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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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The Schooner Alpena. Brought Safely Into Port. a Night Adventure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 4

The schooner Alpena, which had been the centre of interest during the recent gale, provided yet another sensation yesterday by the manner of her re-manning…

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Steamer Blown Up. the Clan Macintosh. Only One Survivor. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 5

Advices from Rangoon state that the Madras Steam Navigation Company's steamer Clan Macintosh has been blown up at sea…

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The Lifeboat Crew Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 2

Sir,—While everyone is justly landing the Newcastle lifeboat crew for their bravery, and the subscription list is out to raise money for recognising such,…

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Lake Steamer Delayed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 5

The Lake Macquarie ferry steamer Phoenix ran on the sand bank shortly after leaving the wharf at Swansea at 3.30 yesterday afternoon. All efforts to…

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Aeroplane for Australia. Shipped by Mail Steamer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 5

The aeroplane which has been purchased by Messrs J. and N. Tait, of Melbourne and Sydney, has been shipped to Australia by the R.M.S…

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New Steamer Mataran. for South Sea Trade. Successful Trial Trip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 5

Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Company's new steamer Mataran has made a successful trial trip on the Clyde. The vessel is intended for the trade…

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Ten Years' Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 4

A salvage expedition which has for its object an attempt to recover some portion of £150,000 worth of property which has been cast on the shores of Iceland during the…

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Aurora Australis. Seen From a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 13

Mr. S. Whitta Thornton gave the following description of the Aurora as seen from the deck of the s.s. Regulus, journeying from Westport to Wellington:—…

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A Liner Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 4

The new passenger and cargo steamer Ocean Queen, built for the Pacific phosphates trade, has been wrecked at Makatea, in the Lower Archipelago. The vessel went ashore on the…

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Ship Edenmore Ashore. Total Wreck Feared. All Hands Saved. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1909 · page 5

The ship Edenmore, bound from Hamburg to Sydney (N.S.W.), has gone ashore at Stronsay Island, one of the Orkneys. All hands were saved…

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The Ocean Queen Wreck. Details of the Disaster. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1909 · page 6

Messrs. Schroder and Cousins, chief officer and mooring master of the steamer car and mooring master of the steamer Ocean Queen, which was wrecked on a…

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A Missing Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 16

The same fate that, apparently, has overtaken the Waratah has, evidently, befallen a local steamer, the tug Duce, which was making a second fishing…

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Fatality on a Steamer. Two Men Sufocated. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 5

During the voyage from Sydney to Melbourne of the Federal-Houlder Shire liner Sussex, which arrived to-day, a small fire occurred on Thursday morning in one of…

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The Steamer Waratah. Still No Traces. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 5

The steamer Jeanne d'Are, which has arrived at Durban from Kerguelen Island, reports having seen no trace of the Waratah during the…

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The Stranded Destroyer. Becomes a Wreck. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 5

The torpedo-boat destroyer Lee, which was stranded during a fog the other day near Blackwood Bay, Ireland, has become a total wreck…

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August Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1909 · page 4

The Lumber of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of August, 1990, and the number of lives lost, are as…

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A Leaking Schooner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 4

The little topsail schooner Relic, bound from Hobart to Adelaide, with a cargo of 62,000ft of timber, arrived unexpectedly off Port Phillip Heads on Sunday evening, and…

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The Steamer Lodorer. an Eventful Voyage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 5

Brier particulars of the steamer Lodorer's rough voyage from Buenos Ayres to Newcastle, via Wellington, were published in yesterday's issue…

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Barque Edenmore Ashore. a Total Loss. No Lives Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 5

The barque Edenmore, which sailed from Hamburg for Sydney, has gone ashore at Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands…

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Typhoon in Hongkong. Thirteen Vessels Wrecked. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 5

A typhoon has visited Hongkong. Thirteen vessels in the harbour, mostly small ones, were wrecked during the storm…

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