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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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After Fifty Years. Crags From Wreck Discovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 2

It is reported from Cobden (Vic.) that Mr. H. Rohe, on showing a visitor the coast in the vicinity of the wreck of the Fi[?], noticed a landslip and on…

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Severely Scalded. Explosion on Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

When the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Karpara, which left Melbourne on Tuesday for Adelaide. was six miles off Cape Otway, an…

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Steamer Detained. Found Fault with Lifeboats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

The Australian Commonwealth cargo steamer Booral has been detained in sydney since Wednesday owing to the alleged instability of the ship's…

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Steamer Fordsdale Satisfactory Trials

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 8

The steamer' Fordsdale, built at Cockatoo Island for the Australian Commonwealth Line, underwent highly satisfactory speed trials on…

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Chinese. Missing From Steamer. Captain Forfeits £900

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 16

When customs officers boarded the Dutch steamer Arendskorki Monday, before she sailed for Rotterdam, they discovered that nine members of the…

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Wreckage. Near Port Stephens

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 16

Captain Sangater, Deputy Superintendent of Navigation, who has completed a search of the coast line in the vicinity of Port Stephens in connection…

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After Fifty Years. Crags From Wreck Discovered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 1

It is reported from Cobden (Vic.) that Mr. H. Rohe, on showing a visitor that coast in the violnity of the wreck of the Fiji, noticed a landslip and on…

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Wreckage Found. at Port Stephens Authorities Puzzled

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 9

Although no vessel has been reported missing a quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Port Stephens, according to a telegram received in…

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Abandoned Steamer. Tug Company's Claim. Hongkong, Feb, 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

The Kailan Mining company' chartered steamer Hwahwu with ? cargo of 5000 tons of cost grounded at The Ninepins, near Hongkong, in…

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Loss of Steamers Wreck of Port Elliot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 3

The finding of the Nautical Injuiry hold at Wellington (N.Z.), regarding the Port Elliot is as follows:— The Court is of the opinion that the…

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Bodalla Wreck. Marine Court Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 6

The Marine Court of Inquiry, consisting of Judge S[?]holes and Captains Vine Hall and Wood, as assessors, held an inquiry into the stranding and…

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Loss of Steamer. Wreck of Port Elliot

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

The finding of the Nautical Injuiry held at Wellington (N.Z.), regarding the Port Elliot is as follows:—The Court is of the opinion that the…

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Abandoned Steamer. Tug Company's Claim. Hongkong, Feb. 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 3

The Kailan Mining Company's chartered steamer Hwahwa with a cargo of 5000 tons of coal grounded at The Ninepins, near Hongkong, in…

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Steamer Port Lyttleton to Be Docked for Repairs (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 7

The steamer Port Lyttleton, which went ashore last month on the Tasmanian coast, limped into Sydney this morning, three days behind schedule…

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Bodalla Wreck. Marine Court Inquiry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

The Marine Court of Inquiry, consisiting of Judge Scholes and Captains Vine Hall and Wood, as assessors, held an inquiry into the stranding and…

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Stowaways. on Steamer at Newcastle Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

Three stowaways were found on the steamer Dilkera, on arrival to-day from Brisbane. They said [?] are out of work and came down to New…

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Aeroplane Wreck. Topples Over a Fence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 2

An Avro aeroplane, piloted by Lieutenent Denton, wh had R. Taylor as a passenger, crashed on Sunday near Sockburn aerodrome (N.Z). The…

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Wrecked on the Goodwins Men Lashed to Mast

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

London, Sunday.—A thrilling drama of the sea is related by Skipper Fames Who was rescued from his wrecked ketch on the Goodwin Sands…

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Found Hanging. Death of Steamer's Engineer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

A gruesome discovery was made to-day by the steward on the steamer Time, berthed at Howard Smith's wharf…

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Collision. at Sydney Heads. Pilot Boat and Steamer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

A sensational collision occurred at Sydney Heads this morning, between the pilot steamer Captain Cook and the French steamer St. Joseph as the…

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