Rescues From Wrecks
The rescue of a survivor of the Goodwin Sands wreck apparently solves the mystery of Christmas night. The survivor, who was an engineer in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920
147 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 8
Steamer Reported Mined
Unconfirmed reports from Paris state that the steamer Principessa Mafalda, from the Argentine to Genoa, has been mined and sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marine Disaster Afrique Wrecked Missing Four Hundred LONDON, Tuesday Night
The steamer Afrique, bound for West Africa from France, was damaged in a gale, and while returning to port she struck a sunk leadline in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mountainous Waves Wreck of the Afrique LONDON, Wednesday Night
The Paris "Matin" publishes graphic details of the wreck of the French steamer Afrique. The captains of the Afrique and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swansea Disaster Wreck of a Launch Coroner's Inquiry
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of David Gordon. one of the victims who lost his life through the cap[?]ing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Afrique
The wreck of the French steamer Afrique, of Ushant, is the biggest disaster which has occurred in the history of the French mercantile marine. So far, only…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Walsh Island Shipbuilding. Steamer Dinoga
The steamer Dinoga, a report of whose successful trials was published in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on Saturday, was, it will be recollected, launched in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Abandoned at Sea. Steamer Clan Maclean
News has been received that the steamer Clan Maclean, 5052 tons register, which was built in 1918, was abandoned at Sea about November 23, whilst on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Powhattan
The Army Transport Service has been advised that the Canadian steamer Lady Laurier has now in tow the United States transport Powhatan, which for several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Lottie Bennett
The American four-masted schooner Lottie Bennett, which arrived at Newcastle on Monday night from Eureka, after a passage of 70 days, brought 688,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gunbar Ashore Sydney
The Gunbar struck the north [?] at Bellringer River when crossing out yesterday. It is expected that the vessel will be refloated in a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gunbar Ashore
The North Coast S.N Company's steamer Gunbar is ashore on the north spit at the entrance to the Bellinger River. According to a telegram received by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Barambah
The trouble between the Federal Government and the marine cooks, butchers and bakers in connection with the steamer Barambah has been settled. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Steamer Idle Barwon To Tie Up
The steamer Barwon from Whyalla, South Australia, with a cargo of ore for the Newcastle Steel Works, arrived yesterday, and will tie up as soon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck in the Atlantic
It is reported from Halifax that the s.s. Oxonian has sent a wireless message that she has picked up 23 members of the crew of the Bradboyne, which is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of AlCOCK'S PLANE
The remains of the Vickers machine in which Sir John Alcock, the Atlantic, airman, met his death. The 'plane crashed at Cottevard, 22½ miles from Dioppo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Steamer Burned
It is reported from Paris that the authorities have abandoned hope of further survivors of the steamer Ville D'Algier, bound from Reunion to Havre,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collier Lubra Ashore. All Hands Saved
Word was received by the Newcastle police shortly before midnight that the collier Lubra had gone ashore at Catherine Hill Bay at 9.45 last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Missing Sydney
A private cable from the East states that the former Australian steamer, Brisbane, which left Shanghai at the end of September for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trawler Launch in Trouble. Lifeboat Goes Out
The trawler launch Emily, built and owned by Mr. Hogg, of Stockton, came to grief yesterday. With Mr. Hogg and a companion on board, she left the…
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