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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

277 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 14

Steamer Aground. Broken Hill Company's Ironmaster. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 5

The Broken Hill Proprietary Coy's interstate steamer Ironmaster has gone aground near Pt. Agusta. Details are very meagre…

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Lansing Tragedy Pitiful Scenes. At Wrecked School. Mother's Frantic Searches. Montreal, May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 5

A villager at Lansing who witnessed the explosion at the Schoolhouse, said the whole wing, seemed to lift about four feet, the walls caved…

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Refloated. the Steamer Tasman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 11

A message received from Brisbane stating that the stranded steamer Tasman had been refloated, and had suffered very little damage…

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?}, Schooner Towing Plane. New York, May 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 5

Commander De Pinedo is safe, A radio message from the steamer Cabeterres says the schooner vesages is towing the plane. all…

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Fire on Steamer. Quantity of Gum Damaged. London, May 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 3

Several hundred bags of cotton seed were slightly damaged by water used in supressing a fire among the cargo for Hull, aboard the Olan…

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Schooner Towing Plane. New York, May 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 2

Commander De Pinedo is safe, A radio message from, the steamer Cabeterres says the schooner Vesagres is towing the plane. All…

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Fire on Steamer. Quantity of Gum Damaged. London, May 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 2

Several hundred bags of cotton seed were slightly damaged by water used in suppressing a fire among the cargo for Hull aboard the Clan…

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Lansing Tragedy Pitiful Scenes. At Wrecked School. Mother's Frantic Searches. Montreal, May 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 12

A villager at Lansing, who witnessed the explosion at the Schoolhouse, said the whole wing seemed to lift about four feet, the walls caved…

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De Pinedo's Mishap. Authentic Report, Towed by Steamer to Azores. New York, May 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 5

following a week of conflicting re[?] it is now definitely established that Commander De Pinedo with his e[?] crew, a[?] at Horta, on…

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Steamer Foundered. 108 Lives Lost. Officer's Remarkable Heroism. Manila, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 5

It is believed that 108 persons were drowned when the interIsland steamer Negros foundered in a typhoon on May 28, 150…

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De Pinedo's Mishap. Authentic Report. Towed by Steamer to Azores. New York, May 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 2

Following a week of conflicting reports, it is now definitely established that Commander De Pinede with his seaplane crew, arived at Horta, on…

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Lost for Two Days. Fruitless Search for Wrecked Aeroplane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 2

Flow people realise how lucky sorgeant donny was when he erashed in the forest, not far from Whilneld, Victorin, on his way back from the…

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Steam to Oil. Conversion of Steamer Ironmaster. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 5

The steamer Ironmaster is being converted from steam to oil. The work will be carried out here, and will be finished in about a fortnight,…

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Steam to Oil. Conversion of Steamer Ironmaster. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 3

The steamer Ironmaster is being converted from steam to oil. The work will be carried out here, and will be finished in about a fortnight…

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Lost for Two Days. Fruitless Search for Wrecked Aeroplane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 16

Few people realise how lucky Sergeant Denny was when he crashed in the forest, not far from Whitfield, Victoria, on his way back from the…

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In Distress. Steamer Disabled in Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 5

A message reached Sydney to-day that the steamer Proteus, bound from Sydney to New Caledonia, was in distress about 300 miles off the New…

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Steamer Held Up. Firemen's Remarkable Demand. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 4

The steamer Nautilus is held up at Townsville because the fireman demanded the immediate dismissal of the master and the cook…

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Steamer Held Up. Firemen's Remarkable Demand. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 3

The steamer Nautilus is held up at Townsville because the firemen demanded the immediate dismissal of the master and the cook…

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Cyclonic Storms Victorian Towns Swept. Scenes of Desolation and Wreck. Several People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 2

Half the township of Bungaree (Vic.) was razed to the ground by a cyclone which swept over an area of 15 miles on Sunday afternoon. Extensive damage was also wrought at Warburton…

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Wrecked 'Plane at Mouth of Amazon. (By Cable.) Paris, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 2

In connection with the report that a wrecked aeroplane, believed to be St. Roman's, found at the mouth of the Amazon River the builders of the…

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