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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. Chief Baker's Story. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the loss of the Titanic was continued yesterday. Jonohan, the chief baker of the illfated liner, gave evidence…

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Norwegian Steamer Founders. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 5

News has been received of the loss of the Norwegian steamer Sorre. She foundered as the result of an explosion…

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New Steamer for Australian Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 4

Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., Ltd., Heb. burn, launched the steamer Port Lincoln in the presence of a large gathering early last month. The christening ceremony…

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The Titanic Wreck. a Widow's Tribute. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 5

From aboard the steamer Carmania, Mrs. J. Loring, of New York, scattered flowers on the Atlantic Ocean near the spot where her husband was drowned…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. on Board the Californian. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 5

The British Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Titanic continued hearing evidence to-day. The captain of the California, the…

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Fire on P. AND O. Steamer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 5

A fire occurred on the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Malta, at the Royal Albert, dockyard. It started in the coal bunkers, and…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. Thrilling Evidence. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the loss of the Titanic was continued to-day. During the examination of Mr. Stewart, chief officer of the…

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The Largest Steamer Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 2

The White Star liner Titanic, the largest vessel in the world, has left Southampton on her maiden Transatlantid voyage to New York. She is a vessel…

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Tales of Wrecks. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 5

To-day the Norwegian ship Songvaar, 1969 tons, was said by auctions, as she now lays, at Wardang Island, Port Victoria where she foundered. She was…

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The Titanic Wreck. Inquiries Proceed. the Wireless Messages. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 5

The Special Court of Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Titanic, of which Lord Mersey is president, resumed the hearing of evidence…

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A South Sea Wreck. Honeymoon on an Island. San Francisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 5

Captain Thomas Endresen and his bridge spent their honeymoon on an island in the South Seas. Their vessel, the schooner Watson,…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. Abandoned to Their Fate. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 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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The Steamer Buteshire. Mishap at Sea. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 5

The Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Buteshire, which arrived at Port Adelaide from London yesterday afternoon, reports a stormy and eventful passage…

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North Coast Steamer. London, Monday Evening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 5

The Tambar, a new steamer built for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Limited, has been launched at Grangemouth…

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Lighthouse Tender Ashore. Pounded to Pieces. Alaska (U.s.a.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 5

The United States Government lighthouse tender America ran ashore on a rocky part of the coast, and was pounded to pieces…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. Further Evidence. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the loss of the White Star liner Titanic was continued to-day. Sir Cosmo Gordon-Duff, Bart,…

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The Titanic Wreck. Loss to Underwriter's

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 6

It will be some time before the full losses which underwriters at Lloyd's have sustained through the wreck of the Titanic can be fully estimated but the…

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The Titanic Wreck. British Inquiry. Why the Ice Was Not Seen. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the loss of the Titanic was continued by the Special British Court of Investigation to-day. Mr. Lightoller, the second officer of…

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The Titanic Wreck. Course Steered. to Avoid the Ice. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 5

The Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Titanic continued the hearing of evidence. Mr. Lightoller, second officer of the…

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The Titanic Wreck. American Report. Newspapers' Forecast. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 5

The newspapers state that Senator Smith's report will be submitted to the United States Senate next week. It places the direct responsibility…

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