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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
239 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 12
The steamer American Merchant crashed into the Matatua's forecastle, flinging the sleeping crew from their bunks. Water rushed in through a huge rent in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The State Navigation Department received a telegram from Moruya stating that the coastal steamer Benandra (345 tons gross, built in Sydney in 1914, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After striking the bar at Moruya yesterday afternoon the steamer Benandra, of 345 tons goss register, became a total wreck. She is now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During a fog the Japanese stemmer Tokofuku Maru, 5857 tons, bound from Bremen to Japan, was run into by the Gearman steamer Heimdal, 2186 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German steamer Hermalta Theresia has been sumptuously fitted out as a trade exhibition, and will start on a tour in April. It will visit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A report wad received at the Federal Navigation Department this morning that a spar, 90 feet in length, and resembling a ship's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wireless messages received in Sydney this morning indicate that the Japanese steamer Hon[?] Maru, which left Melbourne for Sydney at 5 p.m. on Tuesday [?] in danger, and needs assistance. sistance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The announcement that the divers who carried out successful salvage operations at the wreck of the Wairarapa are investigating the possibility of carrying out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The collier Galava, when proceeding down Sydney Harbour to Manly to unload coal early this morning, stranded close to a private residence. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The interstate steamer Canberra, which reached Sydney this morning, experienced a rough handling on her way from the south during the night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →So wild was the weather last night that the Hunter did not venture out of port, to make its usual trip to Sydney. Practically all the small vessels on the north coast were sheltering at various points, and many of the larger steamers on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About one o'clock this morning the Pennant Hills Wireless Station received a wireless message from the master of the Japanese steamer Honolulu Maru,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Shaw, savill and albion steamer Raranga, now berthed at the Basin taking in bankers, experienced a series of misadventures since leaving Liverpool, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The story of a crew's fight for life in a tumultuous sea lies behind the wreck of the Adolph, the French schooner, which foundered off Nash…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Marine Court, consisting of Judge White, chairman, with Captains Chudleigh and Lindbergh, as assessors, to-day held an inquiry into the loss of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I: believed that the victim of the victim of the Humpy Island yacht wreck is Edward O'Neill, of Parnell, Auckland. His family considers there is little…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Ball, the Minister for Works and Railways, stated to-day that he thought it was necessary for him to correct a wrong impression which might possibly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The river steamer Tailee, which recently was boarded by pirates was again attacked while coming from Kong Moon on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dame Nellie Melba, in an article in the "Despatch" says! "No ramor about those who have reached some sort of public position is too ridiculous or malevolent to obtain currency. "Since such rumors can only be refuted by laughter, I should…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Admiralty Court has opened the hearing of the claims arising out of the collision between the Mataina and the American Merchant on March…
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