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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

352 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 18

Alleged Stealing. Steamer Captain's Loss

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 9

John Grant, 23, was remanded at the Central Court, Sydney, to Friday neyt, on a charge of having stolen £105 on the steamer Makemba, the…

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Austral Wreck. Marine Court's Finding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 9

The inquiry by the Marine Court, Judge Scholes presiding, and Captains Vint Hall and Wood being the assessors, into the foundering of the…

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The Waihemo. Goes Ashore at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1924 · page 5

when outward bound on Sunday afternoon for Wellington (N.Z.). the Union Steamship Company's cargo steamship Wathemo, a vesel of GG27…

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Wyrallah Wreck. Master's Certificate Suspended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 6

The marine Court, as the result of its inquiry into the wreck of the [?] suspended the master's {?] cate of Captain Bracken, of the…

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By Wireless. Steamer Navigated in a Fog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 2

A successful demonstration was given on Wednesday in Haurakl Gulf in connection with the now proposal to establish a directional wireless…

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The Waihemo. Goes Ashore at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 14

When outward bound on Sunday afternoon for Wellington (N.Z.), the Union Steamship Company's cargo steamer Walhemo, a vesel of 5627…

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By Wireless. Steamer Navigated in a Fog

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 1

A successful demonstration was given on Wednesday in Hauraki Gulf in connection with the new proposal to establish a directional wireless…

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Bunkers Alight. Steamer Puts Back to Port

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 2

The position of the Bassana, which put back to Fremantle with superheated coal in her bunkers, became serious on Friday.Because of the…

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Wyrallah Wreck. Master's Certificate Suspended

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 16

The Marine Court, as the rest, it of its inquiry into the wreck of the Warallah, suspended the master's certificate of Captain Bracken, of the…

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Contraband. Found on Dutch Steamer. Revolvers and Ammunition. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 5

Customs searchers at Fremantle, discovered twelve revolvers and 20,000 rounds of ammunition, including soft nosed bullets, underneath coal on the…

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Contraband. Found on Dutch Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 13

Customs searches at Fremantle, discovered twelve revolvers and 20,000 rounds of ammunition, including soft nosed bullets, underneath coal on the…

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Salvage Claim, Award Against Steamer. Judge Praises Ship's Crew. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 5

[?] Street in the Administer Court to-day, delivered judgment in the salvage application by J.and A. Brown, and the crew of the lug…

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Steamer Collision. Large Vessel Reached. Vancouver, June 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1924 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at St. Johns (Newfoundland) states that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's liner Metagama collided with the Italian…

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S.O.S. Calls Steamer in Danger. Reported Sinking. CALCUTTA, June 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 5

A message from the steamer Leicestershire received in Rangoon reported that she was receiving S.O.S. calls by wireless…

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Union Activity. Lighthouse Steamer Kyogle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 6

It was stated in industrial circles in Fremantle that a representative, of the Seamen's Union had visited the Commonwealth lighthouse steamer Kyogle,…

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Chinese Coolies. Steamer's Crew Objected To

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 3

The Seamen's Union has taken steps to prevent the steamer Alabama sailing from melbourne with a crew of chinese coolies, who were especially brought…

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Sunken Steamer. Survivors Picked Up. Calcutta, June. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 5

The Clan MacMilliann had a crew of 77. A message from Rangoon states that the survivers of the Clan MacMillian are new proceeding towards…

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Clan Macmillan Wrecked S.o.s., "Sinking."

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 2

London, Sunday;-A message from Rangoon states that the steamer Leicestershire reports haying received an S.O.S. message from the Clan…

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On the Rocks. Japanese Steamer in Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 5

WELLINGTON (X.Z.)Wednesday. A radio message was intercepted this morning to the effect that the steamer Nunobitaal Maru was in…

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Human Wreck. an Extraordinary Story. Woman's Plight. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 5

An extraordinary story was told to police woman Davidson last night. Acting on certain complaints, she went to house and came across a…

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