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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

229 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 12

Express Wrecked Crash at High Speed Twelve People Killed London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 7

A message from Berlin says that the night express from Berlin to Cologne, where it connects with a train which catches the…

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FOUNDERED? Steamer Seagull Local Coaster Alarm at Anna Bay

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 5

The small coastal steamer, Seagull which left Port Stephens this morning is missing…

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Wheat Steamer Charters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 5

There is activity in chartering steamers for the Australian wheat, and several fixtures have been made at 40s and 40s 6d for West Australia, 43s 9d for South…

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Steamer Seagull Beached on Saturday Crew Saved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 4

Shortly after noon on Saturday the small steamer Seagull was beached in a leaking condition about ten miles on the north side of Stockton. After an…

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Chinese Seize Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 5

It is reported from Macao that the river steamer Mansing was seized by pirates on August 19, while on a voyage from Malowchow to the Sunning district…

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Seagull Wreck Inquiry To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 7

The Superintendent of Navigation, Cap[?] Morris, will hold a preliminary inquiry in Newcastle to-morrow concerning the benching of the…

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New North Coast Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1926 · page 4

Arakoon, which is the name of a town on the Macleay River, is the name selected for the new steamer now being built at Grangemouth, Scotland, to the order…

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Pirates Rob Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 5

A gang of 38 pirates; disguised as passengers, looted the Norwegian steamer Sandviken of money, jewellery, anti clothes, amounting to 20,000 dollars, near…

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Is It From Cooma? Wreckage Found ROCKHAMPTON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 5

A telephone message was received from Yeppoon last night, stating that a fishing party at Cono Creek, 11 miles north of Yeppoon, found on the beach…

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Japanese Steamer Wrecked London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 5

A message from Portland, Oregon, states that the Japanese steamer Kaikyu Maru, en route from Vancouver to Yokohama, struck a rock in the Aleutian Islands,…

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Bunkers Ablaze Steamer Turns Back CAPETOWN

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 6

The Dutch steamer Jaggersfontein arrived at Mossel Bay last night with bankers ablaze. The fire brigade pumped all night,…

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Wreck of Brolga Captain Censured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1926 · page 5

The Marino Court, consisting of Mr. C. Jennings, C.S.M., with captains C. V. Wood and C. E. Lindbergh, to-day delivered reserved judgment in…

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Murder Verdict Seamen Quarrel Ashore Filipino Shot International Complication LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 1

An English coroner has returned a verdict of murder against an American naval man who is now at sea on an American destroyer,…

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Industrial Matters Steamer Held Up. Dispute with Firemen Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 7

The Howard Smith liner Bombala was to have sailed for Queensland ports at noon yesterday, but owing to a dispute with the firemen concerning the payment…

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Sunken Treasure Wreck Not Located LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 6

A message from Brest says that the divers attempting the salvage of bullion from the sunken liner Egypt descended to 370 feet, but did not…

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Sunken Treasure Wreck Not Located LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 4

A message from Brest Buys that the divers attempting the salvage of bullion from the sunken liner Egypt descended to 370 feet, but did not…

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Wreck of the Dandenong Disaster of 1876

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 7

To-morrow is the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the steamer Dandenong, which foundered during a gale off the New South Wales coast on September…

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Steamer Bombala. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 7

The Marine Transport Group met to-day, when the action of the firemen, in refusing to take the Howard Smith Steamer Bombala to sea last Saturday, and…

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Newcastle Pilot Steamer, Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, has received a letter from Mr. G. H. Faulkes, secretary of the Department of Navigation,…

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Continued Voyage Cable Steamer's Collision LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 September 1926 · page 1

The cable steamer Faraday, with material for the duplication of the Pacific cable, collided with barges in the Thames. but proceeded to sea…

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