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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

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Yacht Wrecked On Big Ben Reef Crew Rescued Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 2

The yacht San Pan, from Sydney with Messrs. L. P, Jones, of Louisa-street Balmain, and D. H. Jones of Foucart-street, Rozelle, brothers, on…

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Yacht Wrecked on Reef Occupants Rescued

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 2

The Sydney yacht, San Pan, with Messrs L. P. Jones, of Balmain, and D. H. Jones, of Rozelle, brothers, on board, was wrecked about 10 o'clock on…

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A Shipwreck

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 4

The sky was a deep blue, unblemished by the smallest trace of a cloud, when we started on what proved to be the most exciting day of the cruise…

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EXPLOSION Wilfully Caused Flats Wrecked Berlin, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 1

Actuated by a grievance against his sister and niece, residents of Copenhagen, a steward, Franz Hanel, 61, opened a gas tap in…

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FIREWORKS! Shop Window Wrecked Boys Prank Liverpool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 10

When a number of school boys were leaving the Guildford Public School ground, they observed a large assort-ment, of fireworks displayed in !the…

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Contraband on Steamer Changtse What Customs Officers Found

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 1

Customs officers who searched the steamer Changte during her three hours' stay in Brisbane, en route from ong Kong to Sydney, found 10,860…

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Steamer Fire £10,000 Damage Short Circuit Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 3

Serious damage, estimated at nearly £10,000 was caused when a fire, believed to have been the result of a short, circuit, broke out…

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Fire on Steamer Jervis Bay Damaged Galley Blaze Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 7

Damage was caused on the passenger and cargo steamer Jervis Day at Lee wharf, when a fire broke out in the galley to-day…

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Plane Wreck Landed on Sea Crew Safe Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 10

When forced to land on tho sen with a pilot, navigator, and three passengers aboard, the amphibian Windhover, while on a flight from…

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'Plane Forced to Land in Sea Crew and Passengers Get Ashore Safely

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 5

The pilot, navigator and three passengers on board an Amphibian Windhover, while on a flight from Melbourne to King Island, were forced to land in…

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Dense Fogs on English Coast Russian Cargo Boat Runs Ashore. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 1

Coming to rest 30 yards from the Sea front houses, above which its tows towered, the Russian cargo boat Assuri, of 2498 tons, crashed…

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Collision in Newcastle Harbour. Tug and Steamer. Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 2

When the tug "Aristel" collided with the Adelaide Steamship Co's. steamer "Ulooloo" in the Newcastle Harbour, shortly before midnight, the…

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Wrecked Lugger Found Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 2

Reuben Cooper's lugger which sank last January with a load of cypress pine, was found recently in five fathoms of water on the sandy bottom…

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Heavy Seas Steamer Battered Difficult Tow Thursday Island

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 9

Battered by heavy seas, the Commonwealth steamer Cape Otway returned, towing the lightship Carpentaria, which had broken adrift…

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New Steamer Launching at Tuncurry TUNCURRY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 5

Saturday next will be a red letter day in Tuncurry when the new steamer, built by Mr. Ernest Wright to the order of Sir Allen Taylor will be…

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New Steamer Launching at Tuncurry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

On Saturday next the new steamer, built by Mr. Ernest Wright to the order of Sir Allen Taylor will be launched at Tuncurry. The building of the…

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Rumoured Foundered. Sailing Ship Joseph Conrad

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 1

A fortnight has clapsed since the fun-rigged ship Joseph Conrad, captained by the owner, Mr A. J. vilners, was sighted, and in view of the recent…

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The Steamer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 6

The steamer is 163ft. 6in. overall, with a 35ft. beam, and is 9ft. deep moulded. She will have a gross tonnage of 450 tons (including machinery…

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More Wreckage N Zealand Mystery Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 4

Another hatch cover section similar to the previous fluds, was washed up near Porangahau. Apparently it had not been in the water very long,…

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Three Dead Small Vessel Wrecked Is It Girl Pat? London, June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 1

Lioyd's agent at Inngua, in the Bahamas, telegraphed that a native fishing vessel reports that a small British vessel was seriously damaged…

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