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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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Sunken Gold Wreck of 1799. LONDON, Aug. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 3

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

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Amundsen's Aeroplane Report of Wreckage. Oslo

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 9

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

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COST £200,000 New Steamer. for Cross-channel, London, Sept. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 5

To-morrow the first passenger ship to be fitted with triple expansion turbines leaves New Haven on her maiden voyage to Dieppe…

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COST £200,000 New Steamer. for Cross-channel. London, Sept. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1928 · page 2

To-morrow the first passenger ship to be fitted with triple expansion turbines leaves New Haven on her maiden voyage to Dieppe…

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Steamer Beached Fire in Two Holds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 8

The steamer Castlemoor, which arrived at Adelaide on Sunday, with a fire in her two holds, has been beached…

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Steamer Ulimaroa. No Trouble Anticipated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 2

No trouble is anticipated with regard to the steamer Ulimaroa, which is timed to leave for Wellington, N.Z., on Saturday with a heavy list of passengers,…

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Steamer Beached Fire in Two Holds

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 16

The steamer Castlemoor, which arrived at Adelaide on Sunday, with a fire in her two holds, has been beached…

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A Mother's Sorrow Daughter Dies on Steamer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

A distracted mother took her dying daughter aboard the Aorangi at Vancouver, hoping against hope that her girl would live to reach Australia, and…

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Riot in Sydney Domain Protestant Platform Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

A riot occurred in Sydney Domain on Sunday afternoon, when the platform of the Protestant Defence Association was wrecked, and the speaker, a man…

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A Full Steamer Salvation Army Immigrants. London, Sept, 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 5

The Salvation Army has announced that the steamer Vedic is full and could have been filled twice over. The 550 selected people include 200…

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Coastal Steamer Sinks Off Newport Crew Rows to Safety SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 5

The coastal steamer Kallawatta sprang a leal off Newport early this morning. She filled rapidly and sank within half an hour…

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Coastal Steamer Sinks Crew Saved. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 6

The coastal steamer Kallawatta sprang a leak off Newport early this morning. She filled rapidly and sank within half an hour. The crew of six…

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Plane Missing. Catapulted From French Mail Steamer, Paris, Sept. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 12

Lieutenant Demougcot, whose aero plane, carrying the Continental mar from America, was catapulted from the French liner Ile De France at 10…

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Amundsen's Fate Wreckage From Aeroplane Found. Oslo, Sept. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 12

Wreckage believed to be from the aeroplane in which Contain Amundsend and Major Gilbaud searched for the Italia, has been found near…

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Tornado. Path of Wreckage. Damage in Auckland Suburb

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 8

A strong westerly gale reached hurricane force early on Tuesday, and Auckland's marine suburb of St. Heliers was swept by a tornado which…

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Tornado Near Auckland Path of Wreckage

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 2

A stropg westerly gale reached hurricane force early on Tuesday morning, and the marine suburb of St. Heliers, Auckland was swept by a…

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Unionists Work Steamer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 7

The steamer Koran[?], which was worked by volunteers in Newcastle, is being loaded to-day in Sydney by unionists. Her cargo is for…

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Steamer Koranui Being Loaded. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 7

The steamer Koranui, which was worked by volunteers in Newcastle, is being loaded to-day in Sydney by unionists. Her cargo is for Launceston…

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A Full Steamer Salvation Army Immigrants. London, Sept. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 12

The Salvation Army has announced that the steamer Vedic is full and could have been filled twice over. The 550 selected people include 200…

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Coastal Steamer Sinks Off Newport Crew Rows to Safety

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 9

The coastal steamer Kallawatta sprang a leak off Newport early on 21st inst. She filled vapidly and sank within half an hour…

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