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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932

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Steamer Disabled Vessels Hurrying to Scene. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 2

Captain G. D. Williams, Federal Deputy Director of Navigation, this morning received a message that the European Steamship Company's vessel…

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Shaft Broken Steamer Disabled Others to Rescue Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 1

Captain C. D,. Williams, Federal Deputy-Director of Navigation. this morning received a message that the European Steamship Company's…

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Disabled Steamer Heading for Adelaide

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 June 1932 · page 2

The South Australian Deputy Director of Navigation (Captain Gransbury) has received information that the steamer Milluna, which has been adrift…

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On Rocks Steamer Ferndale LONDON, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1932 · page 1

All forward holds of at the Aberdeen Commonweal liner Ferndale, which is aground near Dolly Rook, 40 miles east of Algiers are now…

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Many Dead Oil Tanker Explodes Dock Wrecked Monereal, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1932 · page 1

Twenty-three were killed, and sixty-three injured in a series of explosions which ripped the oil-tanker Cymbeline…

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Wrecked Ferndale

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 5

London, Wednesday.—About 10,000 cases of apples in the forward part of the wrecked Ferndale have been saved, but will deteriorate if not sold…

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Dense Smoke Fire on Steamer SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 1

Fire broke out on the Burns, Philp island steamer, the Mataram, at Mort's Dock, early this morning. The local brigade turned out…

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No Fuel Disabled Steamer Long Drift Forester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 1

The steamer Tymeric, nine days out from Wanganui, New Zealand, and bound for Newcastle to load 6000 tons of coal…

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Submarine in Collision Pleasure Steamer Holed. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 1

While the submarine Rainbow was leaving Portsmouth Harbour to-day it came into collision with s.s. Premier, a small pleasure steamer…

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No Fuel. Disabled Steamer. Long Drift

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

The steamer Tymcric, nine days out from Wanganul, New Zealand, and bound for Newcastle to load 6,000 tons of coal…

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Steamer's Eventful Voyage Safe in Port After Buffeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 3

The freighter Tymeric entered Hunter at 11 o'clock on Wednesday night. Thus ended an eventful voyage from Wanganui (New Zealand),…

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Barque Rammed by Steamer Sinks in Five Minutes Captain and 10 Men Drowned

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 4

The British oil tanker Seminole and the Finnish barque Melbourne came into collision off Light, near Cork, on Friday night. The…

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Attempt to Wreck Express Sleepers Across Brisbane Line

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 3

Sleepers and fencing bars placed across the steel tracks near Taree late on Friday evening, were struck by the Brisbane express carrying, over 150…

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Attempt to Wreck Express. Sleepers Across Brisbane Line

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 5

Sleepers and fcneiiig bars, placed across, the steel truck nenr Tnree late on Friday evening, were struck by the Brisbane express carrying 150…

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Steamer Saved SUVA, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 1

The steamer Triona, which grounded when entering the harbour yesterday, was re-floated at high tide last night,…

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Steamer Ulmarra Overdue Believed to Be Sheltering. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 2

The steamer Ulmarra from the North Coast, via Newcastle, left the latter port at 10 a.m. yesterday. She has not since been sighted from South…

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Close Shave Excitement, on Steamer Heavy Sea Newcastle, Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 1

The steamer Erlea Moller, Bound from Geolong to Shanghai with a wheat cargo, had a narrow [?] when entering here to-day owing…

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Steamer Late Caught by Storm? Cargo of Produce Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 1

The steamer Ulmarra from the North Coast, which left Newcastle at 10 o'clock yesterday morning has not yet been sighted at South Head…

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Small Steamer Founders Ten Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 2

While crowds watched helplessly from the shore the small Victorian coastal steamer Casino foundered in Apollo Bay yesterday morning,…

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To Be Docked Steamer Ulmarra SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 5

The North Coast Steamship Company's veasel, "Ulmarra," which was 60 hours overdue on the journey from Noweastle…

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