Famous Wrecks Dangerous North Coast Memorable Catastrophies
The north coast of N.S.W". has a long toll of shipping disasters and loss of life, but seldom in that story lias tragedy been unaccompanied by heroism…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 9
Steamer's 1000 Mile Tow
The steamer Booral, which arrived at Sydney from Glasgow to-day, performed a good towage feat. In the North Atlantic she came across a naval trawler disabled…
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The maritime tragedy on the New South Wales coast at the beginning of the week recalls the disasters in the wrecks of the steamers Catterthun and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, June 29. Wreck of a Barque
New Zealand felt the recent storm which caused two wrecks off the Australian coast, and there was also a wreck in New Zealand, but fortunately without loss or…
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The cargo of the steamer Gorgon, of the Alfred Holt Line, was found to be on fire when the vessel was 100 miles from Brooke, bound for Fremantle…
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The Harbors and Rivera section of the Merchant Service Guild decided yesterday to make new claims on the owners of bay, harbor, and river…
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The French Island trader Saint Joseph, watch has Just returned from a search for the missing steamer Canastpa, while en route to Newcastle…
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The French steamer St. Joseph, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday morning from Noumea, kept up a close search for any traces of the missing steamer…
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The Italian steamer Duchessa d'Aosta, 7434 tons, which arrived at Sydney from Italy on Thursday night, has her stern battered and damaged as a result of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mountainous Seas Storm in South Schooner Blown Ashore HOBART
Tasmania has experienced exceptionally stormy weather during the past four days. Two or three inches of rain have fallen in most parts of the Island…
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Buffeted by a gale, and with everything movable swept from her decks by heavy seas, the ketch Forbes Brothers, from Tasmania, was driven…
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Rockets and blue flares were utilised by the skipper of the ketch Mascot this morning, an hour before dawn, when off Barrenjocy, to call…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked by Rain Roads and Orchards Quagmires at Cardiff
The small farmers around Reservoir Hill (Cardiff), are becoming disconsolate owing to the continued rain. Seed sowings have been delayed in many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Lifeboat
The members of the life-boat crew had a rough time. Mr. J. Ross is the coxswain, Mr. C. Suteliffe, second coxswain, and the other members of the crew are:…
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"One of the Onlookers," writes to correct the impression that the Ajax carried the lifeboat aboard when going to the assistance of the Century…
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The fury of the storm on Saturday [?] everyone connected with shipping in a strain of anxiety. In Newcastle Harbour vessels' moorings were strengthened, and…
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"That this society places on record its appreciation of the gallant display of seamanship provided by the captain, officers and crew of the…
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A member of the crew of the wrecked Fitzroy, who, when the steamer was wrecked, swam ashore, it distance of 14 miles, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widow's Woes Bereaved and Wrecked
Deprived suddenly of her son and husband, one of whom was killed, and the other died, Annie Murray Whiteheat set out from England to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ajax and Lifeboat Pilots and Crew Commended
The splendid work done in the recent week-end gale at Newcastle by the pilot steamer Ajax and the Newcastle lifeboat, when the steamers…
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