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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

264 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14

A New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 4

The new se[?] steamer, M[?] Cross has been bought by the Howard Smith Proprietary Co. Ltd. and renamed by them the Isis The vesse has about 2000 tons [?] weight capacity, and is of…

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Two Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 4

Warrimoo, Union S.S. Co.'s steamer, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Sydney, has brought from the Bluff news that the Cavalier, schooner, was in Mason Bay, on the west side of…

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The Vision Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 4

Vision, a small screw steamer of about 80 tons. trading between Sydney and Camden Haven, is ashore at Camden Haven. What damage has been done is not yet known, but she is making…

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The Vision Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 5

A telegram was received from Camden Haven Heads yesterday to the effect that the steamer Vision, which went ashore there yesterday afternoon, was likely to…

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The Wrecked Sobraon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 4

From Hongkong has been received a telegram that states Captain Goddard, marine surveyor, who has just returned from the wreck, says that the hope of salving the stranded P. and O. liner…

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A Steamer Aground. the Mintaro on Stoney Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 4

While attempting to leave the harbour last evening the Adelaide S.S. Co.'s steamer Mintaro, a vessel of 1492 tons, under the command of…

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A New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 4

From London Messrs. Buidart, Parker, and Co. have received a cable stating that their new cargo steamer Barwon sailed for Australia on Wednesday morning last. The Barwon is a sister ship to the…

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Australian and Indian Trade. a New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Union Company of New Zealand has ordered an 8500 ton-steamer for the Australian and Indian trade…

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The Federal Wreck. an Inquiry Opened. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 4

A Court of Marine Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Federal, which is supposed to have foundered off the Victorian coast on March 21, was opened to-day…

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A Schooner Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 4

In the teeth of the gale on Monday morning, states a telegram from Adelaide, the three-masted schooner Lemael, under the command or Captain C. Johnson, went a horse at the anchorage, about…

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Discovery of Wreckage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 4

Yesterday morning a cable message from New Zealand reported the discovery of a quantity of wreckage near Kaipara Heads, where a large…

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The Oil Steamer Turbo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 6

On Tuesday afternoon a party of gentlemen engaged in shipping and commercial circles visited the Shell Transport Co.'s steamer Turbo, now…

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Terrible Scenes at a Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 7

With reference to the loss of the Mahsusseb Company's steamer Arslan in the Red Sea on April 1, the following particulars are now to hand from one of the…

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The Federal Wreck. Marine Court Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 6

The following evidence was taken at the Marine Court of Inquiry at Melbourne into the loss of the steamer Federal. The Court was composed of Mr. Panton, P.M., and…

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A New Schooner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

The Amelia Sims, which cleared at the Newcastle Custom House yesterday with a cargo of 122 tons of coal for Nelson, a brand new vessel—a neat little topsail-schooner of 97 tons register. She has come…

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A Steam Punt Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

The Paterson, a small steam punt, owned by Messrs. Pike and Burrows, went (and remained) ashore at Nelson's Bay yesterday. The stern-wheeler left Newcastle on Thursday for Port…

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Wreck of the Federal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 3

The inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Federal in lieu of throwing light upon this painful disaster plunges it into still darker mystery. Experts and Lloyd's…

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The Federal Wreck. Marine Court Decision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 8

The Marine Court, to-day delivered a lengthy finding as a result of the inquiry into the loss of the steamer Federal. The Court found that the…

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A New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 4

For their trade between Fremantle, the North west. and Singapore, the West Australian Steam Navigation Company, Limited, have purchased a steamer to replace the Karrakatta which was…

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Old Wreckage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 4

In regard to the discovery last week of wreckage a telegram from Wallaroo states that the search for wreckage was continued along the coast north of Wallaroo on Thursday. Mr. M. C. M'[?]…

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