The Steamer Ceramic. an Ocean Mammoth
As an instance of the striking advance in the conditions of British-Australian shipping, it is worthy of mention that the connection of the White Star Line with…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14
The Steamer Devon Ashore. Wellington
The Federal-Houlder liner Devon went on the rocks to-night near Penkarrow light, off Peakarrow Head, at the entrance to Wellington harbour, during heavy…
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Later details from the scene of the wreck of the Federal-Houlder liner Devon, near Pencarrow Light, Wellington Heads, show that the vessel was going…
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The steamer Burgermeister Hackman was in flames in the channel. The cargo of the vessel, which consists of 3000 tons of crude oil, was…
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A fine type of freighter in the German-Australian line steamer Sumatra, arrived at Sydney yesterday, on her maiden voyage from Hamburg. She is splendidly fitted out with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Tallong. an Ancient Mariner. Sydney
Captain E. J. Shitmmin, master and owner of the ketch Tallong, which was wrecked on a reef to the north of Newcastle, is back in Sydney after having…
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The Marine Court gave its decision to-day in regard to the loss of the steamer Devon which was wrecked at Pencarrow Head…
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Messrs. J. Priestman and Co., of Sunderland, have just constructed, to the order of the Hungarian-Levant Line, of Budapest, a one new vessel capable of carrying 7500 tons…
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News has been received of the total loss of the British schooner Mersey, near the Isle of Pines, south of Cuba. The vessel drifted on to the beach,…
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On Monday evening the Shire liner Devon went ashore on the rocks at Pen-carrow Lighthouse, at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. The weather was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storms in America. Wreck of a Schooner. New York
The schooner George Wells has been wrecked near Cape Hatteras. Twenty men, two women, and some children were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Glasgow Express. Nearly Wrecked. London
An express train of the Caledonian Company, traveling towards Glasgow, had a remarkable escape from accident…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Airship Wrecked. Thirteen Lives Lost. Leading German Men. London
Thu naval airship L Number 1 was caught by a sudden gale, and carried out to sea. It was wrecked eighteen miles north…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Roseric Delayed
The steamer Roseric, which put into Newcastle for bunkers on Wednesday evening, en route from Calcutta to the West Coast of South America; will be delayed owing to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Airship Disaster. Wrecked by a Storm. Torpedoers Save Survivors. Berlin
It appears that the ariship L1, which was wrecked, al thirteen of those on board drowned, was manoeuvring with two aeroplanes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer's Anchor Slips
When the steamer Delphic, which arrived off the port on Saturday afternoon, from the Bluff, was entering the harbour, and the anchors were being made ready to be let go,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Yongala. Did She Explode? Melbourne
When the steamer Yongala disappeared while off the Queensland cost some time ago, various theories were advanced as to what fate the vessel met. A severe storm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Orient Steamer. of Fifteen Thousand Tons. London
The Orient Company have approved the plans of a 15,000 ton steamer, which will be built by Messrs. John Brown and Company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overdue Steamer. Fears for Her Safety. Ottawa
The steamer Huronic, with many passengers on board, is now overdue on the Great Lakes. Wireless messages have not been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Mount Temple. Ashore in a Fog. Montreal
The steamer Mount Temple ran ashore in the St. Lawrence River during a fog, and is reported to be badly damaged…
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