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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

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More Immigrants. Big Batch by Steamer Bendigo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 3

The steamer Bendigo arrived at Melbourne on Tuesday with 1000 migrants for Australia, which is a record. Of those 23 demos[?] and…

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Fell Asleep. While Steering, Ferry Steamer. Captain Dealt With. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

Recently, Captain James Douglas, Master of the ferry steamer, Kostrel, fell asleep while steering the vessel from Auckland to Northcote, with a…

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Still Stranded. Position of Steamer Ooma. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

A message from Ocean Island states the position of the stranded steamer Ooma remains unaltered. Prospects of [?] the vessel are not…

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Stranded Steamer Ooma (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 6

A message from Ocean Island states that the position of the stranded steamer Ooma remains unaltered. Prospects of floating the vessel are not…

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French Steamer Pirated 80,000 Dollars Stolen (By Cable.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 6

Reuter's Hong Kong correspondent says that the French steamer Jade was on Tuesday pirated by seven armed men, who held up the captain, and crew…

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Wrecked Trawler Survivor's Terrible Ordeal. Airmen Search Islands. LONDON. Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

After many hours' perilous flying in a forty-mile an hour gale, the airmen searching the islands off the Galway coast for the missing men…

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Blockading. Cutter Peppers Schooner. New York, Feb. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

London despatches received at Washington state that the British Ambassador (Sir Esme Howard) will be instructed to conduct an inquiry…

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Steamer Held Up. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

The steamer Moorahol is tied up owing to an attempt on the part of the seamen to exercise job control. The vessel called for a few men…

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Missing Sailor. Cardigan Castle Wreck. Survivor's Story. London, February 22

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

After many hours' perilous flying in a forty-mile an hour gale, the airmen searching the islands off the Galway coast for the missing men…

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Wrecked Trawler Survivor's Terrible Ordeal. Airmen Search Islands. LONDON, Feb. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 2

After many hours' perilous flying in a forty-mile an hour gale, the airmen searching the islands off the Galway coast for the missing men…

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Two Lives Lost. Cargo Steamer Wrecked. Off New Zealand Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 5

Two lives were lost when the Karu a[?]cargo steamer, stranded off the New Zealand coast on Sunday morning…

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Dispute Settled. Steamer Waitomo Sails. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 5

The trouble on the steamer Waitomo, in which the crew demanded the dismissal of the cook, has been settled. The vessel has sailed for…

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Steamer Coolebar. Refloated This Morning. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 5

The steamer Coolebar, which went aground on a san spit in the Manning River last Thursday, was refloated at full tide this morning…

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Blockading. Cutter Peppers Schooner. New York. Feb. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 13

London despatches received at Washington state that the British Ambassador (Sir Esme Howard) will be instructed to conduct an inquiry…

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Brawl on Steamer. Man Slashed with Razor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 6

As the result of a brawl which occurred on the steamer Rathlin Head, at the Basin cranes just after seven o'clock on Saturday evening…

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Harbour Collision. the Gwydir and a Ferry Steamer. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 5

A sensational collision occurred in the harbour early this morning. The Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Gwydir…

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Karu Wrecked

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

The following account of the Karu appears in the "S. M. Herald". The Karu was the property of Captain Watchlin, who loaded piles and poles for New…

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Firemen Again. Steamer Moeraki Delayed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

Firemen belonging to the steamer Mooraki, white sailed from Melbourne for Wellington, [?]yed the vessel for half an hour owing to…

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Brawl on Steamer. Man Slashed with Razor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 13

As the result of a brawl which occurred on the steamer Rathlin Head, at the Basin cranes, just after seven o'clock on Saturday evening…

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Harbour Collision. the Gwydir and a Ferry Steamer Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 16

A sensational collision occurred in the harbour early this morning. The Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Gwydir…

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