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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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

Plenty of Labour. Work on Steamer Hunter. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 5

No difficulty was experienced in discharging the steamer Hunter to-day, threes hatches. being worked simultaneously and plenty of labour was…

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Finnish Ships French Coast Shipwreck. All Hands Lost. LONDON, Dee. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 5

A message from Paris says that the Finnish four-masted ship Port Caledonia, well known in Australia, was dashed to pieces on the rocks of La…

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Head Crushed. Fatality on Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 6

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 14

The departure of the R.M.S. Orama from Toulon on November 2[?]st in the Commonwealth Mail Service is an epoch marking event in the history…

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Buildings Wrecked. Storm in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 2

A terrific storm struck Blackail (Q.) on Saturday afternoon. About 5.15 a cyclone wind developed. accompained by torrential rain and…

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Fire on Steamer: Seamen Refuse to Sail. Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 5

A fire broke out in bunkers of the West Australian Government steamer Bambra to-day, and the seamen refused to take the vessel out of…

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Collision in Mersey. Steamer Docked. London. Dec. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 5

The British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Nowshera, of 7920 tons, which left Liverpool on Saturday for Australian ports, has…

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Steamer Explosions. Thrilling Scenes. Twenty-three Missing. LONDON, Dec. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 5

[?] accounts are arriving from Port Louis (Mauritius) of the burning of the steamer Ciagle. Fire broke out in the hold, causing…

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Foundered in the Bay

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 3

The "Psyche" used as a floating pole wharf hulk, and lying in Salamander Bay Port Stephens, sank at her mooring on Saturday night during the storm. She…

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Collision in Mersey. Steamer Docked. London, Dec. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 2

The British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Nowshera, of 7920 tons, which left Liverpool on Saturday for Australian ports, has…

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Fire on Steamer. Seamen Refuse to Sail. Darwin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 16

A fire broke out in the bunkers of the West Australian Government steamer Bambra to-day and the seamen refused to take the vessel, out of…

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Steamer Explosions Thrilling Scenes. Twenty-three Missing. LONDON, Dec. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 2

Thrilling accounts are arriving from Port Louis (Mauritius) of the burning of the steamer Cigale. Fire broke out in the hold, causing…

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Buildings-wrecked. Storm in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 13

A terrific storm struck Blacka[?] (Q.) on Saturday afternoon. About 5.15 a cyclonic wind developed, accompanied by torrential rain and…

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Finnish Ship French Coast Shipwreck. All Hands Lost LONDON, Dec. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 12

A message from Paris says that the Finish four-masted ship Port Caledonia, well known in Australia, was dashed to pieces on the rocks of La…

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Steamer Canberra. Still Held Up. Men at Work. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 4

The steamer Canberra is still held up at Sydney. In all probability the vessel will pay off. The steamer Cooma, belonging to…

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Lost Steamer. Women Abandoned. Pathetic Stories. CAPETOWN, Dec. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 5

Exclusive "Argus" cables from Port Louis give thrilling accounts from the survivors of the Cigale, which was lost at sea through explosions…

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Mishap to Steamer. Strikes Spit at Harrington. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1924 · page 5

Advice of a mishap to the steamer Gungar was received at the Navigation Department this morning from the pilot at Harrington Manning…

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Women Abandoned. on Burning Wreck. Story of the Cigale. Capetown, Dec 15

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 1

Further accounts have been received from Port Louis by the "Cape Argus" of the loss of the steamer Cigale, which recently…

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Mishap to Steamer. Strikes Spit at Harrington. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1924 · page 5

Advice of a mishap to the steamer Gungar was received at the Navigaton Department this morning from the pilot at Harrington, Manning…

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Lost Steamer. Women Abandoned. Pathetic Stories. CAPETOWN, Dec. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1924 · page 2

Exclusive "Argus" cables from Port Louis give thrilling accounts from the survivors of the Cigale, which was lost at sea through explosions…

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