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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Wreck of a Steamer. French Memorial Lost. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 5

The steamer Kursk, which was bringing a granite memorial which the French Government proposed to erect on the battlefield of Borodino, has…

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Union Company's New Cargo Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 4

The Kauri, the Union Company's new cargo steamer, arrived at Newcastle yesterday. The steamer which was formerly known as the Harmony, has a tonnage of…

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Wreck of the Criccteth Castle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 4

The old ship Criccieth Castle, at one time a frequent visitor to Australia, has been totally lest whilst on a passage to Antwerp from Bellestos Island , via…

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Marine Board Inquiry. Loss of River Steamer. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 5

In the Marine Court to-day, Judge Murray, and Captains John Simpson and J. J. Allen, held on inquiry into the loss of the steamer pearl…

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New Steamer Tambar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 4

The new steamer Tambar, the latest addition to the fleet owned by the North Coast 'Steam Navigation Company, Limited, which (as mentioned in the…

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Union Company's New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 4

One of the latest additions to the Union Steamship Company's fleet of cargo-carriers (the Koton), 2750 tons, arrived in Wellington last week. She was built by…

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Wreck of the Pegasus. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

A private cable message received here to-day states that the barque Pegasur bound from Seanlnavia to Melbourne, has been wrecked,…

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Wreck of the Pegasus. Part Cargo Salvable. Stockholm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 5

It appears that the barque Poganus, the loss of which was reported yesterday, while on a voyage from Sundsvaal for Melbourne, was wrecked off…

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New Adelaide Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 4

The Warilda, the first of three now steamers specially, built for the Australian interstate passenger and cargo traffic, arrived at Sydney and cargo…

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The Steamer Perth. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 4

Considerable anxiety is felt as regards the steamer North which left Newcastle on Wednesday for Melbourne. It is thought possible that owing to…

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Steamer Sunk. One Man Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 5

The liner Letitla collided, with and sunk the steamer Saint Trees off Greenock. One man was drowned, and several…

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Steamer Ashore. in a Typhoon. Tokio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 5

The steamer Dacre Castle, bound from Yokohama to New Yrok, has gone ashore on the Island of Formosa, in a typhoon…

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The New Steamer Elsass

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Lohmann and Company have been advised that the now steamer E[?]aas, a sister vessel to the Rhoinland. [?]ott Antworp on September 6th for…

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The Wrecked Airship. Met with a Strong Wind. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 5

The wreck of the military airship Gamma in Wiltshire while returning from the manocurves, was caused by a strong wind, which forced the…

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Cable Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 4

The cable steamer Silvertown sailed from London on Tuesday, August 6, for Auckland, via Sydney. The vessel, which was specially built for cable-laying, is…

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Loss of a Steamer. Due to Overloading. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 5

The Board of Trade attributes the wreck of the steamer North British, which occurred in March, to insufficient freeboard…

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National Insurance. Wrecking the Liberals. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 5

Mr. W. O'Brien, Nationalist member for Cork, speaking in that city, said that the National Insurance Act was steadily wrecking the Liberal party,…

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Lost Steamer Tathra. Marine Court Finding. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the foundering of the steamer Tathra was resumed by the Marino Court to-day. Judge Murray presided, and he…

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Cable Steamer at Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 4

The Eastern Extension Cable Company's steamer Patrol arrived at Sydney on Friday from Singapore. The Patrol was at Sydney two years ago, and during the…

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Aeroplanes Wrecked. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 5

The two newest army aeroplanes were wrecked at Farnborough this morning. One fall 200 and the other 50 feet…

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