Storm-tossed Britain. Many Wrecks Reported. Life Savers Drowned. London
Tempestuous weather was experienced during the last week end. The entire British coast was swept by gales, and there have been many…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 14
Wreck of the Mexico. Sailor Dies From Exposure. London
One of the crew of the Mexico, which was driven ashore on the Irish coast, had died from exposure. Nine men have been rescued. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Springs a Leak
The American schooner, Irmgard, under the command of Captain Southard, arrived in Dunedin on February 19th from Portland, with 630,000ft of Oregon and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Founders. Ten Men Drowned. London
The Danish steamer Ekliplika, bound from the Tyno to Cagilari, in Sardinin, has foundered in a gale in the Bay of Biscay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Shipwrecked Crew. Wellington
Seventeen members of the crew of the French barque La Tour d'Auvergne have arrived at Wellington by the s.s. Ta[?] from Pap[?]te…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blizzard in America. Traffic Interfered With. Schooners Driven Ashore. New York
A terrific snowstorm has been experienced throughout the Eastern States, and eight deaths are reported. The railroads are Idle, and street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stowaways on the Strathdee. Five Brought Ashore
Speculation was rife along the waterfront at Newcastle at about two o'clock yesterday afternoon as to the reason for the hoisting of the police signal on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner's Sensational Experience. Captain Drowned
By the R.M.S. Tahiti advices have been received from San Francisco that the American schooner Edward R. West bad put into that port in distress. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Aviator. Tragedy of Fire and Air
The aviator Dacourt, who was wreeked in Asia Miner, on his way to Cairo, gave a graphic description of his experiences to "L'Opinion." On December…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Ferry Steamer for Newcastle
The Shamrock, a fine type of ferry steamer, and a comparatively new vessel arrived at Newcastle yesterday morning from Sydney. She has been purchased by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Off Morocco. Seventeen Vessels Ashore. Madrid
A terrific gale is occurring on the coast of Africa. Seventeen vessels are ashore near Melilla, on the north coast of Morocco,…
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The 'Frisco mail boa' Tahill brought to Wellington the shipwrecked crew of a French barque. La Tour d'Auvergne, which was wrecked in October, during a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer's Engineer Missing. Disappears at Sourabaya
Word was brought to Newcastle yesterday by the German steamer Adelaide of the disappearance at Sourabaya of Mr. Otto Schulze, the chief engineer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raid by Pirates. a Steamer Pillaged. Hongkong
The Norwegian steamer Childar with 250 Chinese aboard was off Mondoza Island, when 60 supposed passengers armed with revolvers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Founders. Ten Men Drowned. London
The Swedish steamer Tom[?]d has foundered in a gale in the Channel. Ten of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Natives in a Boat. Seen by Steamer Tavian
Startling statements were made yesterday by several members of the crew, who had been paid off from the steamer Tavian, which arrived at Newcastle on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tempest Off Brittany. Fishing Vessels Lost. Steamer in Distress. Paris
A fierce tempest swept the coast of Brittany yesterday. Many fishing vessels with their crews were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the St. Paul Off Cape Moreton. Twenty Lives Lost. Including Lady and Child. Brisbane
The French steamer St. Paul, bound from Noumea to Brisbane, was wrecked early this morning off Cape Moreton. Twenty persons were drowned, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the St. Paul. No Bodies Found. Brisbane
Up to a late hour to-night no trace was found of any' survivors from the wreck of the St. Paul. Notice has been issued by the Marine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Orient Steamer
The Ormonde, a new steamer for the Orient Line, is at the present time being built at Clydebank, the yards of Messrs. John Brown and Company. This firm, it…
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