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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 15

Wrecked Submarine. Her Commander. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 5

The Venedmaire, the submarine which was sunk by collision with the battleship St. Louis, was under the command of Lieutenant Prioul, who…

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Steamer and Punt Collide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 4

At about ten o’clock yesterday morning, a collision occurred in the Newcastle Harbour between Messrs. M’Ilwraith, M’Eacharn, and Company’s steamer…

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Steamer Timaru. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 5

The tug Boaver, with the steamer Timaru in tow, arrived at Cape Moreton at ten minutes to seven o'clock to-night…

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Wreck of an Aeroplane. Two More Deaths. College Park (Maryland), Wed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 5

Lieutenant Hazelhurst and an aviator named Welsh, were both killed by the wreck of an aeroplane. They were testing the machine for…

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Loss of the Titanic. Charge Against a Steamer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the loss of the Titanic was continued yesterday. Lord Mersey, the chairman, stated that there was no doubt the steamer…

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Mammoth Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Lohmann and Co., Sydney agents for the N.D.L. line, have been advised that it is proposed to build, for the Atlantic trade, at improvement on…

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Titanic Wreck. Boat Regulations. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

Captain Young, giving supplementary evidence at the inquiry into the loss of the Titanic, said that he alone was responsible for the Marine…

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The Steamer Timaru. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 5

The Marine Board to-day commenced the inquiry into the mishap to the steamer Timaru, off Burleigh Heads. The evidence showed that the water…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Some Loss of Life. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 5

The steamer Ville de Cayenne has foundered at St. Lucia, the largest of the Windward Islands, in the West Indies…

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Weaving Mill Wrecked. Four Men Killed. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

An explosion occurred in a weaving mill in Alasce. Sixty workmen were buried in the wreckage…

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The Star of Canada. Ashore Near Gisborne. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 5

The Tyser steamer Star of Canada, one of the largest vessels of her type trading between London, Australia, and New Zealand ports, went ashore last…

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Wreck of a Vessel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 9

One of the earliest shipping disasters at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour was that which resulted in the loss of the colonial schooner Governor King, on…

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Servian Conspirators. Wreck a Steamer. Vienna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 5

In order to secure State papers from St. Petersburg which were in the possession of the Bulgarian General Ivan Sarafoff, a band of Servian…

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New Steamer Fitzroy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

On her trials, Messrs. Langley Brothers' new steamer Fitzroy, now en route to Sydney from the Clyde, more than came up to contract, being found…

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The Titanic Wreck. Lord Mersey's View. Ice Warning Not Delivered London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 5

Lord Mersey, the chairman of the board which has inquired into the loss of the Titanic, remarked that the collision with the iceberg had evidently…

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Wreck of the F. G. Watson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 4

When at Tahiti on her trip northewards, the R.M.S. Aoraugi picked up the crew of the wrecked American shcooner F. G. Watson. There were 10 persons in all,…

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Steamer Purchase. for West Australia. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 5

Sir Newton Moore, Agent-General for West Australia, has returned to London from Copenhagen. He has purchased the steamer…

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Titanic Wreck. Inquiry Concludes. London

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

The inquiry into the loss of the White Star liner Titanic was continued yesterday, when Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney-General, concluded his…

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Smallpox on a Mail Steamer. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 5

The German mail steamer Prinz Sigismund arrived at Pinkenba yesterday from upon and German New Guinea. The Government Health Officer…

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Express Ferry Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 4

The new turbine steamer which his being built at Glasgow to the order of the Union Steamship Company, for the Lytteton-Wellington ferry service, is (says the,…

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