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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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Ashore Without Passport. Norwegian Fined

Northern Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 1

Alf. K. Evensen, a Norwegian seaman, was charged at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. Adrian, S.M., with having been an…

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Death of Mr. A. Costa. Coxswain of the Lifeboat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 5

The death took place lust evening of Mr. Antonia Costa, a very old resident of Newcastle. He came here thirty-three years ago…

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Wrecker of 25 Hun Machines

Northern Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday.—The Academy of Sports has awarded its annual prize of 10,000 frances to Flight-Lieutenant Guynemer, who has brought…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk

Northern Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

MADRID. Friday.—A submarine has torpedoed the Spanish steamer Manuel The submarine towed the crew in a boat until they met a Swedish…

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Greek Steamer Torpedoed. Athens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

A German submarine torpedoed the Greek steamer Aredanel, of 7500 tons. The crew were saved…

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The Barque Catherine. Wrecked Near Big Redhead on October 3, 1871

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 6

Heavy gales prevailed on the southern seaboard during the first week in October 1871. The fury of the storm was not spent Without leaving unmistakable indications…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

The Japanese steamer Kisagata Maru, 2568 tons, has been sunk…

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Romance of a Wreck. Realises War Price

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

What may probably be regarded as the individual shipping investment which has yielded the largest profit during the war has just come to the…

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Valuables on a Steamer. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

When the Germans seized the Dutch steamer Prinz Heinrich, they found a Belgian aboard with a million francs' worth of valuables, also diamonds, among the…

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The Susanne Godeffroy a Wreck of 1880. Seven Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

The ship Susanne Godeffroy, 1119 tons, left Newcastle for Yokobama on Sunday, September 19, 1880, having on hoard 700 tons of coal and a complement of 22…

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Danish Steamer Aiding Buns

Northern Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

RIO DE JANEIRO. Monday.—The Danish steamer Hammershus was fired upon and stopped by Santa Cruz fort for attempting to leave the…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

The Spanish steamer Parahyba, 2537 tons, has been sunk, but the crow were rescued…

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S.s. City of Newcastle. Wreck of 1878. All on Board Saved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 7

Yesterday morning (says the " Newcastle Morning Herald" of September 13, 1878), the citizens of Newcastle were thrown into a state of Intense…

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Dutch Steamer Sunk

Northern Times · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 1

LONDON. Thursday.—The Dutch steamer Epsilon (3,211 tons) has been sunk…

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American Steamer Sails. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 5

The [?]s. Adriatic hap sailed for Europe with 44 passengers, amid great cheoring. An attempt has been made to wreck the engines of an Austrian interned steamer…

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A South Australian Wreck

Northern Times · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 3

Latest advices show that the fourmasted schooner which went ashore at the Scrapers, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, on Saturday, was the…

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The Maitland Wreck. Disaster of 1898. Great Loss of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

The terrific storm which raged along the coast of New South Wales during the second week in May, 1808, was said by those who had a long experience in…

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Relief Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 5

The Danish steamer Lara Kruse, 14t0 tons, carrying 2335 tons of maize from Buenos Ayres for the Belgian Relief Committee, is reported to have been sunk…

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Sinking a Relief Steamer. Only One Survivor. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

The Danish steamer Lars Kruse, which was carrying maize from Buenos Ayres for the Belgian Relief Committee, was going to Rotterdam, and should have…

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The Steamer Mantola. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

The American Consul at Queenstown reports that the steamer Mantola, belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Company, was torpedoed on…

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