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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

243 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 13

Steamer Ulimaroa. Still Held Up. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1925 · page 5

The steamer Ulimaroa is still held up. A large crowd of passengers, assembled outside the company's office, anxious to hear the latest…

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Fireman Killed. Explosion in Steamer's Furnace. London, Oct. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1925 · page 12

An explosion, in the furnace of the liner Roman Star, off Ushart, killed one fireman and wounded two. A wireless from the Roman Star,…

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Loss Feared. Greek Cargo Steamer. Futile Search. London, Oct. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1925 · page 12

The Greek cargo vessel Margarita, loaded with maize for Dakar, is believed to have foundered with all hands off Great Fish Point, between…

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Steamer on Fire. Serious Damage Done. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out in the hold of the steamer Turakina, lying in the harbour, to-day. The fire has now been got under control, but serious…

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College Students. Trimers on Steamer Leitrim. Wellington, (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1925 · page 5

Sixteen college students who acted as trimers on the steamer Leitrim brought the vessel from Lytteltom to Wellington…

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Steamer Raided. Fires Rakes Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1925 · page 7

At about 4 a.m. on Saturday the striking seamen again raided the steamer Apoida at Bunbury. They raked out the Fires, drew the…

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Fire on Steamer. Four Separate Outbreaks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1925 · page 7

Investigations of the hold of the steamer Turakins at Wellington (N.Z.) where the fire occurred revealed that there were four separate…

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Wharflabourers Discharge Steamer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 5

The steamer Nestor, which arrive in Sydney from Glasgow yesterday is being discharged by wharfies…

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Free Labour. Farmers Join Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 7

Free labour had been arranged to replace strikers on the steamer Dorset, but Saturday night 19 more men refused duty and left the ship,…

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The Steamer Nestor. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 6

The steanmer Nestor, which arrived in Sydney from Glasgow yesterday, is being discharged by Wharfies…

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Fire on Steamer. Four Separate Outbreaks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 7

Investigations of the hold of the steamer Turakina at Wellington (N.Z.), where the fire occurred, revealed that there were four separate…

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Steamer Raided. by Striking Seamen. Fires Baked Out

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 16

At about 4 a.m. on Saturday the striking seamen again raided the steamer Apolda at Bunbury. They raked out the fires, drew the…

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College Students. Trimmers on Steamer Leitrim. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 13

Sixteen college students, and [?] as trimmers on the steamers Leitrim, brought the vessel from Lyttleton to Wellington…

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Attack on Steamer. Townsville Strikers. Raid the Somerset

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 6

Details have been received in Sydney of an attack on the steamer somerset in Townsville Harbour by strikers who endeavoured for two…

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French Political Crisis. Painleve Cabinet Resigns. Wrecked on Finance Rock. London, Oct. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 5

The French Cabinet has resigned Reuter's Paris correspondent declares that political circles affirm the statement that the Cabinet this morning…

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Steamer Aeneas. Cargo Being Unloaded. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 2

After having been at anchorage in Athol Bight since August 24th, the steamer Aeneas was removod to-day to the wharf at Walsh Bay, where wharfies…

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Karoola Trouble. Injured Fireman Taken Ashore. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 5

According to a message from Fremantle, the removal of the injured fireman from the ship's hospital, aboard the steamer Karoola, to a…

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Steamer Collision. Captain's Certificate Suspended. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 5

The Marine Court, comprising Judge Edwards with Captain Newton and Mr. Obsorne as assessors, to-day ordered that the certificate of Captain…

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Steamer Collision. Captain's Certificate Suspended

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 9

The Marine Court, comprising Judge Edwards with Captain Newton and Mr. Osborne as assessors, ordered that the certificate of Captain…

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On a Reef. Schooner's Lucky Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1925 · page 5

News from Suva states that the auxiliary schooner France, while on a scientific expedition ran on a re[?] in the southern portion of the La[?] group…

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