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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

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The Steamer Peregrine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1906 · page 6

The case of Howard Smith Company, Limited, against Peter Ferdovatch Varawa, was before the Full Court this morning on a motion by the defendant to…

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The Wrecked Colo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 4

The salvage operations at the wreck of the steamer Colo, near Tuggerah Lakes, are being attended with success Messrs. E. D. Pike and Company, the purchasers of the…

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Loss of a Schooner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 4

When the steamer Moresby was recently at the Solomon Islands news was received of the total loss of the schooner Clara Mac, on October 23, on a reef at the entrance to the…

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September Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 4

The number and net tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of September, 1908, and the number of lives…

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Steamer Kempsey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1906 · page 4

Particulars have been received of the new steamer Kempsey, now being built by Messrs. Scott, of Kinghorn, to the order of N. Cain's Coastal Co-operative Steamship Co., Ltd.,…

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S.S. Australian Ashore. Off Port Essington. Port Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 5

The E. and A. Company's steamer Australian, 3000 tons, under Captain St. George, which sailed from Newcastle on the 31st October for Manila, China, and…

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Wreck of the Montebello. Off Kangaroo Island. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 4

Percy May, a, wallaby trapper, has arrived at Kingscote from Cape De Couedie, on the south-west of Kangaroo island, bringing the report that the French…

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Wreck of the Montebello. the Crew's Escape. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 5

The steamer Governor Masgrave, despatched from Port Adelaide to pick up the crew of the French barque Montebello, returned this morning, after…

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Steamer Collision. Four Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 5

When the Norddeutscher-Lyold steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was leaving Cherbourg, in France, she collided with the Royal Mail…

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Robbery on a Mail Steamer. Fremantle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 5

Advices from Colombo by the French mail steamer Ville de in Clotat, dated November 13, state that on the arrival of the R.M.S. Omrah from London on…

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Wreck of the Montebello. Marine Board Inquiry. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 4

The Marine Board held an inquiry into the wreck of the French barque Montehelle, on Kangaroo Island to-day. Alphonse Korvegan, the Master, said the…

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Steamer Ashore. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 4

The French steamer Briez Huel, 5098 tons, bound from Valparaiso to Sydney, put into Wellington this morning. A northerly gale was blowing at the time,…

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New Steamer Moruya

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 4

The Illawarra and South Coast S.N. Company has been advised by cable, that the new steamer Moruya, after a Very satisfactory trial trip, left Liverpool last Saturday for…

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Wreck of the Montebello. Marine Board's Finding. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

At the meeting of the Marine Board to-day, the following finding in regard to the wreck of the French barque Montebello, on the south-west coast of…

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Smallpox on a Steamer. Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 5

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Corinthic arrived early this morning, flying the yellow flag. She anchored in midstream. After nearly…

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The Australian Wreck. Port Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 5

The steamer Pretoria returned from the wreck of the Australian at sunrise yesterday, and brought with her all the Officers and crew, also some of the cargo,…

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Wreck of the Australian. Port Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 5

An inquiry was held to-day by the local Marine Board, regarding the wreck of the steamer Australian. The evidence will be forwarded to the Adelaide Marine…

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Steamer Without Masts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 4

The steamer Tencer, which called at Colombo last month, on route from Liverpool to the East, presented an unusual appearance, as she had no masts. Very prominent features are the…

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New Shaw-savill Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The steamer Arawa, built for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion line, was launched at Wallsend yesterday…

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Steamer Repairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 4

The s.s. African Monarch left port last night for San Francisco, after undergoing extensive repairs to the machinery and hull, by Messrs. Morison and Bearby, engineers,…

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