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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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Ill-fated Ketch Rambler Commander's Story. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 2

J. N. Densham, who commauded the ketch Rambler, which was abaudoned on the North Coast, in the course of an interview to-day, said when he and his…

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Ketch Abandoned. in a Sinking Condition. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 15

A wireless message was received in Sydney to-day from Captain Matthews of the steamer Suffolk, stating that he had found the ketch Rambler near…

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Terrible Plight Ketch in a Storm. Crew's Losses. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 5

J. N. Densham, who commanded the Rambler, in the course of an interview to-day, said that when he and his companion left the ill-fated…

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Steamer Collision. Suits in Admiralty. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 16

The Acting Chief Justice delivered his reserved judgment in the Admiralty Court to-day in the matter of the collision of the steamships Kooyong…

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U.S.A. Prohibition. British Steamer. Gigantic Conspiracy. New York, Oct. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1924 · page 8

Prohibition officials claimed to have uncovered a gigantic Anglo-American [?] running conspiracy, in which 10,000,000 dollars was involved, when a…

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Opium Seizure. on the Steamer Maheno. Wellington (N.z)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1924 · page 5

Following the discovery a few weeks ago of large quantities of opium on the steamer Sussex, Customs Officers on the arrival of the…

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Chinese Steamer. Pirate Passengers. Seized Vessel. Shanghai, Oct. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1924 · page 5

The Chinese mail passenger vessel, Ningehia, proceeding to Fowehow from Shanghai, was seized off Wenchow by thirty-four armed passengers,…

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Seizure of Opium Discoveries on Steamer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 11

Inspired by sheer curiosity to see the cabin aboard the Sussex, from which two hauls of opium valued at £1200 were secured while the vessel…

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Seaman Killed Fight on Steamer. Seven Knife Wounds in Body. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 5

A radio was received from the master of the steamer Treworlas, that a man was killed on board the vessel yesterday…

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Opium Seizure. on the Steamer Maheno. Wellington (N.z)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 6

Following the discovery a few weeks ago of large quantities of opium on the steamer Sussex, Customs Officers on the arrival of the…

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U.S.A. Prohibition. British Steamer. Gigantic Conspiracy. New York, Oct. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 12

Pro[?]tion officials claimed to have uncovered a gigantic Anglo-American lum-running conspiracy, in whch 10, 600,000 dollars was involved, when a…

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Seaman Stabbed. Tragedy on a Steamer. Inquest Opened. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 5

The inquest on the seaman, jacobs, who was stabbed on board the steamer Trcworlas last Tuesday, was opened today…

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On The High Seas. Fireman Stabbed. Tragedy on Steamer. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 6

On Tuesday last, when the steamer Treworlas, bound from Ocean Island was a day's run from Brisbane, a fireman, John Jacob, 26…

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Wage Dispute. Steamer Held-up. Trouble at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1924 · page 5

The Union steamer Kawaitiri now in Port has been held up for a couple of days. It is alleged she was three men…

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Lugger Wrecked. Two Men Stranded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 5

Natives have reported to Darwin that two men, Hall and Miller, of the Victoria River depot, have been stranded from the wreck of the…

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Wage Dispute. Steamer Held-up. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 6

The union steamer, Kawaitiri, now in port, has been held up for a couple of days. It is alleged she was three men…

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Seaman Killed Fight on Steamer. Seven Knife Wounds in Body

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 16

A radio was received from the master of the steamer Treworlas, that a man was killed on board the vessel yesterday…

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U.S.A. Prohibition. Seized Steamer Restored. New York, Oct. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 5

Judge Hand, of the Fedeal Court, dismissed the libel proceedings against the Royal mail steamer Orduna for alleged violations of the prohibition and…

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Steamer Trouble. Settlement Effected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1924 · page 3

The trouble on the Union S.S, Company's steamer Kawatiri, at New-castle, which culminated in court proceedings, has been settled…

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Girl Stowaway. Adventure on a Steamer. Trying Experiences. London, Oct. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1924 · page 5

Bessio Chairmers a girl stowaway, has arrived in Edinburgh from New Zealand. She travelled dressed as a boy aboard the Port Hunter…

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