Mammoth Steamer
The new steamer Amerika built by Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, left Cuxhaven recently on her maiden voyage to New York. The vessel is fitted with the submarine bell…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905
290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 15
Wreckage at Kembla
The wreckage that was washed ashore at Port Kembla early this month has been identified as having come from the ketch Marion, which is no in Sydney. The…
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A message from London, dated November 20, says that the wreck of the steamer Hilda, on the northern coast of France, resulted in the loss of 128 persons. The Hilda…
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LONDON, Thursday.—An outbreak of fire has occurred on board the blockade-runner Carlisle, which has been detained for months at Saigon,…
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The new Sydney ferry steamer Lady Northcote was taken for a trial trip round Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, and attained a speed of 12 knots. The Lady Northcote is of the…
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The steel barque Thistle, from Portland, Oregon, bound for Port Pirie, with timber, was totally wrecked at Palmerston Island on November 8…
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The wreck abstract for the year ended June 30, 1904, has Just been issued by Lloyd's. The total losses and serious and minor casualties were 6144, or 379 more than in the year…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Cayford, speaking at the annual meeting of the Houlder Co. on Friday, stated that the rates for carrying…
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Advice has been received of the arrival of the steamer Occana at Japan. This vessel left Newcastle on November the 15th, and was reported to be overdue. At this port she…
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Two of the apprentices from the barque Thistle, which was wrecked on Palmerston Island, beyond Samoa, arrived at Sydney from New Zealand by the Manuka…
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The tug Federal called at Brisbane, en route from Nehoue. New Caledonia, where she had been engaged in salving what remained of the four-masted wooden ship…
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