Steamer Clyde Idle. Melbourne
The Seamen's Union has refused to accept the decision of the manning committee regarding the number of firemen and deck hands to be carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922
214 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 11
Thrilling Experiences Many Years Ago Wreck and War
It is hardly possible for any man[?] to have had a more thrilling experience at sea than Mr. Thomas E. Gaites, a monumental mason, who carried on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Wiltshire. Stranded on Barrier Reef. Total Loss Expected Auckland
A wireless message received at a few minutes past 11 o'clock last night stated that the steamer Wiltshire had gone ashore on the Barrier Reef, and had a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Mountainous Seas Swedish Steamer's Plight SYDNEY
A trying time was experienced in the recent cyclone in the Pacific by the Swedish steamer Sydic, which reached Sydney yesterday from San…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Wiltshire Some of the Crew Rescued. the Rest Will Be Saved. Bravery of Rescue Parties. Auckland
The latest news from the scene of the wreck of the Wiltshire is that several of the crew were brought ashore this morning by the bluejackets on H.M.S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Disaster Steamer Explodes Heavy Death Roll VANCOUVER
The Buenos Ayres steamer, Villa France, sank off Hohenua, Paraguay, following an explosion. Eighty persons perished. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wiltshire Wreck Visited by Thieves Rescue of the Cat AUCKLAND
A party of the Willshire's officers' visited the wreek to recover their personal effects, but on boarding the vessel they discovered that their quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plague on Steamer Melbourne
Information has been received by he Federal Department for Health that the Chinese fireman who was taken off the steamer Southgate at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Steamer Idle Trouble on Coolana Newcastle Trip Cancelled
Another steamer, the third in the last fortnight, has been laid up indefinitely, owing, it is asserted, to the demands of the Seamen's Union, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How a Fine Steamer Was Lost
A broadside view of the wrecked steamer Wiltshire (12,000 tons), as she lay off the south-east coast of Great Barrier Island…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Was It Plague? Steamer's Passenger SYDNEY
The steamer Taiyuan, from Hong Kong, is timed to arrive at Sydney on Sunday next She will proceed to quarantine for observation purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thefts From the Wreck
Some people seem to think that wreckage is legitimate plunder. That was so in the olden days. An old Highlander once told me of a preacher who was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Visit to the Wreck
The latest news about the wrecked vessel is contained in this morning's newspapers. A party that went to the Island has succeeded in getting coin and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Wreck of the Wiltshire. Wellington, June 8
The wreck of the Wiltshire, which was a thrilling incident in the nautical history of New Zealand, was remarkable for the heroic and successful efforts that resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wreck of the Wiltshire. Wellington
The inquiry into the wreck of the Wiltshire was opened and adjourned to await the arrival of three witnesses who were said to be weather bound on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked Drifter 14 Men Drowned LONDON
The drifter Blue Sky left Portsmouth on June 12 for Invergordon. It is officially presumed that it has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hydroplane Crash Steamer Damaged Several People Injured LONDON
As a military hydroplane was flying over Cherbourg harbor, the engine became defective, and the machine crashed on to the deck of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of a Drifter
The drifter Blue Sky, attached to the Queen Elizabeth, sank and all the three officers and twelve men were drowned. Details of the wreckage washed ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wiltshire Wreck. Auckland
The inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Wiltshire was continued to-day. Mr. Mays, who represented the Marine Department, pointed out in his opening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked Drifter Body Washed Up "Not Result of Storm" LONDON
The wreckage of the Blue Sky was washed ashore near Margate. The inquest on a body believed to be a man in naval rating was adjourned, in the…
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