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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

186 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 10

Stranded Steamer Trebartha in Trouble Damage Uncertain Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 3

Few details have been received in Sydney of the stranding on a coral roof of the Hain S.S. Company's steamer Trobartha which went ashore…

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Almost Wrecked Caught Between Huge Waves HONOLULU

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

The U.S.A: battle-cruiser Maryland narrowly escaped capsizing during manocuvres. She was caught between huge…

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Steamer Sunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 5

The steamer Lygnern, bound from Oslo to Sydney, came into collision with the small coastal steamer Rytoner, and the latter, which was badly holed, sank in 45…

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The Sun Stop-press Missing Ketch

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 6

No news has yet been been heard of the ketch Lialeta, which left Port Augusta (S.A.) on April [?], for Melbourne…

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Crew Adrift. Wreck off South America Frantic Men Monte Video (Uruguay)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 1

THE British steamer Hawk a month ago struck a reef 60 miles south of Cape Pilar, and foundered immediately…

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Fiji Wreck Timber Schooner Sinks SUVA

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 5

The auxiliary schooner Moonah, owned by Marlow and Company, which was carrying a cargo of 80 logs from Dreketi foundered off…

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Ketch Missing 30 Days Overdue MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 5

No news has been received of the ketch Liletta, which is now 30 days overdue from South Australia. The vessel only had a month's…

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The Steamer Galava

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 8

Word was received in Newcastle last night that the small collier Galava had a rope around her propellor at Catherine Hill Bay. Arrangements were…

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Look for Wreckage Search for Missing Ketch MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 5

Hopes for the safety of the missing ketch Linleeta are diminishing. The navigation authorities have asked coastal stations to be on the…

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Steamer Delayed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 7

The steamer Kurow, owned by the Union Steamship, Company, was held up for five hours last night, owing to the firemen refusing to sail with a man who…

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The Ketch Litialeeta. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

Wreckage has been found near Port Macdonnell, in South Australia, which is believed to belong to the ketch Litialeeta…

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Steamer Aground On Wanganui Bar Tugs Helpless Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 5

On Sunday morning the Anglo Saxon Petroicum Company's steamer Cyrena went aground while entering Wanganul Harbor…

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Still Missing Ketch Lialeeta MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 5

There is still no further news of the missing sketch Lialeeta, which is long overdue on a voyage to Melbourne from a South Australian port…

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Floods in South Man's Body Recovered Great Damage Caused Steamer Bermagui's Plight Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 6

Reports received to-day from a number of towns in the southern part of the State indicate that following upon torrential pains during the past two or three days,…

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Iron Baron's Plight Ashore Near Cattle Wharf Tugs Fail

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 8

Two efforts have been made to move the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's steamer, Iron Baron, which went aground early yesterday…

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Adventurous O'brien Round World in Ketch Dublin Proud of Him London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 1

Dublin is preparing a public welcome for the adventurous Conor O'Brien, who is expected to arrive at Kingston on June 20 after a voyage…

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In Danger at Sea Steamer Bradbury's Plight LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 1

The steamer, Bradbury, with a cargo of [?] route from Fremantle to Europe, has wirelessed that she is in the middle of the Indian…

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Not Worth Salvage Oil Steamer Stranded Back Broken Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company's steamer Cyrena, of 2138 tons, which became stranded at the entrance to Wanganui harbor on May…

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Job Control Steamer Held Up Trouble Over Trimmers No Response to Call SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

The first instance of job control of shipping in Sydney since the deregistration of the Seaman's Union occurred last night, when the…

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Steamer Held Up Union Interferes Owners Stand Firm Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 8

The steamer Monaro, which was to have left for Sydney and Newcastle at 6 p.m. yesterday, is still at her berth at the north wharf…

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