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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

348 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 18

Collision at Sea. a Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 5

The Tyser line steamer Indralema, 6669 tons, Captain Broome, proceeding from London to Liverpool, came into collision with the steamer Trooper off…

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The Steamer Franken, Collides with a Wharf. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 5

The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Franken proceeded to the railway wharf, South Brisbane, to-day, to take in 2000 tons of bunker coal…

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Two Steamers Wrecked. Loss of Life. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 5

The steamer Charles Poisat foundered off Manilla during a typhoon, 15 of these aboard being drowned. The steamer Asia, belonging to the…

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Another New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 4

A new steamer for the New Zealand coastal trade has been ordered by Messrs. R. S. Lamb and Company. She is building at Messrs. Fullarton's yard at…

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The Steamer Empire. Refloated Uninjured. Tokio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 5

The E. and A. Company's steamer Empire, Captain George, which left Sydney on March 16th for Manila, China, and Japan, and which struck…

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The Steamer Asia. Looted by Pirates. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 5

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer Asia, which struck a rock about 200 miles south of Shanghai, and was wrecked, has been looted by pirates…

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All Work and No Play. Physical Wrecks Result

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 7

Of late years there has been a growing impressions in some circles that the greatest developer of physical excellence is exercise. The importance of exercise will…

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New Isherwood Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 4

The s[?]el screw steamer Sandefjord, built on the Tyne, to the order of Mr. P. A. Gron, of Sandefjord, has completed her trial trip with very satisfactory…

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A Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 5

The Greek steamer Elbe sank the Danish steamer Alfa in the North Sea. Four of the Alfa's crew were drowned…

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Ketch Dismasted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 4

Staggering along under a jury mast, the ketch Warrigal, Captain J. Catarinich, passed Williamstown at daybreak on Friday. The Warrigal had a cargo aboard from…

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The Steamer Asia. a Seaman Missing. Pekin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 5

A man named Arundel, one of the crew of the Pacific Mail Company's steamer Asia, which was wrecked about 200 miles southward of…

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Training Ship Ashore. Position Dangerous. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 5

The training schooner Steadfast, with 40 boys and four officers aboard, ashore at Thames Haven. The vessel is broadside on, and her…

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Port Elgin Wrecked. Lima

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 5

The steamer Port Elgin, in ballast, has been wrecked Santa Bay. The crew were saved…

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Lebaudy Airship. Completely Wrecked. No Lives Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

The Lebaudy airship, the property at the British War Office, has been wrecked at Farnborough. This was the first trial of the…

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Missing Steamer. Cairns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 6

Captain Robertson, of the steamer Lass o' Gowrie, reports keeping a close watch on the mainland near Cape Grafton to-day when coming from Innisfail, but saw no…

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Recent Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 4

Shipping disasters reported by the English mail include the loss of the steel 4-masted bq Buteshire, 1910 tons, built in 1888. She was abandoned in latitude 48, 59 north, longitude…

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Airship Wrecked. Passengers Rescued. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 5

While the airship Deutschland Was leaving the shed at Dusseldorf with eight passengers, a violent gust of wind swept up…

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New Salvage Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 4

At South Shields there has just been completed a powerful screw salvage tug and fire-float, built for the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Company, Ltd.,…

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The Cayo Largo. Empty Lifeboat Found. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

An empty lifeboat, marked Cayo Largo, has been found in the Bay of Biscay. The steamer Cayo Largo left…

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Hurricane in the Islands. Many Vessels Wrecked. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

The steamer Mallata, which arrived at Sydney to-day, brought news of a terrific cyclone, which swept over the New Hebrides islands on May 2nd and 3rd…

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