New Cargo Steamer. London
It is understood that the British Government is placing orders for the construction of now cargo vessels of 8000 tons dead weight, with standard hulls and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
198 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 10
Half-a-century Ago. the Cawarra Wreck. Newcastle's Day of Sorrow Scores of Lives Lost. No. Iii
It was some days before the weather Was sufficiently fine to enable an Inspection of the week to be made. When this was done, it was discovered…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Greek steamer Sappho has been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Without a Passport. Trimmer on a Steamer. Shipping Practice Questioned
William Rice, 34 years of age, described as a labourer, was before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, charged…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The British steamers Nestorian und Lennox became stranded and wrecked during fogs. The erevs were saved. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S. Nestorian Wrecked. London
The s.s. Nestorian, 4075 tons, of F. Leyland and Company's line, has gone ashore in a fog, and is a total wreck. The crew has been saved…
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SDYNEY, Friday.—Mr. Love. P.M., at the Water Police Court this morning ordered the removal of the sunken steamer Belmore. belonging to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Escape of a Steamer. New York
Passengers by the French liner Espagne state that when the steamer was in the Bay of Biscay on Christmas Eve She sighted a suspicious vessel, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Dandenong Disaster of 1876. Forty Lives Lost
During the second week in September, 1876, a terrific gale prevailed off the coast of New South Wales, and was the direct cause of a deplorable loss of life. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Increased Steamer Fares. No Effect on Newcastle
Mr. E. Hart, writing from Mosman, Sydney, under date December 28. 1916, has directed Newcastle City Council's attention to the press reports in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Maitai. Auckland
Details of the loss of the Union Company's steamer Maital at Raratonga, in the Cook Islands, were received to-day, when a vessel arrived with the…
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William Longworth, 43 years of age. Hasmith, was charged at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler. S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Yarra Yarra Wreck Disaster of 1877. Vessel Lost Off Nobbys. with All Hands
The excitement consequent on the loss susainled In marine and social circles by the wreck of the steamer Dandenong on September 11th, 1876, had scarcely passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dandenong Wreck. Survivors' Reminiscences
Mrs. Morgan Edmond and her eldest son, Mr. Thomas Edmond, of Globe-road, where they have lived in Adamstown for the past 37 years, were interested readers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Germans Washed Ashore. London
Two charred bodies in German uniforms have been washed ashore In a gale on the north-east coast of Britain. They were apparently members of a Zeppelin's crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prohibited Immigrant. Ashore Without Permission. Suffering From Disease
Cornelius Point, 22 years of age. employed as a cook on the vessel Kirkcudbrightshire, was in custody at Newcastle Police Court this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Submarined. London
The British steamer Hudaworth has been sunk. MELBOURNE, Collins-street.—Federal Coffee Palace. Largest Hostelry in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Lifeboat Man
A fine tribute to the heroism of the British lifeboat service is paid by the "New York World" of November 22. when it writes:—"The rescue of…
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The Newcastle Ferries Company's s.s. Wattle left the Market wharf yesterday afternoon with about 250 excursionists. The run to Tomago was most enjoyable,…
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The cruiser Milwaukee has gone ashore on the Califernian coast, while attempting to salvage a submarine. Three hundred of the crew were removed through…
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