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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Steamer Prince Wilhelm. Fears for Her Safety. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 5

It is feared that the steamer Prinz Wilhelm foundered in the recent gale, while she between Hull and Hamburg…

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Steamer Moonta Sold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 4

The steamer Moonta, one of the best-known units of the Adelaide S.S. Company's big fleet of modern interstate traders, has been sold to Messrs. W. Crosby and Company. The…

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Muntara Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1913 · page 4

News has been received in Sydney that Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co.'s island stcamer Maniara bad been wrecked on a reef in the Marshall Group. The chief officer…

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Wrecked Steamer. Floating Keel Upwards. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1913 · page 5

A steamer, floating keel upwards, has been found at the mouth of the River Ems, in the north of Germany. It is believed to be the German…

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Steamer Harmatris Arrives. Provisions a Sailing Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1913 · page 4

Captain J. D. Daniels master of the steamer Harmatris, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday after a fine weather passage of fourteen days from Manila, reports having…

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Shots on a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 9

An extraordinary story of an incident at sea was related yesterday on the arrival in the Tyne of the Austrian steamer Daka, of which Captain Boyonovich is…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, December 12. Aeroplane Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 3

Last week the aeroplane belonging to Messrs. Sandford and Miller wan wrecked at New Lynn, Auckland. On the morning of the day of the accident, Mr. Sandford…

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Barque Wrecked. Crew Marooned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 4

News reached Sydney on Sunday by the barque Antlope, of the loss of the French barque La Tour d'Auvergne, on Palmerston Island, in the Pacific. All hands were saved,…

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Steamer Passenger Lost. Disappears From the Hunter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 5

Considerable excitement was caused aboard the steamer Hunter, as she was leaving Newcastle Harbour on Monday night, for Sydney, by a cry of "Man…

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Steamer Ashore. Attacked by Moors. Gibraltar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 5

The steamer Ludgate, from Liverpool for Port Said, went ashore on the cost of Morocco. Moors attacked the crew with rifles,…

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Steamer Tasman. Ashore at Bramble Cay. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 December 1913 · page 5

A telegram has been received from Thursday Island, stating that it was reported by wireless telegraphy this morning that the steamer Tasman, of the…

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The Steamer Ludgate. Salvage Proceeding. Gibraltar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 December 1913 · page 5

Salvage operations on the steamer Ludgate which went ashore on the coast of Morocco, and was attacked by Moors, are proceeding, although the…

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Fire on a Cargo Steamer. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 5

A fire occurred on board the big cargo steamer Knowsley Hall early this morning. The Teasel is berthed at the new cool…

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