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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

243 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 13

Schooner on Reef Only Slight Damage. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 3

Nows from Suva states that the auxlliary schooner Fiance, while on a scientific expedition, ran on a reef in the southern poition of Lau group at…

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On a Reef. Schooner's Lucky Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 3

News from Suva, states that the auxiliary schooner France, while on a scientific expedition ran on a reef in the southern portion of the Lau group…

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Jap. Steamer Disabled. Wirelessing Distress Call. Vancouver, Nov 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 5

The skipper of the liner President McKinley which was docked at Victoria to-day, reports hearing on November 7, when nearing the 180…

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Miniature Battle. Raid on British Steamer. Brisbane Sensation. Several Men Removed to Hospital

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 14

The most serious riot in Queensland arising out of the British seamen's strike occurred at Brisbane about nine o'clock on Saturday night on board the Commonwealth and Dominion liner Port Victor…

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Job Control. Steamer Karoola Delayed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 3

As a result of the refusal of the men to sign on under the conditions offered by the owners, the steamer Karoola is likely to be further held up…

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Men Walk Off. Steamer Held Up in Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 9

Apparently undeterred by the serious position of the striking seamen in Melbourne, 80 members of the crow of the Federal Steam Navigation…

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Jap. Steamer Disabled Wirelessing Distress Call. Vancouver, Nov. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 12

The skipper of the liner President McKinly, which was clocked at Victoria to-day, reports hearings on November 7, when nearing the 180…

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Bomb Outrage. Dublin Picture Show Wrecked. Two Policemen Shot. London. Nov. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 5

Reuter's Dublin correspondent states that at 7 o'clock this morning a bomb completely wrecked the Masterpiece Kinema, where the British war film…

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Ribs Broken. Steamer's Fireman Assaulted. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 5

Edward Cullinan 38 a fireman from the steamer Bena[?] who was locked up on Saturday later informed the police that before his arrest…

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Submarine Disaster Mystery Elucidated. Swedish Steamer Culprit LONDON, Nov, 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 5

It is announced that as a result of an examination of the hall of the Swedish steamship Vidar (2159 tons) at Stockholm, the Admiralty considers…

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The Lost Submarine Reported Collision with Steamer. London. Sunday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 2

The official announcement that the disaster to the submarine M1 was due to a collision, with the Swedish steamer Vidar (3525 tons) has astounded…

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Body Washed Ashore Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 15

The body of William Macdonald, who walked into the water of George's River yesterday, was washed ashore this morning…

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Ribs Broken. Steamer's Fireman Assaulted Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 14

Edward Cullinan, 38, a fireman from the steamer Benalla, who was locked up on Saturday, later informed the police that before his arrest…

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Steamer Founders. Search for Survivors. Vancouver, Nov. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 12

A Reuter message from Havana says: The steamer Villes des Gayes, with more than 200 labourers aboard, bound for the Cuban sugar cane fields,…

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Submarine Disaster Mystery Elucidated. Swedish Steamer Culprit. LONDON, Nov. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 12

It is announced that as a result of an examination of the hull of the Swedish steamship Vidar (2159 tons) at Stockholm, the Admiralty considers…

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Bomb Outrage. Dublin Picture Show Wrecked. Two Policemen Shot. London, Nov. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 12

Reuter's Dublin correspondent states that at 7 o'clock this morning a bomb completely wrecked this Masterpiece Kinema, where the British war film,…

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Steamer Ashore. Mishap at Port Stephens

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 6

The Union S.S. Company's oil burning steamer Kairmanga, of 2990 tons gross register, went aground just oil' the channel to the north head at…

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Holy Island. a Romantic Life-boat Station

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 3

A new motor life-boat was recently launched and formally named Milburn, after the late Sir Charles Stamp Milburn and his family, who…

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Seaman Put Ashore. Fremantle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 6

In endeavoring to prevent trouble, an Australian member of the crew of the steamer Ormuz, who was said to be the ringleader in an attempted…

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Johannesburg Electricity. Power Station Wrecked. Over £50,000 Damages. Capetown, Dec. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 5

The Victoria Falls Power Station situated at Yereeniging (Transvaal), 35 miles from Johannesburg, and the largest power station in South Africa…

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