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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

136 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 7

ROBBED Steamer Passenger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1931 · page 8

Mr. F. Wells, a passenger in the Dimboola from Western Australia, drew £160 in bank notes from the Adelalde office of the Commonwealth…

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25 KILLED Express Wrecked Sinister Note Budapest, Sept. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 5

The Budapest-Cologne express wrecked last night, 10 miles Budapest, killing 25. A viaduct collapsed after the engine…

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Continental Express Wrecked Dead Number 25. Communists Believed Responsible

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 2

The Budapest-Cologno express was wrecked on Saturday night, 10 miles from Budapost, killing 25. A viaduct collapsed after the engine…

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Wrecked Continental Express Threat of Further Outrage

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 September 1931 · page 1

The explosion which wrecked the Budapest-Cologne express smashed windows for miles around, tore a long stretch of the rails from their…

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Kingsford Smith Returning by Steamer Depressed at Doctor's Mandate. London

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 October 1931 · page 2

Acting on medical advice, Air Commodore Kingsford Smith will return to Australia by steamer almost immediately…

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"Orsova's" Maiden Trip as Tourist Steamer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 2

High standards in tourist travel between Australia and Europe have been by the establishment of the Orient Line Tourist Steamer…

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"Orsova's" Maiden Trip As Tourist Steamer

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 3

High standards in tourist travel between Australia and Europe have been set by the establishment of the Orient Line Tourist Steamer Service…

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First Home Wool Steamer SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 1

A cable message was received to-day advising of the arrival of the steamer Port Bowen in Dunkirk. the voyage from Sydney only occupied…

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Hit Wharf Ferry Steamer Hold Flooded Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 1

While berthing at Blue Nose Point this morning, the ferry-boat, Lady Scott, crowded with workmen for Cockatoo Dock,…

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Greek Fireman's Violent Outbreak on Steamer Ran Amok Lashed Down Mental Case Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 1

Suddenly losing his reason, a Greek fireman on the steamer "Time" ran amok when the vessel was on its…

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Maiden Trip R.M.S. "Orsova" Tourist Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 2

High standards in tourist travel between Australia and Europe have been set by the establishment of the Orient Line…

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Wrecked Room Drink-Crazed Man

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1931 · page 6

A drink-crazed man wrecked into the interior of a house at Redfern. It required six police to overpower him. Two officers climbed over the…

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Floods in India Railways Wrecked Lives Lost Calcutta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 5

A big flood followed in the wake of a late south-west mon[?]on in the Madras province, and communications between…

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OUTWITTED! Steamer Manned Reds, Foiled Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 1

Another important move in the shipping strike was made this morning, when the owners secured a complete…

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WRECKED! Dungog Safe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 2

A twisted mass of metal in the yard of the West Maitland Police Station is all that remains of the safe belonging to the…

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Violent Gale Schooner Wrecked LONDON, November 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 November 1931 · page 1

Great Britain and the surrounding a violent gale. A French three-masted schooner,…

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Wrecking Industry the Communist Element

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 2

Mr Kilpatrick, M.L.A., asserted on Wednesday that the Communist element within the unions was wrecking industry. He said that…

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Steamer Wrecked Suva, Nov. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 1

The steamer Bouiah was wrecked yesterday at the entrance to the Lagoon at Fanning Island, it appears to be a total loss. There were no…

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Fierce Gale Britain Swept Homes Wrecked London, Nov. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 1

The gale in the English Channel continued with unbated force on Tuesday, while the whole of the south coast…

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Without Hitch Steamer Koranui NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 1

The steamer Koranul, over the manning of which the "Red" element in the Seamen's Union tried to cause trouble in Sydney yesterday, arrived…

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