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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

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Zane Grey. Rescues Shipwrecked Crew (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 2

A yacht with three men aboard was driven ashore, on the Great Barrier Is-v land, New Zealand, during a heavy gale. The vessel is a complete heavy gale…

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New Shanghai Menace. International Preparations Wreckage and Ruin in Cha-pei. Shanghai, March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 5

Active preparations are in full Swing by the authorities in both foreign settlements to meet the new menace that is expected to arise…

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Doctors Save Life. Heavy Sea Strikes Steamer, London, March 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 12

The heroic efforts of three doctors, including Dr. Hardwicks, of Sydney, aboard the steamer American Trader, saved the life of a seaman named…

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Yacht Wrecked. Zane Grey Saves Crew. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 7

A yacht with several men aboard was driven ashore on the great Barrier Island (N.Z.) during a heavy gale…

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Naval Action Rival Chinese War-ships. Unique Spectacle. Another Steamer Commandeered. Shanghai, March 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 5

Apart from being constantly fired on British ships on the Yangtse continue occasionally to be seized. The Cantonese military authorities…

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Steamer Halle. Re-floated To-day. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 5

The Gorman steamer, Halle, which went aground in the Brisbane River yesterday. was refloated to-day…

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Steamer Afire. Spontaneous Combustion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 11

A fire occurred in the engine-room of the steamer Sir Dudley, de Chair, at a wharf about 10.45 o'olook last night. The present trip of the vessel…

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New Shanghai Menace. International Preparations Wreckage and Ruin in Cha-pei. Shanghai, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 12

Active preparations are in full swing by the authorities in both foreign settlements to meet the new menace that is expected to arise…

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On the Renown. Peace and Quietness. Welcome After Stress and Strain Ashore. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

The following message was received from the Renown to-day:— "Yesterday was completely uneventful, nothing occurring to disturb…

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Gallant Rescue. of Shipwrecked Crew. Heroic Spanish Skipper. London, April 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

The British United Press tells a thrilling story of the rescue of a Collingdale's crow by a tiny motor boat, steered by a veteran Spanish…

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Steamer Ashore. Riverina Grounds Near Gabo. Passengers Reported Safe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 8

The Interstate passenger steamer Riverina, bound from Hobart to Sydney, ran ashore on the Victorian coast, about three miles west of…

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Three Drowned. Wrecked Motor Launch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 2

The bodies of three unidentified men, with a wrecked motor, launch, were discovered on the beach at Brighton-le-Sands, Botany Bay, late…

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Steamer's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

"We shall never be closer to being wrecked than we were on Monday," said an officer of the steamer Baron Androssan yesterday, when…

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Ran Amok. Savage Attack on Mission Steamer. Native Killed. Another Terribly Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 3

A native boy, a Gilbert Islander, on the London Missionary Society's steamer, John Williams, was killed and…

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Launch Disaster Wrecked in Cyclone. Eight Bodies Recovered; Three Missing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

The fatalities in Sydney and suburbs attributable to the storm now number 16. The bodies of eight persons who were drowned in a launch disaster in Botany Bay have been recovered. Three…

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Riverina's Passengers. Safely Ashore

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

The 142 passengers of the steamer Riverina, which went ashore near Gabo Island, have been landed, and were motored to Bombala yesterday…

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Stranded Riverina Passengers Ashore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

News has been received by Huddart Parker Co., this morning stating that all the Riverina passengers are safe at Mallacoota. Cars to…

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Walter Hood Wreck Missed "A Glorious Death!" Kurri Preacher at Cairn

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 3

"It is all very well to smile over these things now", said Mr. Robert E. F. Williams, of Aberdare street, Kurri, foot-hawker of jewellery and…

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Launch Wrecked

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 11

Caught by a furious squall, the 25 feet launch, Bronya, was dashed on the rocks of a breakwater in Botany Bay on Monday night and…

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Steamer Ashore. Riverina Grounds Near Gabo. Passengers Reported Safe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 13

The Interstate passenger steamer Riverina, bound from Hobart to Sydney, ran ashore on the Victorian coast, about three miles west of…

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