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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

279 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 14

The Pilot Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 4

The pilot steamer Alex will probably leave Newcastle for Sydney to-morrow for docking. The vessel will receive a general overhaul, which will include repairs to the…

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A Steamer Sunk. Eleven Men Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 5

A collision occurred yesterday off Holyhead, between the steamers Yews and La Rochelle. The latter sank, eleven of the crow…

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Steamer Founders. Twenty-three Lives Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 5

A Spaniard who was washed ashore at Land's End, Cornwall, reported that the steamer Febrero had foundered with 23 hands aboard…

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Detaining a Steamer. the Kalibia Case. Leave to Appeal Granted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 June 1910 · page 5

Sir Samuel Griffith, the Chief, Justice, Mr. Justice O'Connor, and Mr. Justice Isaacs yesterday morning considered an application on behalf of the owners of…

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The Steamer Zealandia. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 4

The first visit of the steamer Zealandia to Melbourne was celebrated to-day by a lunch, at which a large and representative company attended…

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Steamer Lauderdale. in Trouble Off Greymouth. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 5

The Maorlland Company's steamer Lauderdale, while entering Greymouth last night, struck the North Tip, and was damaged…

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Steamer Overdue. Anxiety in Bombay. Cyclonic Storms Experienced London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 5

Auxiety is felt in Bombay in consequence of the non-arrival of the Austriun-Lloyd steamer Trieste. The vessel has not been reported…

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Fire on a Steamer. in the Mississippi. Four Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 5

A fire burst out on a Mississippi steamboat, which resulted in the vessel being burned to the waterside. There were 1500 passengers on…

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Shipwrecked Crew

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 4

The F.M.S. Dumbea, which arrived at Sydney from Noumea on Sunday night, had on board Captain Walderssen, Messrs Johnston and Killisen, mate and second…

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Wreck of the Minimbah. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 4

The wreek of the steamer Mialmbuh at the entrance to the Manning River on April 13th was the subject of inquiry at the Marine Court to-day, before Judge…

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The Kilburn Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 4

Files from Suva give particulars of the finding of the magisterial inquiry into the cause of the stranding of the steamer Kilburn on Ethel Reef on May…

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Airship Wreck. Zeppelin the Seventh. No Lives Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 5

The new airship Zeppelin the 7th has been wrecked in Westphalia, after an exciting cruise of ten hours against a strong wind…

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Japanese Steamer Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 4

The mail steamer Kumano Maru brings news of the loss of the N.Y.K. liner Tokaebt Maru during a dense fog off the coast of Japan. A wireless message indicated…

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Steamer Overdue. Believed to Have Been Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 5

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Quilpue is considered to have been lost during a gale off the south-west coast of America…

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Wreck of the Irmgard. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 5

The Underwriters' Association in Adelaide received news to-day to the loss of the wheat ship Irmgard at P[?]rio de Corral, on the coast of Chili…

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The Lauderdale Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 4

Captain Clark, of the wrecked steamer Lauder[?], interviewed at Greymouth, New Zealand, stated that at 12.20 a.m. he received signals to enter. He kept a…

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Even As Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 5

But it will serve to dwell on some of the Titanic's titantic details of equipment, as roughly outlined in what has been said. One of the upper decks will be enclosed by…

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A Schooner Sold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 4

The auxiliary schooner Sir Arthur has been purchased by the British New Gulnea Development Co. from the Moreton Bay Oyster Co., and will, in all probability,…

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Self-trimming Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 4

On May 30 the steel screw cargo and passenger cantilever steamer Kwarra, built by Sir Raylton, Dixon and Co., Limited, of Cleveland Dockyard,…

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The Annie E. Smale. Ashore at Point Royes. Crew Safely Landed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 5

The American four-masted schooner Annie E. Smale, which sailed from Newcastle, New South Wales, on March 31st, for San Francisco, has…

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