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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

277 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 14

Towed Off. Interstate Steamer Goes Ashore. Caught by Heavy Seas

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 9

The interstate steamer Lady Isabel, which went ashore near the northern wave trap on 9th inst, ws towed off at 4 a.m. on Saturday…

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Wrecked Plane. Sighted Off Cornwall. London, Sept. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 2

Search is being made on the coast of Cornwall for the wrecked plane which was sighted about two miles out to sea yesterday. Parts of a plane…

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Wrecked Plane Found. New York, Sept. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 2

The master of the steamer Kyle, searching for the "Old Glory" off Newfoundland, reports finding the wrecked 'plane 650 miles west of…

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Remains of Target Not Plane Wreckage. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 5

The Air Ministry announces that the wreckage found off the Cornwall coast is part of an engineless glider which was left in the air and used as a target…

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Xis Xis Chinese Killed. Fell From Steamer on to Wharf. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1927 · page 5

The Chinese quarter-master of the steamer Abbekerk, Chang Chong, 24, fell 20 feet from the steamer to the wharf at Waish Bay this morning…

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Woman Creates Thrill. Scales Steamer's Side

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 5

As the steamer Mahono was leaving the wharf in Sydney a woman created a thrill by clambering up the side of the vessel…

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Job Control. Steamer Held Up at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 9

The interstate Steamships Co.'s steamer Echunga is held up at the Steelworks wharf, Newcastle, owing to a dispte existing between the…

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A Close Call. Steamer Collides with Iceberg. London, Sept. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 5

The steamer Mamari arrived with her bows crumpled and bent through a collision with an iceberg. There was a huge gap below the…

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Chinese Killed. Fell From Steamer on to Wharf. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 14

The Chinese quarter-master of the steamer Abbokerk, chang Chong, 24 fell 20 feet from the steamer to the Wharf at Walsh Bay this morning…

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Aviation. Cornwall Wreckage. Not the "Sir John Cabling." London, Sept. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 13

The Air Ministry announces that the wreckage found off the coast of Cornwall was part of an engineless glider attached to the tail of an…

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Woman Scales Steamer's Side

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 4

As the steamer Maheno was leaving the wharf in Sydney a woman created a thrill by clambering up the side of tho vessel…

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War Wrecks Work of the Red Cross

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 2

Now that the war is only a memory there are many people who wonder what it is doing. Little doubt is…

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War Wrecks Work of Red Cross

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 5

Now that the was is only a memory there are many people who wonder what the Red Cross stands for to-day and what it is doing. Litle doubt in…

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War Wrecks. Work of the Red Cross

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 5

Now that the war ia only a memory, there are many people who wonder what the Red Cross stands for to-day, and what it is doing. Little doubt is…

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War Wrecks. Work of Red Croat

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 8

Now that the war is only a memory there are many people who Wonder what the Red Cross stands for to-day and what It Is doing. Little doubt…

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Job Control. Steamer Held Up at New Castle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1927 · page 9

The Interstate Steamship Co.'s steamer Echunga is held up at the Steelworks wharf, Newcastle, owing to a dispte existing between the…

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A Close Call. Steamer Collides with Iceberg. London, Sept. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1927 · page 13

The steamer Mamari arrived with her bows crumpled and bent through a collision with an iceberg. There was a huge gap below the…

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War Wrecks Work of Red Cross

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 2

Now that the war is only a memory there are many people who wonder what the Red Cross, stands for to-day and what it is doing. Little doubt is…

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Naval Steamer Sunk Feared Loss of All Hands, Copenhagen, Oct. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 5

It is reported that the Danish naval steamer Hermod was sunk in R gale In the North Sea. Four life-boats' hatch covers have been…

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Violent Storm. Garage Wrecked at Wentworth Falls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 2

Considerable damage was done to the motor garage of Charles Long and a nearby weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by J. Cryer, by…

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