American Steamer on Fire
It is reported from New York that a fire caused by a leaking oil tank caused heavy damage to the new liner, Panhandle State, a vessel of 10,500 tons, owned by…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 9
"Matt" Peasley Hero of "Cappy Ricks" Famous Schooner Skipper
Mr. George Sanderson, the wellknown Newcastle stevedore, received a wireless message this morning from Captain "Matt." Peasley, master of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stranded Wollongbar Steamer Badly Strained Save of £100,000
There was no change in the position of the steamer Wollongbar up to Sunday night. Work in connection with the fixing of salvage gear and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Sold for 6S a Ton
Shipping values continue to fall rapidly. Advices received in Melbourne on Saturday report the sale of the former German steamer, Uhlenhorst, a vessel of 3290…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Washed Ashore Drowning Tragedy Unidentified Body
The body of an unknown man was found near the soldier baths, where it had been washed ashore, at an early hour this morning. Two men from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Commonwealth Steamer Brisbane
By far the largest vessel built In Queensland is to be launched early next month from Walkers, Limited, yards at Maryborough…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cheap Steamer
It is reported that well-known Australian owners have purchased a steamer of 5500 tons dead weight, ready for launching, for about £60,000. Her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of a Ketch. Adelaide
No news was available to-day regarding the master, Captain P. Anderson, his wife and son, aged six years, and crew of two, L. Ripley and J. Johannessen,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Tidings Wrecked Ketch Five Persons Missing ADELAIDE
No further [?]ings have been received of the wrecked ketch. little May, off Cape Elizabeth between Point, Victoria and Wallaroo…
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A message from Athens states that the Greek steamer Bouboulina, with 240 passengers and a crew of 25, struck a floating mine in the Eastern Mediterranean,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blankets and Rug Stolen from Schooner
At the Newcastle Police Court this morning John O'Shane and Arthur Smith, seamen, pleaded guilty to having stolen, on June 7, four blankets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Sighted
Captain Watherall master of the steamer Maka[?]e, which left Sydney on Saturday for Lord Howe Island, sent the following wireless to the Navigation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Coastal Steamer. London
Howard Smith, Limited, on behalf of the Australian Steamships, have launched, at Glasgow, a cargo vessel, with a carrying capacity of 5500 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Overdue
The steamer Canas[?], which recently visited Newcastle under the auspices of the U.S. and A. Line, left Sydney on June 13, for Wellington,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Those Union Men Afloat and Ashore Newcastle's 30,000 Members Ways of the Workers
Who are the men that join na[?]s, advocate a five-day week—and other things that ger them talked about, sometimes nastily? A glance at this brief account of local unionism and [?] will supply a few facts about these men and some of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When the Fitzroy Turned Turtle Exciting Incidents Long Swim to Valhalla Steamer Helpless and Hopeless
How the ill-fated Fitzroy met her doom, and the stirring that were were witnessed in her last moments, are graphically described by some of the sar[?]. The stroggles of the survivors and the vi[?], in the water and undern[?] its surface, after the Vessel capsized, are also [?] with impressive directness in the interviews de[?] below…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Sighted. Brisbane
On the arrival of the s.s. Aramac from Sydney this morning, Captain Neill reported that at 1.30 on Sunday afternoon while steaming from Smoky Cape to South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Fitzroy. Four Persons Saved. the Vessel Capsized Turning to Seek Shelter
Up to the present there is reason to fear that of the 13 passengers and 21 members of the crew of the Fitzroy, only four have been saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Story of the Wreck
The following message was received last night by Superintendent Childs, West Maitland, from the police at Taree: The Fitzroy left Coff's Harbour at 4.45…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping News More Wreckage
Captain Brown, master of the Union Company's steamer Maheno, which arrived at Sydney yesterday morning from Auckland, furnished the following…
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