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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Steamer Peregrine. Strange Mishap. Vessel Beached. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

A mishap befel the Howard Smith steamer Peregrine to-night when leaving ant her usual trip for Townsville. When near the mouth of the Yarra she…

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The Titanic Wreck. a Ghastly Find. Many Bodies Recovered. Halifax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

The steamer Mackey Bennett has arrived with a number of bodies of men and women from the scene of the disaster…

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New Steamer Warialda

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

The Adelaide Steamship Company has received a cable message from London that the new steamer Warialda had been completed, and would arrive on Sydney…

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Steamer Peregrine. Off the Mud Bank. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

The steamer Peregrine came off the sand bank of Williamstown this morning, and the berthed at the Australian Wharf. The opening in her side has…

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The Titanic Wreck. Relief Fund Grows. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

The Lord Mayor's fund for the relief of Sufferers through the Titanic disaster now amounts to £322,000. This sum includes the Women's…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. Three Hundred Witnesses. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 5

The British Court of Inquiry, consisting of Lord Mersey, chairman, and Rear-admiral the Hon. Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, Captain A. W…

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The Oceana Wreck. Action and Cross-action. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 5

The Peninsular and Oriental Company, which owned the liner Ocean, recently sunk off Beachy Head, through a collision with the German sailing…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. the Rate of Speed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 5

The special British Court appointed to inquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the Titanic, which was opened at Westminster on…

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The Oceana Wreck. Admiralty Court Judgment. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 5

During the hearing of the inquiry into the collision between the Pisagua and the P. and O. steamer Oceana, the officers of the former stated that…

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Steamer in Hurricane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

Further particulars received from Melbourne regarding the adventure of the cargo steamer Hohenfels, on her voyage from New York, show that when about…

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Man the Lifeboat. P. AND O. Sailors' Demand. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 5

A deputation representing the Seamen and Firemen's Union waited on the managers of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company…

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A Stranded Steamer. Gallant Rescuers. Bay City (Oregon)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 5

The steamer Vosburg became stranded at the entrance of the Nebalen River. Heavy seas broke over the vessel…

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The Steamer Changsha. Ordered Into Quarantine. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 5

In consequence of the case of suspicious sickness aboard the steamer Changsha the Department of Public Health has decided to order the vessel to proceed…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. the Rate of Speed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the loss of the White Star liner Titanic was continued to-day. One of the firemen named Beacham…

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Wreckage on an Iceberg. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 5

The German steamer Cilo reports having sighted a broken iceberg, 130ft high, carrying saloon fittings, handbags, chairs, cushions, and other…

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Wrecked on Wardang Island. Coastal Steamer on Reef. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

The coasting steamer Australian, the property of the West Coast Steamship Company, ran on a reef at the south and of Wardang Island, last night…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

Mr. Hall is applying to represent the steerage passengers at the inquiry into the loss of the Tltanic. Counsel stated that two third-class…

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The Pilot Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 4

The Newcastle pilot steamer Ajax came off the slip yesterday, having been thoroughly overhauled, and is in commission on the station again. The work…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. General Evidence. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 5

The Special Court of Inquiry into the loss of the White Star liner Titanic, of which Lord Mersey is chairman, resumed the taking of evidence…

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March Wrecks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 4

The number and not tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of March, 1912, and the…

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