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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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

Court of Marine Inquiry (Before Judge Edwards and Cap-Captains H. Tyrer and Alex. McRae, assessors.) Wreck of the Steamer Pappinbarra. Captain Exonerated

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

The steamer Pappinbarra, trading between Sydney and Port Macquarie, left the latter port at 11.30 a.m. on September 10, bound for Sydney…

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Steamer Aground. Salvage Vesset Proceeding to Scene, Capetown, Oct. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 5

The services of the salvage steamer preserver from peria, have been engaged to refloat the Lhuterfels, the steamer which went ground off…

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Foundered. in Pacific Ocean. Steamer Bretagne Lost. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 7

A further radio message received here this afternoon confirms the report that the auxiliary steamer Bretagne was lost in the Pacific…

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Many Drowned. Norwegian Steamer Wrecked. Oslo

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 2

During a furious storm, the coastal steamer Hookon, travelling at 12 knots, crashed into a half-submerged rock, and Captain Michael Strohan…

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Steamer Abandoned London, Oct. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 2

It is reported officially that the steamer Hochst has been definitely abandoned. The crew will be shipped to…

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Bumping Violently Critical Position of Stranded Steamer Colombo, Oct. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 13

The position of the German-Australian steamer, Hochst, is now critical, as she is receiving violent treatment from bumping at high…

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"Nationalism Wrecked." Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 5

Mr. Frank Louat a prominent member of the Nationalist Council said to-day that the action of the Bruce-Page Government in…

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World's Largest Motor Lifeboat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

The trials have just been completed in the Solent of the "Princess Mary," the largest motor life-boat in the world, which has been…

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On Fire. Steamer Hochst Burning Fiercely. Chapter of Mishaps. Colombo. Oct, 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 5

A wireless message received from the steamer Brook[?] says that it picked up 28 of the crew of the stranded steamer Hochst, which…

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Nelson's Bay Wrecks and Roads. Courageous Able Seaman. Urban Area Committee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 6

Excellent work for the progress of the town is being accomplished by the Nelson's Bay Urban Area Committee, which at its last meeting had…

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Pappinbarra Wreck

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 6

The wrecked coaster Pappinbarra has attracted many people to the locality. The steamer lies sheltered and practically submerged in a little…

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Brilliant Spectacle. Steamer on Fire. London, Oct. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 5

There was a brilliant spectacle at Liverpool when the steamer Oklahoma, laden with cotton, nitrates, and sugar, caught fire, and a series…

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French Steamer Afire Magnificent Spectacle (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 2

There was a magnificent spectacle at Liverpool, when the French steamer Oklahoma, laden with cotton, nitrate, and sugar caught fire…

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Plane Wrecked Pilot Severely Injured Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 4

An aeroplane with aq pupil pilot Alfred Deale 26 crashed at Eagle Farm this morning. The pilot was severely injured about the lace and…

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Foundered. in Pacific Ocean. Steamer Bretagne Lost

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 9

A further radio message, received here at Sydney, confirms the report that the auxiliary steamer Bretagne, was lost in the Pacific…

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Brilliant Spectacle. Steamer on Fire. London, Oct. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 2

There was a brilliant spectacle at Liverpool when the steamer Oklahoma, laden with cotton, nitrates, and sugar, caught fire, and a series…

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Steamer Aground. Salvage Vessel Proceeding to Scene. Capetown, Oct. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 12

The services of the salvage steamer Preserver from Perin, have been engaged to refloat tho Lhuterfels, the steamer which went aground off…

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On Fire. Steamer Hochst Burning Fiercely. Chapter of Mishaps. Colombo, Oct. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 2

A wireless message received from the steamer Brooklebank, says that it picked up 28 of the crew of the stranded steamer Hochst, which…

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Plane Wrecked Crashed Into Telegraph Post

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1929 · page 3

A moth aeroplane which took off from Portsea on Saturday crashed in to a telegraph post on Portsea road, and was wrecked. The occupants,…

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Steamer on Fire, Outbreak Under Control London, Oct. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1929 · page 2

The owners of the steamer Telemachus have received a radie from the captain reporting a fire in two holds in the middle of the Indian…

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