robbed. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 3

A passenger aboard tho steamer Makura was robbed of a watch valued at £400 during the voyage from Sydney to Auckland. The watch is a…

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Dangerous Task. Blowing Up Wrecks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 10

Among the many dangerous tasks which at times fall to the lot of the diver, there are few more "ticklish" than the blowing up of wrecks…

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Steamer Record Broken Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 2

The steamer Automodon reached Sydney Heads this morning after a fast passage of 26 hours from Brisbane, boating the previous steamer record by…

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A Total Wreck. Loss of Armagh. Passengers and Crew Recued. London, Dec. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 5

Bound from Liverpool to Australian ports, the Union Steamship Company's steamer Armagh ran ashore on a sandbank in the Mersey, near the…

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The Boambee. Ashore Near Tweed Entrance. Grounds in Rough Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 5

The coastal steamer Boambee, a wooden vessel of 236 tons gross register, went ashore on Tuesday afternoon about 100 yards south of the southern…

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The Latest. Probably Total Wreck. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 2

According to advices received in Sydney this morning the steamer Boambee, which ran ashore on the southorn breakwater at Tweed Heads last night, may…

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The Boambee. Ashore Near Tweed Entrance. Grounds in Rough Sea

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 3

The coastal steamer Boambee, a wooden vessel of 236 tons gross register went ashore on Tuesday afternoon about 100 yards south of the southern break…

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A Total Wreck. Loss of Armagh. Passengers and Crew Recued. London, Dec. 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 2

Bound from Liverpool to Australian ports, the Union Steamship Company's steamer Armagh ran ashore on a sandbank in the Mersey, near the…

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Dangerous Task. Blowing Up Wrecks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 6

Among the many dangerous task which at times fall to the lot of the diver, there are few more "ticklish" than the blowing up of wrecks wrecks…

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Five Lives Lost. Canadian Tug Wrecked. Heavy Storm. New York, Dec. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 4

A Seattle radiogram received here states that a heavy wind and rainstorm sweeping the watters of the Pacific during the night claimed five…

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Steamer Delayed. Fire on the Moldavia. Fremantle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 5

The fire on board the steamer Moldavia has been extinguished and the vessel is expected to leave to-day for Adelaide and will leave there on…

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In Distress. Schooner Water-logged. Vancouver (B.c.), Dec. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 2

News has been received in San Francisco that the schooner Eric well known in the Australian trade, and now on a voyage from…

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Chinese Pirates British Steamer Looted. Surprise Attack. SHANGHAI, Dec. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Hongkong correspondent stares that the British steamer Hydrangea, when proceeding to Swatow from Hongkong, was pirated on…

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