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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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Ate Comrade's Dead Body Suspected Smugglers Wrecked. Survivors Gruesome Admission. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Helsingfors

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

The newspaper Hufvudstadbladet reports that four suspected alcohol smugglers were shipwrecked on the ice in the Gulf of Finland…

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Collier Founders Near Sydney. Six of the Crew Rescued in Lifeboat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

The collier, Annie M. Miller, of 600 tons register, owned by R. W. Miller, colliery proprietors, foundered when two miles off South Head, Sydney, on…

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Wreck of Collier. Tragic Experiences. Six Missing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 1

The coastal steamer, Annie M. Miller, of 600 tons, foundered off Macquarie Lighthouse, South Head, shortly after dark on Friday night. The vessel had…

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Steamer Beached Rushed on to Sandbank

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

While approaches Warrnambool (Vic.) Harbour, in the darkness and misty rain, the coastal steamer Casino, struck some submerged object…

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Perils of the Sea. Steamer in Blinding Snow Storm. London, Feb. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

The steamer Peel Castle, with nearly 100 passengers on board, was exposed for 16 hours to a blinding snow storm and tremendous seas on…

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Channel Steamer Sines

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 8

The Channel steamer, Ville de Liege, which for some hours was stranded on rocks, eventually sank. The vessel carried 40 passengers and 60 members…

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Pulverised Coal New Fuel for Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 2

Although the use of pulverised coal in the new steamer Hororata, which arrived at Wellington from London last week, can only be considered as…

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Steamer Beached Rushed on to Sandbank

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 1

While approaching Warrnambool (Vic.) Harbour, in the darkness and misty rain, the coastal steamer Casino, struck some submerged object…

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Marooned on Ice Sufferings of Shipwrecked Smugglers. Helsingfors, Feb. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 12

The newspaper Hufvudstadbladt reports that four suspected alcohol smugglers were shipwrecked in the ice of the Gulf of Finland…

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The Kanowna Ashore Passengers Being Transhipped

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

The interstate passenger steamer Kanowna went ashore on Cleft Island several miles east of Wilson's. Promontory, at 7 o'clock last night…

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Kanowna Ashore Near Wilson's Promonotory. Listing Badly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

The interstate steamer Kanowna, a twin-screw vessel of 6942 ton's register, owned by Huddart. Parker, Ltd., bound from Melbourne to Sydney ran…

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Bombing Outrage. Greek Club Wrecked. Five Men Arraigned. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

The trial commenced this morning of five men, Timothy O'Connell, Stanley Gordon, Norman Molver, Alexander Molver,…

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The Wrecked Kanowna Passengers' Experiences a Miserable Night

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

Affectionate reunions marked the arrival of the Mackarra at Melbourne on Monday evening with the passengers and several members of the crow of the…

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Pulverised Coal. New Fuel for Steamer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

Although the use of pulverised coal in the new steamer Hororata, which arrived at Wellington from London last week, can only be considered as an…

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Pulverised Coal New Fuel Foe Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 10

Although the use of pulverised coal in tho new stenmer Hororata, which arrived at Wellington from London last week, can only be considered as…

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Bombing Outrage. Greek Club Wrecked, Five Men Arraigned, Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 6

The trial commenced this morning of five men, Timothy O'ConnEll, Stanley Gordon, Norman Molver,…

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Disabled Steamer Arafura in Distress

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

The Eastern and Australian liner Arafura reported last night by radio that she was in distress off the Queensland coast…

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Disabled Steamer Sufficient Power to Steer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 5

A radio from the disabled steamer Arafura this morning, stated that the vessel had still sufficient power to maintain steerage way—a bare one…

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Jumped Overboard. Cook of Outward Bound Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

The third cook of the steamer City of Canberra was reported to have jumped overboard last night when the vessel was passing through the Heads…

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Bomb Outrage. Interior of Cottage Wrecked Occupants Escape. MELBOURNE, Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5

Thrown by one or two men, who were seen to escape on a motor cycle and sidecar, & bomb completely wrecked the inside of…

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