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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

192 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 10

The Seagull. Coastal Steamer Beached

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 14

When off Morna Point, shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday, the coastal steamer Seagull, trading between Newcastle and Port Stephens, sprang…

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Chinese Pirates Raid on River Steamer Passengers Taken Prisoners. HONKONK, Aug. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 2

News comes from Macao that the river steamer Mansing was raided by pirates on August 19, while on a voyage from Malowchow to the Sunning…

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A Veteran Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 10

A well-known Glasgow firm of shipbrokers is advertising for sale the Weymouth paddle excursion steamer Premier which was built as…

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Wreckage Found. Possibly From Steamer Cooma Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 7

A telephone message was received from Yeppon last night to the effect that a fishing party at Cono Creek, had found on the beach a…

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Boiler Explodes. Japanese Steamer Wrecked. Vancouver, Aug. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 5

The Japanese steamer Kaikyu Maru. on route from Vancouver to Kokohama, stuck a rock near the Aleutian Islands. The boilers…

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Hundreds Perish. Russian Steamer Founders. London, Aug. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 5

A Moscow message states that hundreds perished when the passenger steamer Burovestnik, when leaving Leningrad for Kronstadt,…

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Wrecked Seagull Sold for £23

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 3

The hull and machinery of the coastal steamer Seagull, which is wrecked on the Forty Mile Beach about 12 miles from Newcastle, was…

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Wreckage Found (By Telegraph.) Rockhampton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

A telephone message was received from Yeppoon last night to the effect, that a fishing party at Cono Creek had found on the beach a quantity of…

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Boiler Explodes. Japanese Steamer Wrecked, Vancouver, Aug. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Kaikyn maru, en route from Vancouver to Kokohama, struck a rock near the [?] Islands. The boilers…

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Hundreds Perish. Russian Steamer Founders. London, Aug. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 3

A Moscow message states that hundreds perished when the passenger steamer Burevestnik, when leaving Leningrad for Kronstadt,…

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Wreck of the Brolga Captain Censured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 1

The Marine Court on Wednesday delivered reserved judgment in connection with the loss of the trawler Brolga, which was wrecked on Beware Reef,…

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Firemen's Demands. Steamer Held Up. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 5

The steamer Bombala, whose departure for Queensland with a large quantity of hay and other fodden for starving stock was held up owing to…

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More Immigrants. Steamer Euripides Arrives. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 5

The steamer Euripides, which arrived to-day from overseas, brought a large number of passengers, including 144 nominated by friends already in…

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Gallipoli Pilgrims. Steamer Strikes Sandbank Memorial Service at Cape Helles. London, Sept. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 5

An Athena message states that [?] luck has overtaken the St. Barnabas war grave pilgrims to Gallipoli The steamer went aground on all…

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Forty Drowned. Baltic Steamer Founders. Believed to Have Struck Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 5

A message from Riga states that the coaster Neibade was wrecked in the Baltic, and thirty passengers and ten of the crew drowned…

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More Immigrants. Steamer Euripides Arrives. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 14

The steamer Euripides, which arrived to-day from overseas, brought a large number of passengers including 144 nominated by friends already in…

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Gallipoli Pilgrims. Steamer Strike's Sandbank. Memorial Service at Cape Helles. London, Sept. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 2

An Athens message states that illluck has overtaken the St. Barnabas was grave pilgrims to Gallipoli. The steamer went aground on an…

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Latest Cables Vessel Wrecked. London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 6

A Riga message states that the coaster Neibade was wrecked in the Baltic. Thirty passengers and 10 of the crew were drowned. A violent…

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Job Control. Steamer Saros Delayed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 6

Further attempts were made on Friday to secure a crew for the Howard Smith's Steamer Saros, which was unable to obtain a complement on…

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Missing Steamer. Cruiser Sent in Search

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 5

No trace has been found of the missing steamer Awarna, and the cruiser Dunedin has been sent to search for her…

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