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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

329 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 17

River Collision Large Steamer Damaged. Montreal, July 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 12

With her stern pierced and twisted, and buckled plates on the port bow torn, and the port bow anchor missing, the steamer Montrose was…

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Launch Wrecked Encounter with a Whale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 8

A fishing Party comprising N. Barton, the owner of a pleasure launch, Nellie F. Glazebrook, one of the staff of the Commonwealth Bank at…

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Natives Drowned Inquiry Into Foundering of Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 3

Sir Neville Howse Minister for Home and Territories, has authorised an inquiry into the recent foundering at the steamer Wattle off…

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Struck Coral Reef. Mission Steamer Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 5

The mission steamer, John William which arrived at Sydney to-day, ran over a sunken coral reef in the Gilbert Islands. Later, the steamer was…

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Engine Trouble. Steamer Held Up. Colombo, August 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 5

The steamer "Citta di Genoa," which arrived here from Fremantle, has been hold up owing to enginetrouble, an did not sail for Genoa…

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Over Sunken Coral Reef Mishap to Mission Steamer Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

The mission steamer John Williams, which arrived in Sydney to-day, ran Over a sunken coral reef in the Gilbert Islands, and later was beached for…

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A Myth Diamonds on Torpedoed Steamer. Searchers Disappointed. London, August 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

Diamonds to the value or £400,000 which, if Was believed would have been recovered from the Klizabethville, which was torpedoed in 1917,…

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Hearse Wrecked Returning From Funeral

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 4

While returning from a funeral at Delegate on Sunday afternoon William Moore, undertaker, of Bombala, and Patrick Ivill, who accompanied him,…

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Natives Drowned Inquiry Into Foundering of Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 7

Sir Neville Howse, Minister for Home and Territories, has authorised an inquiry into the recent foundering of the steamer Wattle off…

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Engine Trouble. Steamer Held Up. Colombo, August 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 2

The steamer "Citta di Genoa," which arrived here from Fremantle, has been held up owing to engine-trouble, and did not sail for Genoa…

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Struck Coral Reef. Mission Steamer Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 5

The mission steamer, John William which arrived at Sydney to-day, ran over a sunken coral reef in the Gilbert Islands. Later, the steamer was…

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Disabled Steamer Yokohama Delayed at Colombo. Colombo, August 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 12

The extent of the engine and boiler trouble on the steamer Yokohama was rather more serious than anticipated…

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Wall Collapses. Adjoining Shop Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1928 · page 4

Caught by a strong gust of wind on Tuesday one of the walls of a building in course of crection in Brunswick. Vic., collapsed, and…

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Collapse of Wall Building Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 2

Caught by a strong gust of wind about 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning, one of the walls of a building in course of erection in Brunswick (Melbourne)…

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Gale Caused Wreck of White Bay

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 1

The sale survivor of the crew of six of the Newcastle 754-ton collier White Bay, Francesco Ricupero, was central figure recently at the…

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Wall Collapses. Adjoining Shop Wrecked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1928 · page 6

Caught by a strong gust of wind on Tuesday, one of the walls of a building in course of erection in Brunswick. Vic., collapsed, and…

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Lost in Storm. Steamer and Fourteen Hands. Vancouver (B.c.). August 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 8

It is reported from Panama City that the steamor William McKenny has been lost with 14 men in a storm off the Californian coast…

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Lost in Storm. Steamer and Fourteen Hands. Vancouver (B.c.), August 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 2

It is reported from Panama City that the steamer William McKenny has been lost with 14 men in a storm off the Californian coast…

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Sunken Gold Wreck of 1799. LONDON, Aug. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 8

Lloyd's Agency have completed a contract with two Dutch salvage companies for a fresh attempt to be made to recover the heard of gold…

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Amundsen's Plane Reported Finding of Wreckage.oslo, Aug. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 4

The "Afterpost" publishing a report that the wreckage of Captain Amundsen's aeroplane has been found at Vesterailen in the Arctic circle…

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