Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, September 2. a Wreckage Week
There has been much excitement of late in this portion of the continent, many things have been happening, each adding its quota to the general cause of the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 15
New North Coast Steamer. London
The steamer Ourimbah, which is being built for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Sydney, has been successfully launched at Ardrossan,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Broken Down. Brisbane
Bastard Head signalling station reports that a steamer like the Afrile passed, bound north, at eleven o'clock on Sunday night, apparently broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Island Wreck. Crew Massacred by Savages. Sydney
The French steamer Pacifique, which arrived this morning from the Islands, brought news of another Island tragedy. No details were available at the time the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Missing Waratah. Special Search Steamer. to Start on Thursday. Capetown
Router's agency announces that the Union Castle liner Sabine has been chartered to make a thorough search for the missing Blue Anchor liner…
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Those interested in the motor beat industry are naturally well pleased at the decision of the Board of Trade, which permits a motor lifeboat to be accepted as part of a ship's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Slavonia. Board of Trade's Finding. Fault of the Master. London
The Board of Trade has investigated the circumstances of the wreck of the Slavonia, a Cunard liner of 10,000 tons, which was wrecked in June through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Myall. Supreme Court Action. Sydney
In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury of four, an action was commenced in which Alfred Henry Delohery claimed £250 damages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of a Liner. Off Simon's Ay. Only One Life Lost. London
The steamer Umhlali, of 3388 tons, belonging to Messrs. Bullard, King, and Company's line, trading from London to Port Natal, has gone ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Umhlali. the Scene at Night. Cowardice of Lascars. London
Dramatic incidents are reported in connection with the wreck of the steamer Umhlali, which went ashore at Cape Point, Cape Colony, while bound…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecked Submarine. Salvage Abandoned. London
The Admiralty has abandoned the attempt to salve the submarine C 11, which was sunk by a collision with the steamer Eddystone, off the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New [?]Tre Steamer
On August 11 the new screw steamer Tre[?]ck built by Messrs. John Readhead and [?] Limited. West Docks, South Shields, to the [?]dow of Messrs. Edward Hain and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Cairn Line Steamer
An important addition has been made to the fleet of the Cairn line of steamers, of Newcastle and Dundee, for their Canadian service in the steamer Tortona, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Australian Steamer
The Wookata, a new steamer for the West Coast Shipping Company, of South Australia, arrived at Port Adelaide on Thursday from Glasgow. The Wookata, which is built…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Burnt Steamer. What Vessel Was It? Sweep the Sea Bottom. London
In response to a special inquiry, Lloyd's representative at Manila has inquired into the statement made by the captain of the steamer Harlaw,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Grip of the Gale. Schooner Alpena's Trouble. Anchored in Stockton Bight
A heavy southerly gale was blowing throughout the day and evening yesterday, and when the boom of the Signal Hill gun was heard above the roar of the…
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The lifeboat went out when the gun was fired on Sunday night, and stood by the schooner all night. Between three and four o'clock yesterday morning Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Schooner Alpena. All Hands Leave. Magnificent Rescue Work
The schooner Alpena, at early hour this morning, wan still anchored in Stockton Bight, about a mile and half off the beach, with her head to the wind, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lifeboat Damaged
The severity of the gale during the rescue work on Monday was responsible for some damage being done to the lifeboat Victoria. Mr. A. Costa, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Schooner Alpena. Anchors Holding Well. Tugs on the Scene
Despite the continuous blow since she dropped her anchors in Stockton Bight on Sunday night the schooner Alpena is riding splendidly, and her chance of being…
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