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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 13

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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Danger of Disease. Florida's Wrecked Towns. Latest Casualty List. Montreal, Sept. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 October 1926 · page 13

A New York message says that physicians and surgeons are concentrating their efforts to prevent in the Florida…

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Refloated. Steamer Goes Ashore at Bellingen. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1926 · page 5

The North Coast steamer, Dacpel, of 380 tons gross, went ashore at the Bollingen River entrance on Saturday, but was refleated on Sunday…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Monday. Steamer Ashore

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 2

The North Coast steamer, Doepel, 389 tons gross, went ashore at Bellingen River entrance on Saturday, but-was refloated yesterday afternoon,…

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When The Port Kembla Foundered Dusky Islanders Rejoiced

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 2

Walting's Island, in the Bahamas, which claims the distinction of having been the first land sighted in the New World by Columbus, witnessed…

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Refloated. Steamer Goes[?]shore at Bellingen Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1926 · page 9

The North Coast steamer [?] of 380 tons gross, went ashore at the Bellingen River entrance on Saturday, but was reflected on Sunday…

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Steamer Ashore. Refloated Without Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 5

An Auckland message states that the steamer Kaituna ran ashore at the entrance to Tauranga Harbor, but was refloated. The vessel is believed not…

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Fire on Steamer. Burning Cargo Jettisoned. Outbreak During Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 3

One hundred tons of burning cargo were jettisoned from the British-India steamer Janus, on which a fire occurred on Wednesday, when…

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Spontaneous Combustion Steamer's Sensational Voyage. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 6

The steamer Tergantils has arrived at Liverpool from Rosario, Argentina, after a sensational voyage, due to spontaneous combustion among maize,…

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Fire on Steamer. Burning Cargo Jettisoned. Outbreak During Cyclone

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 9

One hundred tons of burning cargo were jettisoned from the British-India steamer Janus, on which a fire occurred on 13th instant, when…

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Seamen Desert. Jump Overboard Steamer. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1926 · page 5

When the Norwegian steamer Bessa was leaving Port Pirie, two seamen jumped overboard, swam ashore, and disappeared in town…

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Jumped Overboard Two Seamen Desert Steamer. (By Telegraph.) Adelaide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 October 1926 · page 2

When the Norwegian steamer Bessa was leaving Port Pirie two seamen jumped overboard, swam ashore, and disappeared in town. They are two of…

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Fall From Ferry Steamer Swam 200 Yards to Buoy. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 October 1926 · page 2

Mr Robert Stewart, Reid, of Cremorne, brother of Mr Reid, health officer, fell from a ferry steamer in the harbour last night. He swam 200 yards…

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Seamen Desert. Jump Overboard Steamer. Adelaide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1926 · page 6

When the Norwegian steamer Rossa was leaving Port Pirie, two seamen jumped overboard, swam ashore, and disappeared in town…

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Fascist Violence Wave' Sweeps Over Italy. Blackshirts Wreck Lawyers' Offices. LONDON, Nov. 6

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

The Paris "Quoti[?] says: "An outburst of Fascist [?]lence has swept over Italy. Following the last attempt on Signor Mussolini's…

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Distressed Steamer. Assistance Not Rendered. Wellington (N.z.)

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

The Marine Court of Inquiry into the interchange of signals between the distressed steamer Awaru and the steamer Makura in September last…

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Fourteen Killed. Windstorm Wrecks Schoolhouse. Vancouver, Nov. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 7

A Washington message states that 12 were killed, mostly children, when a schoolhouse was demolished, and at least 30 injured on Tuesday in…

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Distressed Steamer. Assistance Not Rendered. Wellington, (N.z.)

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

The Marine Court of Inquiry into the interchange of Signals between the distressed steamer Awaru and the steamer Makura in September last…

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Fascist Violence Wave Sweeps Over Italy. Blackshirts Wreck Lawyers' Offices. LONDON, Nov. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 12

The Paris "Quotidien" says: "An outburst of Fuscist violence has swept over Italy. Following the last attempt on Signor Mussolini's…

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Terrific Weather. Steamer's Severe Buffeting. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 5

The steamer Wareatea encountered terrific weather on the voyage from Melbourne to Burnie (Tas.). Portion of the deck cargo was…

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