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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 14

Smallpox on a Steamer Townsville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

The steamer Victoria arrived from the East this morning, flying the quarantine flag. Shortly after leaving Thursday Island a Chinese second-class…

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Game on Steamer Court Sequel Charge Of Conspiracy SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 5

Four men who were arrested on the steamer Hunter on November 25—Percy Tanner (31). Francis Buckley (30), Raymond Morden (27), and…

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Passengers Escape Channel Plane Wrecked LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 1

A Daimler cross Channel Plane, encountering a dense fog made a forced landing on Ostend beech, wrecking the machine and slightly injuring a…

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How Wrecks Are Blown Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1923 · page 12

Among the many dangerous tasks which at times fall to the lot of the diver, there are few more "ticklish" than the blowing up of wrecks. Wrecks (says the…

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Strained Ship Trevassa Wreck Inquiry, Court's Finding LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 December 1923 · page 6

The Trevassa inquiry resulted in a finding that the ship sank through springing a leak, but that there was no evidence to justify a positive…

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Dutch Schooner Seized

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 December 1923 · page 7

Further international complications are expected on the result of a revenue cutter's seizure of a Dutch 105-ton schooner Zeehond outside the 3-mile limit…

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Scare on Steamer

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 December 1923 · page 17

The pleasure steamer Westwards He, from Bristol to Iltracombe, broke a couple, of floats in the paddle box on her outward journey when near Mine…

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Ships Broken Back Armagh Goes Aground Wreck in the Mersey "Yes, We Have No Bananas" LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 7

The steamer Armagh, bound for Brisbane, went aground in the, Mersey, after leaving Liverpool. The back of the steamer was broken, and it became local wreck. The steamer broke in two with a…

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12 Lives Lost Schooner Wrecked Oregon Coast Tragedy San Francisco

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 6

Twelve lives were lost on Sunday in a storm on the Oregon coast, by the wreck of the Steam, schooner C. A. Smith, a wooden…

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Wreck of the Armagh

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 5

The Union Steamship Company's steamer Armagh, 12,269 tons, grounded on the retaining wall near the Crossby Light, Liverpool, and became a total…

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Ashore at Tweed Heads Steamer Boambee LISMORE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 5

The steamer Boambee, from Sydney with a big cargo, went ashore at the Tweed Heads, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The vessel was caught in a…

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The Armagh Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 7

The underwriters will suffer heavy losses over the wreck of the Armagh. The Australian Press Association understands that the cargo was insured for…

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Steamer Boambee. Ashore at Tweed Heads. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 5

Advices received, in Sydney this afternoon concerning the steamer Boambee, which ran ashore at the Tweed Heads last night, show that the…

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Leviathan Ashore In New York Harbor Tugs to the Rescue Liner Badly Damaged VANCOUVER, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 5

The Leviathan was stranded in a heavy fog in the upper Part of Now York Bay, off Robbins Reef. The ship had a slight list, but later…

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Boambee Wreck Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 7

The position of the steamer Beambee, which was driven on the breakwater at the Tweed River on Saturday, is unchanged…

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Wrecked Eight Times Grim Experience Hardy Skipper

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 6

To be shipwrecked no fewer than eight times is the remarkable experience of Captain George Henry Gush, of Lyme Regis, England…

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Gale in Cook Strait Steamer in Peril Damage In New Zealand WELLINGTON, N.Z.

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 December 1923 · page 5

A wild storm, with heavy rain, lashed Cook Strait during Thursday night. The effects were felt in neighboring…

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Unsolved Mystery Airship's Pate No Wreckage Discovered LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 December 1923 · page 1

A search In the vicinity of Sicily railed to discover any signs of wreckage of the Dixmude. It is believed that fig[?]ings struck the airship at night…

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