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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

329 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 17

Uralla Ashore. on Stockton Beach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 2

Buffeted by the storm, the North Coast Company's steamer, Uralla, was driven ashore on Stockton Beach, about 16 miles north of…

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Only One Survivor Loss of the White Bay. the Uralla Ashore. Newcastle Steamers Safe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 2

Only one member of the crew of the small coastal steamer, the White Bay, which foundered on Morna Point, about 15 miles north of Newcastle, reached shore alive. The body of another member of the crew was…

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Steamer Ashore. Grounding Near Rabaul

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 9

It is reported that the British steamer Mesopotamia is ashore near Rabaul, New Guinea. The vessel stranded while proceeding from…

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Howling Gale Coaster Driven Ashore Heavy Damage in Sydney Wind at Eighty Miles an Hour. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 5

The fierce storm last night caused tremendous damage all along the coast, and in the city and suburbs…

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Trawler Wrecked Crew Escape by Rope Ladder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 16

The fish-laden trawler. Thomas Bryan, owned by Sanford, Limited, went ashore on the rocky coast outside Coromandel Peninsula (N.Z.) on…

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Italia Wrecked Missing Airship Located. Crew Alive Rescue Parties Organised. London, June 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 12

Wireless messages received at King's Bay, from the supply ship Citta[?]di Milano state that she has been in touch with the…

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Gale at Newcastle. White Bay a Total Wreck. Man Electrocuted. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 5

The fiercest gale for more than twenty years broke along the coast at three o'clock this morning, and is still raging with…

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Seaplane Wrecked Pilot and Two Cadets Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 8

London, Wednesday.—At Copenhagen a naval seaplane was wrecked when flying over a densely populated part of the city. The pilot and two cadets…

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White Bay Wreck. No Further Bodies Found

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 4

It is reported from Williamstown that the patrol of Stockton Beach for the bodies of the Missing members of the crew of the White Bay…

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White Bay Wreck. Sold for £2/10/. SYDNEY, Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 7

The wreck of the White Bay, as she lies on Stockton Beach, was sold to-day at auction for £2/10/, to E. S. Brododeen…

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Wrecked Buildings Twenty-six Bodies Recovered. Mexico City, June 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 6

Twenty-six bodies have now been recovered from the four building which were wrecked when a large boiler exploded…

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Work of Red Cross Its Peace-time Activities Care of War-wrecks

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 3

An attempt was made at the public meeting in the Mechanics' Hall on Monday night last to interest people in the wonderful…

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White Bay Wreck. Sold for £2/10/. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 5

The wreck of the White Bay, as the lies on Stockton Bench, was sold to-day at auction for £2/10/ to E. S. Brododeen…

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White Bay Wreck. No Further Bodies Found

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 14

It is reported from Williamstown that the patrol of Stockton Beach for the bodies of the missing members of the crew of the White Bay…

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Disabled Steamer. Burst Steam Pipe Repaired. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 7

The steamer Yarra, which broke down off the coast yesterday, is expected at Sydney this afternoon, the burst steam pipe having been…

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Fire in Bunrers Steamer Marella Singapore, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 2

The British steamer Murella, from Melbourne, arrived with a fire in the bunkers. The iron deck was buckled and the woodem deck sprung. The…

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Steamer Breaks Down Burst Steam Pipe. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 2

The steamer Yarra, which broke down off the coast yestserday, is expected in Sydney this afternoon, the burst steampipe having been temporally repaired…

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Fire in Bunrers Steamer Marella Damaged. Singapore, June 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 3

The British steamer Marella, from Melbourne, arrived with a fire in the bankers. The iron deck was buckled and the wooden deck sprung. The…

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Shop Wrecked. Gas Explosion Near Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 2

Three people were injured and a shop wrecked by an explosion of gas in a shop in Military-road, Semaphore (S.A.) on Saturday…

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White Bay Wreck. Sole Surviver Leaves Hospital. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 5

The sole survivor of the White wreek, Franz Grienporo, was discharged from the Newcastle Hospital to-day…

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