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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Collision at Sea. Explosion on a Steamer. Seventeen Persons Killed. London

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

The Russian passenger steamer Lowkky collided with another steamer in the Black Sea. The Lowkky's boiler exploded, and…

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New Cargo Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 4

On June 8th there was launched from the Wallsend shipyard of Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., a twin-screw steel steamer, names Indraparath which to…

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German Steamer Lost. the Crew Safe. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

Lloyd's reports that the German steamer Attika has been totally lost through a volcanic eruption. The crow landed at Oban,…

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Lifeboat Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

The Newcastle lifeboat Victoria, which was damaged by being capsized while rescuing the crew of the American schooner Alpena last September, is to be returned here…

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The Pilot Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

The pilot steamer Ajax, which was sent to the Government dock at Sydney a few weeks ago, wil be again in commission to-day. The Ajax has been given a thorough…

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Ferry Steamer and Lighter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

A collision occurred between a ferry steamer and lighter in Sydney Harbour last night, as a result of which the latter vessel was sunk. The Lady Northcote…

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The Elliston Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

Advantage was taken to the very smooth sea which prevailed at Bellinger Heads last week to survey the wreck of the schooner Elliston, which came to grief on the bar…

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The Winnipeg Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 4

Private advice was received in Newcastle yesterday that the Norwegian ship Winnipeg was wrecked on May 18 at Kerguelen Island. Particulars of how the mishap occurred were…

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Steamer Hyndford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

The arrival at Melbourne of the steamer Hyndford, which is to come to Newcastle to load coal for Manila, recalls a sensational adventure which befell her about three years…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk. Many Lives Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio states that the steamer Tetsurot Maru, with 246 passengers from Kobe to Dalny, sank at Chindo…

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Mammoth Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 4

The Kaiser had arrived at Hamburg when the mail left, and had inspected the big liner about to be built for the Hamburg-American Company. This steamer (to trade to New…

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Japanese Shipwreck. Many Passengers Saved. Captain and Crew Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

The disaster to the Japanese steamer Tetsurol Maru, from Kobo to Dalny, which sank of Chindo, occurred during a fog…

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Agamemnon Ashore. an Australian Liner. Bulk of Her Cargo Landed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

The steamer Agamemnon, 7011, of the Blue Funnel line, has gone ashore at Cloughey, County Down, near Belfast, Ireland. The Australian…

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The London Murder. Excitement in Canada. Waiting for the Steamer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

Pressmen from all parts of the world have assembled at Rimouski, at the entrance of the River St. Lawrence, awaiting the arrival of the…

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Vessels Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 4

Cabled news has been received that the ship Kynance and the Italian barque Cavaliere Laure have been driven ashore in a storm near Tocopilla, in Chib, but are likely to be…

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Wreck of a Steamer. All Hands Saved. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 5

The Canadian Pacific Company's steamer Princess May, of 1394 tons, with 150 passengers on board struck a rock off Alaska and sank in two…

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The Steamer Aramac. Thursday Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 6

The steamer Aramac arrived from Cooktown this morning, 24 hours late, having blown out a Bolt in her boiler…

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The Helga Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 4

News was received yesterday that the barquentine Helga had gone ashore near Honolulu, in the Hawlian Isles, and is likely to become a total wreck…

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June Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 6

The number of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Hoard of Trade during the month of June, 1910, and the number of lives lost, are as…

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A Cruiser Ashore. Off the Isle of Wight. the Vessel Refloated. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 5

The armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh, 13,550 tons, Captain Hon. F. Boyle, of the fifth cruiser squadron, went ashore on Saturday on…

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