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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14

Another Disabled Steamer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Newcastle, bound for Marseilles, has arrived at Vizo, with her bows stove in and the forepeak flooded…

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Steamer Tainui. Collision at Sea. Wireless Calls Answered. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Tainui, 9057 tons, hound for London, collided with the steamer Inca, during a dense fog, 50 miles north of Capo Finisterre, Spain…

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The Steamer Tainui. Extent of Damage. Passengers Landed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Tainul, which arrived at Corunna, after being in collision with the steamer Inca off Cape Finisterro, has been surveyed…

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Steamer Kapunda. Mishap to Engines. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

Owing to a slight mishap to her machinery the Melbourne Steamship Company's steamer Kapunda returned to Port Adelaide about mid-day…

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Steamer Tainui. Her Narrow Escape. Graphic Details. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

Full details of the collision between the Tainui and the Inca, off Cape Finisterre, became available with the arrival of the Garth castle at…

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Shipping Mishap. Liner Ashore. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 5

Another shipping mishap in British waters has occurred, The liner Haverford, bound from Liverpool to Philadelphia (U.S.A.),…

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Steamer Inga. Strikes a Rock. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 5

As the steamer Inga was leaving Dargaville for Newcastle and Sydney with a cargo of timber she struck the rocks near the Heads and tore a hole in her…

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Aground in the Harbour. Mishap to the Steamer Age

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 5

The Howard Smith steamer Age, when leaving the port for Melbourne yesterday afternoon, went aground in Newcastle harbour, and this morning was still hard…

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New Steamer Launched

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 4

The steamer Knight Companion, which has been built to the order of the Knight Line, of which Messrs. Greenshlelds, Cowie, and Co., Liverpool are managers…

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Steamer Age Floats Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 4

The steamer Age, which went aground in Newcastle Harbour on Tuesday afternoon, remained fast, and an attempt to now her off yesterday morning was…

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Steamer Our Jack. Rough Coastal Trip. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 6

The steamer Our Jack, which has returned to Sydney from the Dellinger River, via Camden Haven, had a sensational experience after crossing out…

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Steamer Indrabarah. Position Improved. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 4

According to a report from a celiable source, the steamer ind[?]barah, which went ashere on the coast of New Zealand a month ago, has been moved by the tugs…

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The Steamer Indrabarah. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 5

All attempts to refloat the stranded steamer Indrabarah have been unsuccessful up to the present. The ship's lines have now parted from…

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The Yellow Flag. French Steamer's Troubles. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 6

A small French steamer, the Pervenche, bound from Batavia to Sydney for an overhaul, arrived, at Pinkenba to-night, flying the yellow flag. Owing to the…

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Severe Weather in Sydney. German Steamer's Bad Trip. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 4

Very severe weather continues to prevail in Sydney. Unsetled and shewery conditions obtained throughout the day. At the Heads the wind was blowing…

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Derelict Lifeboat. Baltimore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 5

The steamer Eisenach sighted a barnacle-covered lifeboat near the scene of the Titanic dianster. The captain did not investigate to…

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Scow Maroro Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 4

The scow Maroro, owned by the Union Box Company, of Sydney, went ashore at the entrance to Polorus Sound while on a voyage from Sydney. Hopes are…

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The Steamer Perveuche. Captain's Long Watch. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 5

The small French steamer Perveuche, from Java, was brought to the city to-day, and six members of the crew removed to the hospital, suffering from…

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Spanish Warship Wrecked. Fired on by Moors. Gibraltar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 5

The Spanish warship General Concha cha has been wrecked on the coast at Alcuhemas. Thirty members of the crew of…

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British Wrecks in April

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 4

The number and not tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during April, and the number of lives lost, are…

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