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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

352 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 18

Steamer Mishap. Collision with a Dolphin. Sydney

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

While crossing from one like of Darling Harbour to another of Pyrmont Bridge this morning, the coastal steamer Bermagui came into collision with…

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Declared Black. Trouble on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 6

The steamer Araluen in port at Melbourne, was declared "black" by the Trades Hall Disputes Committee. All unionist boilermakers, ship…

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Ketch Wrecked. Adventurous Cruise Ended. Feat of Endurance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 14

The adventurous voyage of Mr. Marchall Dempster, who in the Columbyth, a 24-foot beche-de-mere lugger, had cruised among the South Sea…

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Woman Disappears From Steamer Travelling to Tasmania

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

Mrs. Eva Colgan, who lived with her husband at Darlinghurst, Sydney, mysteriously disappeared from the Nairana between Melbourne and Launceston…

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Stranding of Steamer. Officers Absolved Prom Blame. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 5

The stranding and subsequent abandonment of the steamer Kiltobranks, at Shellharbour, formed the subject of an inquiry before the…

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Steamer Abandoned. in a Leaking Condition. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

Information was received in Sydney to-day to the effect. Unit the British steamer Mary Korlock had foundered in the Pacific Occan…

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Auspicious Case. Illness on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

During the passage of the steamer. Ennogera across the Bight on her way to Port Adelaide, the captain sent a wireless to the quarantine…

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Steamer Abandoned. in a Leaking Condition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 8

Information was received in Sydney on 13th inst, in the efect that the British steamer Mary Korlock had foundered in the Pacific Ocean…

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U.S.A. Prohibition. Treaty Ratified. Seizure of Mail Steamer. New York, March 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 5

A Washington message states that the Senate has ratified the treaty between Britain and the United States authorising the search and seizure of…

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U.S.A. Prohibition. Treaty Ratified. Seizure of Mail Steamer. New York. March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 12

A Washington message states that the Senate has ratified the treaty between Britain and the United Stales authorising the search and seizure of…

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Steamer Benandra. Wrecked at Moruya Heads. One Man Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 7

The Hlawarra and South Court Steam Navigation Company's steamer Benandra, Strick the Moruya bar on Tuesday afternoon, and become a…

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Wreck Blocks Channel (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 3

The steamer Benandra, which went ashore at Moruya Heads,- is breaking up. As the wreck completely blocks the…

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Steamer Benandra. Wrecked at Moruya Heads. One Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 3

The Illawarra and South Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Benandra, struck the Moruya bar on Tuesday afternoon, and became a…

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Ship's Mast. Washed Ashore at Narrabeen. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 5

A spar ninety feet in leugth. resembling a ship's mast has been washed ashore near Narrabeen. No vessel has been reported in…

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The Wreckage of the Little Towns and Drift to the City. "Bulletin,s" Coustic Comment

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 1

Another point has been scored for the N.S.W. policy, of depressing and depopulating the little towns so that their industries may move to…

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Steamer on Fire. 1200 Pilgrims on Board. London. April 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 5

Twelve hundred pilgrims for jeddah are on the burning British steamer Francistan, from Bombay. that is making for Port Sudan. where it is due at…

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Seamen Desert. Trouble Over Rates. Steamer Hold Up at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 5

The steamer Otaki loaded for NewZealand and was prepared to leave this morning. but fifteen men deserted and she is now hauled to out…

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Heavy Coastal Conditions. Steamer Calls for Assistance (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 6

Rough and stormy conditions continue along the coast of N. S. Wales. Many small vessels were compelled to return to port…

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Honolulu Maru Japanese Steamer Reaches Jervis Bay

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

The Japanese steamer Honolulu Maru was towed into Jervis Bay by the tugs Champion and Heroic between nine and ten o'clock on Sunday night, and a…

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Pilgrims' Faith on Burning Steamer. a Wonderful Sight. Captain's Coolness

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

Swarms of hungry sharks surrounded the burning pilgrim, steamer Frangestan. When the flames got out of control an aged pilgrim offered his…

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