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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Wreck of the Delhi. Verdict of the Court. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the wreck of the P. and O. steamer Delhi, on the coast of Morocco early in December, was concluded yesterday…

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Matters in Sydney. a Steamer Blocked. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 5

The steamer Mourliyan, of the Howard Smith line, which arrived at Sydney on Friday from Queensland ports for docking, has been blocked, and a serious…

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New Coastal Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 4

The Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Ltd., Grangemouth, launched, before the mall left, the passenger and cargo steamer Pulganbar, to…

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The Wrecked Despatch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

During the past week divers have been working it the wreck of the Despatch, at Cunninghamc, Victoria. A gaff boom, which was floating within 10 feet of the…

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Berthing Mishap. Steamer's Propeller Damaged

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

Early on Saturday morning Messrs. Paterson and Company's new cargo steamer Wear mot with a mishap which will necessitate her being detained at Newcastle…

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Steamer Helen Nicoll. Bumps an Old Wreck. Towed to Newcastle Leaking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

The coasting steam collier Helen Nicoll struck a submerged object near Catherine Hill Bay jetty on Friday night, and was towed into Newcastle on Saturday,…

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Overdue Steamer Safe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 4

Some concern was experienced in shipping circles owing to the steamer Lauderdale, bound for Newcastle from Melbourne, being overdue. The steamer left…

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The Steamer Himitangi. Stranded at Chatham. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 5

Information has been received to the meet that the overdue steamer Himitangi is stranded at Chatham Island, with the crew standing by…

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The Steamer Teeswood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 4

The steamer Teeswood made her first visit to Newcastle yesterday, and has taken up her running in the coal trade between Sydney and Newcastle. She is…

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The New P. and O. Steamer Maloja

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 4

An important arrival at Fremantle yesterday was the P. and O. Company's new steamer Maloja, the sister ship to the new steamer Medina, which was chartered from…

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Armed Mail Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 15

M. Delcasse in January made an important decision concerning the organisation for war of the French auxiliary fleet. The eventual utilisation of lines as scouts and…

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Collision at Sea. Steamer Oceana Sinks. Passengers Rescued. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 5

The German barque Pisagua collided with the P. and 0, steamer Oceana, outward bound for Bombay, off Beachy Head early this morning…

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The Wrecked Submarine Cause of the Disaster. Officers Not in Fault. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 5

During the investigations into the cause of the disaster to Submarine A3, which collided with H.M.B. Hazard during manoeuvres off the Isle of…

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Wreck of the Oceana. Several Lives Lost. Coolness of the Officers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

Later details concerning the collision between the German barque Pisagua and the P. and O. steamer Oceana state that the latter vessel sank when…

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Steamer Founders. Twenty Persons Drowned. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 5

The steamer North Britain, bound from Sunderland to Sulina, has foundered. Twenty persons were drowned, and…

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The Oceana Wreck. Ten Persons Missing. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 5

The P. and O. Company state that seven passengers and three of the European crew of the steamer Oceana are missing…

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Experiences at a Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 4

Exciting scones were witnessed when the German four-masted barque Pindos, 2354 tons, was wrecked at Coverack, near Falmouth. The Coverack lifebote was…

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A Steamer Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

The steamer Frankmere, while shifting [?]hatches at Nos. 5 and Basin cranes early yesterday morning bumped into the Japanese steamer Manshu Maru at No…

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Wrecked Schooner Paris. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

The loss of the schooner Paris, off the North Coast some time between February 3 and February 12 last formed the subject of an inquiry to-day before the…

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Science and Invention. Strange Result of a Shipwreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 13

On King: Island, formerly a barren sandheap, rising above the sea between Tasmania and Australia, accident has given a suggestive lesson in the use of…

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