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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14

The Recent Gales on the Coast. an Overdue Schooner. Wreckage Sighted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

The weather yesterday was fine, but the influence of the recent gale was manifest by the heavy see running outside during the day. Along the coast quite a number of…

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Supposed Wreck at Bird Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

On the arrival of Messrs. J. and A. Borwn's steamer Allce from Sydney, yesterday the master (Captain Murlson) reported having passed a considerable quantity of…

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The Wreck of the Stella

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

The loss of the Stella when crowded with passengers, many of whom went down with her, must have been a really terrible affair. The vessel was crossing the English…

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Loss of the Steamer Lindus. Ashore on the Oyster Bank. a Total Wreck. the Crew Saved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 4

It seldo[?] falls to the lot of a steamship company to lose two vessels on the same spot with[?] 12 months, yet such has been the experience of Messrs. Huddart,…

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The Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 4

The Lindus is an iron screw steamer of 1679 tons gross, built by E. Withey and Co., of Hartlepool, in 1881, for Messrs. Huddart. Parker and Co. Proprietary, Limited. Her…

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The Position of the Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 4

The wreck lies with her head pointing to the Stockton beach and her ste[?] towards the breakwater. The hull is almost parallel with that of the Wendouree, a distance of…

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The Wrecks on the Oyster Bank

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 4

Another steamer, the Lindus, is to be added to the number of total wrecks on the Oyster Bank, to the north of the entrance to Newcastle harbour…

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The Lindus Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 4

Beyond having settled down a [?] the position of the wrecked steamer [?] remains unaltered. Captain, Forrester remained on board all Sunday night, and…

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The Lindus Wreck. to Be Sold on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 4

The wreck of the steamer Lindus was officially reported to the secretary of the Marine Board by Captain Forrester yesterday and the Marine Board inquiry fixed for this…

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Wreckage Reported

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 4

Captain Henderson, of the North Coast Company's steamer Barrawong, which arrived at Sydney from the Macleay River yesterday morning, reports that on the last trip north, on the 4th instant, when off…

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The Lindus Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 5

The position of the wrecked steamer Lindus remains about the same. The Marine Board inquiry, which was to have been opened yesterday, was…

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The Wreck on the Manacles. Abandoned to the Under-writers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The steamer City of Paris, of the American line, which went ashore on the Manacles, a few miles from Falmouth, on the 20th…

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The Lindus Wreck. Marine Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 6

The Marine Board yesterday opened an inquiry at the Customs House touching the stranding of the steamer Lindus, on the oyster bank, on the morning of June 4th…

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New Fortnightly Steamer Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—There is a prospect of Mr. Taverner, the Victorian Minister for Agriculture, arranging a new fortnightly service of steamers to…

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Steamer Certificates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 5

The extension of vessels certificates which expire at Melbourne engaged the attention of the Victorian Marine Board at its last meeting. In the case of the Tyrian,…

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The Wreck of the Failford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 4

In connection with the wreck of the schooner Failford, the Sydney Marine Board yesterday found that "the said loss was caused by the vessel having been cast upon the sacks by the swell, in consequence of…

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The Wreck of the Tekapo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 4

Herbert Sams, the master of the Tekapo, appeared before the Sydney Marine Board yesterday afternoon to show cause why his certificate should not be cancelled or suspended. Captain Sams addressed…

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The Lindus Wreck. Marine Board Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 4

The Marine hoard delivered its decision yesterday morning concerning the wreck of the steamer Lindus, which was wrecked on the Oyster Bank on…

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The Wreck of the Lindus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 4

The decision of the Local Marine Board on the circumstances attending the total wreck of the steamer Lindus on the Oyster Bank does not err on the…

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Damage to the Steamer Wakool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 4

The Blue Anchor line steamer Wakool was docked on Monday morning at Williamston, when an examination showed that a large number of rivets in the vessel's starboard plates were started, and that a…

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