"Under Two Flags." German Steamer's Error
The flying of the British flag below the German ensign on the German steamer Rotenfels on Saturday caused a good deal of adverse comment along the water front…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912
300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 15
"Another "Clan" Steamer
The Clan Davidson was launched by Messrs. Dexford end Sons, Limited, Sunderland, for the Clan Line Steamers, Limited, Glasgow, on December 19,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Genoa. Lifebuoys and Belts Found. London
There is no longer any doubt that the missing Wilson liner Genoa has been lost. Several lifebuoys and lifebelts,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speedy Ferry Steamer
Messrs. Wm. Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton, are under contract to deliver in February, 1913, to the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Burned. the Crew Rescued. Norfolk (Virginia)
The British steamer Consols, which was on the voyage from Galveston, Texas, to Hamburg, with a cargo of cotton, was burnt to the waterline, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Situation in Sydney. Another Steamer Withdrawn. Sydney
The Howard Smith steamer Cooma has been withdrawn from the Queensland trade. It has been arranged that when the steamer reaches Sydney on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Cargo Steamer
An addition to the coastal fleet of cargo carriers in the shape of the steamer Wear arrived at Melbourne recently on her maiden voyage. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire. Ethel Wolfe at Fremantle. Perth
The steamer Ethel Wolfe arrived at Fremantle yesterday, with a serious [?] raging in her bunkers. She is now lying in the river, and water is being pumped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mid-atlantic Wreck. Privations of the Crew. London
The British schooner Hibernia, bound from Nova Scotia to the Barbados, manned by a crew of seven, was wrecked in mid-Atlantic on December…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Modern Lifeboat
There are in use in the United States life-saving service a number of power lifeboats which were originally built as sail boats, but now have had 20 to 25…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer in Danger. Las Palmas
Several steamers left here on Saturday afternoon to help the liner Australia, which radiographed that she was disabled and in great danger…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Schooner Paris
The Paris, which is thought to be the derelict, has a registered tonnage of 77 tons, is 86ft 5in in length, and 23f [?]7in in beam, with 5ft 1in depth of hold. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Derelict Schooner. Drifting Off Swansea. Overturned in the Sea
The discovery of a small schooner floating bottom uppermost several miles of Lake Macquarie Heads was the cause of a stir in Newcastle shipping circles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Barque Wrecked. the Crew Saved. London
The German barque Pindos, bound from Chill to Hamburg, was driven on the rocks at the Lizard during a gale, and wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Delhi. Official Inquiry. London
The inquiry into the wreck of the P. and O. steamer Delhi, off Cape Spartel, in December last, when the late Duke of Fife, with his wife and daughters,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cable Steamer Iris
The Pacific Cable Board's cable-repairing steamer Iris returned to Auckland on February 6 from Sydney. The Iris left Auckland on January 6 to survey the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Strike. Men Still Out. Steamer Traffic Resuming. Brisbane
Mr. Coyne, M.P., to-day said that unless the Employers' Federation was far more stupid than he took it to be the end was not very far distant. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales in America. Five Steamers Ashore. Pittsburg
Oil derricks have been levelled in hundreds of places in Western Pennsylvania by a furious gale, which has spread over the country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Delhi Wreck. Alterations in Soundings. London
The Board of Trade has resumed its inquiry into the loss of the P. O. steamer Delhi, which went ashore off Cape Spartel in December last, while…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Koonda
The steamer Koonda, which was recently purchased by Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn and Company, has arrived at Melbourne from the Tyne…
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