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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Fire on a Steamer. Three Stowaways Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

The liner Hero, from Dunkirk, arrived at Hull yesterday with a fire in the hold. When the flames were extinguished,…

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The Steamer Eastern Pilot Held at Fault. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

The Marine Board finding in connection with the stranding of the steamer Eastern was made available to-night. The board found that the stranding was…

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Wreck of the Speculant. at Cape Patton. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

The barquentine Speculant, of 363 tons, from Warrnambool, went ashore this morning at Cape Patton, between Cape Otway and Lorne…

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An Old-time Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 9

Ever since the settlement of the western district there have, as I have previously mentioned, been rumours an to the existence between Warrnambool…

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Barque Glenbank. Wrecked Off Legendre Island Only One Man Saved. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

News was received this afternoon from Roebourne, on the West Australian coast, that the Russian barque Glenbank, a vessel of 189 tons, had capsized off Legendre…

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Russian Steamer Founders. Forty-one Drowned. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 5

The Russian steamer Sturman has foundered off Sevastopol, in a gale. Forty-one persons were drowned…

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New Guinea Ashore. in Disaster Day. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 6

Messrs. M'Ilwarith, M'Eachara, and Company's cargo steamer New Guinea, bound from Melbourne to Sydney with general cargo, went ashore at Disaster…

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Capsize of a Schooner. Seven Men Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 5

A schooner capsized at the mouth of the Columbia River, in Oregon. Seven men were drowned. The captain was saved…

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Wrecked New Guinea. No Hope of Salvage. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 5

The cargo steamer New Guinea, which went ashore in a fog at Disaster Bay, near Green Cape, on Monday, is now a hopeless wreck, with no prospects of…

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Wreck of the New Guinea. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 4

The steamer New Guinea, which went ashore in Disaster Bay on Monday, is now a hopeless wreck, and has been abandoned to the underwriters…

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Wreck of the New Guinea. Some of the Crew in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 6

Five members of the crew of the steamer New Guinea were landed in Sydney this morning by the Illawarra Company's steamer Merimbula. The party…

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Wreck of the New Guinea. Statement by the Captain Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

Captain Coleman, the master of the wrecked steamer New Guinea, arrived this morning, accompanied by several of the crew, and lodged a report of the disaster…

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Wreck of the Aotea. a Faulty Light. Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent states that the finding of the Court of Inquiry into the wreck of the Aotea is that in view of the light on the breakwater…

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New Union Steamer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

The steamer Landerdale, which is being built for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, has been launched at Campbelltown, Scotland…

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A Mexican Raid. Murder and Wreckage. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

Thirty Mexican insurgents raided the frontier town of Algodones. They murdered several of the inhabitants, including the chief of…

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Schooner Australia Ashore. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

Captain Hacking, acting superintendent bf navigation was yesterday advised by the pilot at the Macleay River that the schooner Australia was ashore on the…

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Wreck of the Glenbank. Adventure with a Shark. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

Auti Ketoia, the sole survivor of the barquentine Glenbank, wrecked off Legendrc Island, through an interpreter to-day gave the first authentic account of…

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The Wrecked Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

The wrecked schooner Australia, as she now lies near the entrance to the Macleay River, with her timber cargo, will be submitted to auction sale by…

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Pilgrim Steamer Burnt. All on Board Saved. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 5

It was reported that the Turkish steamer Hurrieet, carrying Moslem pilgrims, had been burned at sea, and that all on board perished…

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The Steamer Aotea. Salvage of the Cargo. Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 5

The steamer Aotea, which went ashore near Capetown, has been relieved of her cargo. An attempt to tow the vessel off…

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