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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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Overdue Schooner Leaking and Short of Supplies

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 6

Leaking badly, with sails gone and provisions finished, was the plight of the overdue schooner Cathkit, according to a wireless message received on…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 12

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

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Lugger Wrecked. Two Men Stranded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 9

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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Trawler Wrecked. Ten of Crew Drowned. London, Oct. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 5

Ten were drowned and three saved in the wreek of the Fleetwood trawler [?] at island off the coast of Argyleshire…

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

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 5

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

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Declared "Black." New Steamer Ferndale. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 5

The new steamer Ferndale has been declared "black" by the waterside workers, who are supporting the Seaman's Union in teh matter of…

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Declared "Black." New Steamer Ferndale. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 16

The new steamer Ferndale has been declared "black" by the waterside workers, who are supporting the Seamen's Union in the matter of…

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Steamer Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 5

A wharf labourer, whose name has not yet been ascertained was working in the hold of the steamer, Eastern Planet in Sydney Harbour this…

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Struck a Rock. Steamer Rama's Flight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1924 · page 7

A wireless message received at Wellington (N.Z.) from the Chatham [?] reports that the steamer R[?] has struck a rock at…

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Overtime Strike. Steamer Delayed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 5

The steamer Jervis Bay arrived at Fremantle to-day, but as the wharf labourers are continuing the no overtime strike at that port, the steamer…

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Steamer Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1924 · page 15

A wharf labourer, whose name has not yet been ascertained was working in the hold of the steamer. Eastern Planet in Sydney Harbour this…

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A Total Loss. Steamer Rama Abandoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1924 · page 2

The secretary of the Wellington (N.Z.) Post Office has received the following wireless message from the postmaster at Chatham Island…

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Struck a Rock. Steamer Rama's Plight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1924 · page 3

A wireless message received at Wellington (N.Z.) from the Chatham Islands reports that the steamer Rama has struck a rock at…

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Man Drowned. Overboard From Coastal Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 4

When the coasta[?] steamer Araliura was approaching Auckland on Sunday night, a passenger named Redgrave from Gisborne, fell overboard…

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Man Drowned. Overboard From Coastal Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 2
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When the coastal steamer Arabura was approaching Auckland on Sunday night, a passenger named Redgrave, from Gisborne, fell overboard…

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A Total Loss. Steamer Rama Abandoned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 14

The secretary of the Wellington (N.Z.) Post Office has reecived the following wireless message from the postmaster at Chatham Island:—…

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Orient Company's New Steamer. R.m.s. Orama

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 3

The departure of the R. M.S. Orama from Toulon on November 21st in the Commonwealth Mail Service an epoch marking event in the history…

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Head Crushed. Fatality in Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 2

Charles Wahley, aged about 53. was found in an unconscious condition near the air tube of the starboard engine of the steamer Tahiti…

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Aerial Carnival a Biplane Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 4

The first day of the aerial carnival, which commenced on Saturday at Richmond, was marred by an unfortunate mishap, which resulted in a biplane…

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