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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

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Accident at Flying School Plane Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

Another accident occurred on Friday at Point Cook (Vie.). Flying School. Before crashing into a hangar a 'plane struck Clifford Roach, aged 24, an…

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Three Deaths. on Mail Steamer Ormonde. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 5

During the voyage of the mail steamer Ormonde from London, there were three deaths, the last, that of an infant, occurring last night which…

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Fire on Steamer. Passengers Safely Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 3

Cable messages received in Sydney reported the steamer Paparoa to be on fire Teneriffe, in the Canary Islands…

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Harbour Collision. Tug and Ferry Steamer. Narrow Escapes From Injury. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1926 · page 5

The tug boat ST. Giles collided with the ferry boat Lady Carrington in Jones bay this morning. The ferry boat was badly damaged…

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Hope Abandoned. Loss of Ketch John Aloe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 7

All hope of the return of the ketch, John Alce, which left, Darwin two months ago, has been abandoned. It is believed the whole crew has…

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Hope Abandoned. Loss of Ketch John Alce

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 8

All hope of the return of the ketch, John Alee, which left Darwin two months ago, has been abandoned. It is believed the whole crow has…

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Fire on Steamer. Passengers Safely Transferred

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 9

Cable messages received in Sydney reported the steamer Paparoa to be on fire near Tenerifle, in the Ca[?]ary Islands…

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Battle with Storm. Steamer's 36 Hours' Struggle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 7

After a 36-hours struggle with the elements the Cunard steamer Val[?] bound from Launceston to Newcastle entered the Heads yesterday…

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Harbour Collision. Tug and Ferry Steamer. Narrow Escapes From Injury. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 13

The tug boat St. Giles collided with the lorry boat Lady Carrington in Jones Bay this morning. The ferry boat was badly damaged…

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The Dorrigo Wrecked Twenty-two Haps Missing. Captain and Son Rescued From Raft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 8

The steamer Dorrigo, bound from Sydney to Thursday Island, foundered on Good Friday morning, fourteen miles south-east of Double Island Point, between Brisbane and Maryborough…

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The Dorrigo. Lifeboat Rudders Found

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 3

No further trace of the missing crow of the Dorrigo has been discovered. The body of the boatswain, John…

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Steamer Dorrigo Wrecked Twenty-two Hands Missing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 1

The steamer Dorrigo, bound from. Sydney to Thursday Island, foundered on Good Friday morning, 14 miles southeast of Double Island Point, between…

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Wreck of the Dorrigo Twenty-two Hands Missing. Captain and Son Rescued on Raft

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

On Good Friday morning, the steamer Dorrigo. bound from Sydney to Thursday Island, foundered fourteen miles south-east of Double…

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The Dorrigo. Lifeboat Rudders Found

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

No further trace of the missing crew of the Dorrigo has been discovered. The boyd of the boatswain, John…

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The Dorrigo Wrecked Twenty-two Hands Missing. Captain and Son Rescued From Raft

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 3

The steamer Dorrigo, bound from Sydney to Thursday Island, foundered on Good Friday morning, fourteen miles south-east of Double Island Point, between Brisbane and Maryborough…

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Steamer Dorrigo. Wreckage at Tweed Heads. Tweed Heads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 5

A number of matresses, similar to those used on ships, were washed up no the beach to-day. It is believed that they are from the lost steamer…

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Steamer Dorrigo. Wreckage at Tweed Heads. Tweed Heads

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 16

A number of matresses, similar, to these used on ships, were washed up no the beach to-day. It is believed that they are from the lost steamer…

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Union Wreckers. the Pot and the Kettle. Walsh Denounces Johannsen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 3

Tom Walsh denounces Jacob Johannsen for, and he alleges, deliberately attempting to split the Seamen's Union and advising coastal strikers to join up…

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Disabled Steamer Arrives (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 2

The steamer Walton Hall, which became disabled off Jervis Bay and had a narrow escape from going ashore on the rocks, arrived in Sydney this…

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Dorrigo Wreck. Inquiry Into Foundering. Captain's Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 2

The inquiry into the foundering of the steamer Dorrigo wan commenced by the Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Mr. W. Hishon…

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