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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

243 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 13

Seaplane Wrecked. Dived Into the Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 3

Less than five minutes after leaving the deck of the Pennsylvania at Melbourne, a seaplane attached to that warship crashed, owing to engine…

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Steamer Chronos. Crow Gives Notice at Newcastle. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

The steamer Chronos arrived last night, and despite the fact that the seamen's strike is on the verge of settlement, the Newcastle members of…

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Dived Into the Sea Seaplane Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 1

Less than five minutes after leaving the deck of the Pennsylvania at Melbourne, a seaplane attached to that warship crashed, owing to engine…

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Declared 'Black.' Fruit Steamer at Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 6

After arrival in Sydney from Ho[?]part, the steamer Laranah, manned by it. volunteer crew, with a cargo of perishable goods, including 16,000…

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Fire on Steamer. Inquiry Opened. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

An inquiry was opened by the Coroner to-day concerning the fire which occurred recently on the steamer Coombar James Edward…

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Declared 'Black.' Fruit Steamer at Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 8

After arrival in Sydney from Hobart, the steamer Laranah, manned by a volunteer crew, with a cargo of perishable goods, including 16,000…

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Steamer Chronos. Crew Gives Notice at Newcastle. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 14

The steamer Chronos arrived last night, and despite the fact that the seamen's strike is on the verge of settlement, the Newcastle members of…

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Storm at Newcastle. Steamer Driven Towards Breakwater. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

After a brief spell of sunshine this morning, a heavy wind with rain came up from the south, and wintry conditions prevailed. [?]…

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Shakedowns Ashore. Plight of American Sailors. Gale at Auckland. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 5

As a result of a heavy, gale last, night, nearly 3000, liberty men, belonging to the American Fleet, were unable to return to their ships…

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Storm-tossed. Steamer in Mountainous Seas. Deck Fittings Go Overboard. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 5

The steamer Hurunia, which arrived, in Melbourne yesterday from Liverpool, encountered tempestuous weather. At one period of the voyago, during…

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Dismissed Employee Wrecks Office Nursed a Grievance

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 2

Armed with a small axe and a formidable-looking knife, and with wooden battens lied round his legs, and: the crown of his hat filled with paper,…

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Ship's Pig Ashore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 6

"When daylight appeared the first thing we saw on the land was a pig we had had in the sty on board' ship, and also a dog belonging to Mr…

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First Man Ashore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 6

"Another sailor—I do not know his name—said he would go with a line, and left the ship. He had a terrible struggle, but managed to…

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The Walter Hood. Story of the Wreck. Told by One of the Sailors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 6

Joseph Hudson Wilson, one of the ordinary seamen of the ill-fated' ship Walter Hood, lost in Wreck (Bay on April 27, 1870, is now a resident of…

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Shakedowns Ashore. Plight of American Sailors. Gale at Auckland. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

As a result of a heavy gale last night, nearly 3000 liberty men, belonging to the American Fleet, were unable to return to their ships…

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Storm at Newcastle. Steamer Driven Towards Breakwater. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 15

After a brief spell of sunshine this morning, a heavy wind with rain came upi from the south, and wintry conditions prevailed…

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Storm-tossed. Steamer in Mountainous Seas. Deck Fittings Go Overboard. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

The steamer Hurunia, which arrived in Melbourne yesterday from Liverpool, encountered tempestuous weather. At one period of the voyage, during…

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Two Channel Collisions. French Cargo Steamer Sunk. Lightship Damaged. London, August 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 4

The "Daily Chronicle's" Brest correspondent states that a collision occurred in the Channel in a thick fog between the French cargo steamer…

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Steamer Held Up Militant Seamen's Union

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 4

The steamer Narragah is heled up in Melbourne owing to the Sen men's Union refusing to-supply men for vacancies…

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Frightful Explosion American Excursion Steamer. Heavy Casualties. Vancouver (B.c.) Aug. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 5

A telegram from Newport (Rhode Island),U.S.A., states that in consequence of a boiler explosion on the steamer Mackinae during a journey…

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