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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14

Steamer Ilford Aground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 5

Telegraphic advice has been received by Messrs. Earp Brothers and Company, agents at Newcastle for the owners of the steamer liford, that the vessel went…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Loss of Life. the Hague

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 5

A coastal steamer is reported to have sunk off Java. Twenty-three of the crew were drowned, but 47 persons were saved…

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New Tramp Steamer at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 4

The tramp steamer Valetta, now on her maiden voyage to Australia, arrived at Newcastle yesterday from New York, via ports, with a consignment of case oil…

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Cruiser Ashore. at Dumbell Island. Hongkong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 5

The Portuguese cruiser Adamaster has gone ashore at Dumbell Island, The British torpedo boat destroyer Otter, 350 tons, is standing by to…

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Ferry Steamer Ashore. All on Board Rescued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 5

The Balmain Company's ferry steamer Birkenhead, employed in the Lane Cove service, went ashore at Dawes Point late this afternoon. The vessel sank in…

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Mail Steamer Aground. Towed Off by Pilot Steamer. a Schooner in Trouble. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 5

From present indications, it would appear , that the storm has spent its fury, but. In the absence of any data from the coastal stations, owing to the telegraphic…

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GEORGE E. Billings Ashore. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 5

The five-masted schooner George E. Billings is still ashore in Botany Bay. The tug H[?]oic, which had been standing by since Wednesday, left the vessel at 8 a.m…

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The Prime Minister. Takes Steamer for the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 5

Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, whose journey to Singleton and Queensland was interrupted at Newcastle on Thursday evening by the floods on the railway…

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Marooned Travellers. Relieved by Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Warraneen, chartered by the railway department from the Newcastle and Hunter River Company, left Newcastle at twenty minutes to nine…

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New Monitor Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 4

There has been launched at Hylton, Sunderland, the steel screw steamer Rentoria, which has been specially constructed to the order of Messrs. Fenruley…

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Steamer Aground Near Seaham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 4

It has been reported in Newcastle that the small steamer Nelson, owned by the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co-operative Company, went ashore near…

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Steamer Blown Up. Only Five Lives Lost. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5

Intelligence has been received that the Messageries Maritimes steamer Senegal, of 3717 tons, has been blown up by a mine off the coast of Smyrna…

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The Steamer Favourite

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

Captain Miller, with the steamer Favourite, did some good work while the flood was at its highest. On ,Saturday night Captain Miller took his little boat…

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Strikers Wreck Trams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 6

During a tramway strike in Buffalo, N.Y., some serious, rioting took place, and the strikers, armed with guns, stones, and other implements of destruction…

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The Steamer Burwah. the Lost Officer. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

The magisterial inquiry into the disappearance of Mr. Malcolm, the second officer of the steamer Burwah, off Sydney Heads, was continued yesterday…

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Steamer Sunk by Mines. Great Loss of Life. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

As the steamer Nevada, flying the American flag, was leaving Smyrna yesterday, she struck two mines in quick succession, and a third…

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Loss of a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Maiorese, bound from Liverpool for Genoa, was wrecked on North Stack, and four of those on board were drowned…

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Steamer Nevada. Danger From Miners. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

Further details regarding the loss of the steamer Nevada, when leaving Smyrna, through coming in contact with a mine, show that the explosion…

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Ellerslie Wreck for Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

The wreck of the steamer Ellerslie, with her cargo of hardwood, as she now lies on the beach at Bellinger Head, will be offered at auction at. 11.30 to-morrow…

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Marine Disasters. Barque Cromdale Wrecked. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

The barque Cromdale, while carrying a cargo of nitrates from Tal Tal for Falmouth, was wrecked on the Lizard during a fog…

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