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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Storms in Britain. Wrecks and Disasters. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 5

Severe gales have swept over Great Britain and the English Channel. Lloyd's reports thirty minor wrecks. Floods continue in the western…

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Mishap to a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 4

The steamer Bombala arrived at Melbourne on Tuesday considerably over her time. The delay was caused by a slight mishap to the machinery. The steamer left Sydney at one…

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Explosion on a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 4

A loud report, followed by the noise of hissing-steam was heard from the steamer Buteshire as she lay alongside the Williamstown breakwater pier loading wool and other cargo…

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New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 December 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Shaw, Savill, and Company have given an order for the construction of a steamer that is to have refrigerating space for 100,000…

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Steamer in Danger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 4

The steamer Mokau, when crossing out at the Tweed Heads on Monday, went aground on the bar. There was a moderate sea running: and the vessel was swung round by the…

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Steamer Elsa. Smallpox on Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 4

The Norwegian steamer Elsa arrived from Hongkong yesterday with a suspicious case of illness aboard. The vessel arrived off the port early in the…

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