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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

220 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 11

Maniac Amok Wrecks Two Houses in Paddington Vendetta Fight Echo Arrested Man Was Gang Victim's Landlord SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 5

A maniac armed with an axe, who ran amok in two houses in Caledonia-street, Paddington, last night, lived in the same house in Francis-street, Paddington, where Norman Bruhn, the victim of the gang shooting case; lodged…

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Accident on Steamer Steampipe Bursts. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 6

A big steampipe hurst in the engine-room of the steamer Ferndale this evening. B. Gren aged 36, an engineer of the…

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Doepel Ashore But Uralla Refloated. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 6

The State Navigation Department to-day received a telegram stating that the conster Uralla, which want aground at the Urunga crossing, Bellinger River, on…

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Horses Drowned Steamer's Rough Trip SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 9

On her last voyage to the New Hebrides, the Burn, Philp steamer, Makambo was caught by a cyclone. Much deck cargo was lost…

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Old Days of Sail Largest U.S. Steamer

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 5

Once on the Hongkong-Manila run, the Robert Dollar, a 10,000-ton steamer, arrived in Newcastle on Sunday. She is the largest American-owned…

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Aground on Reef Steamer St. Francois Xavier SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 5

A cable telling of the loss of the well-known steamer, St. Francois Xavier has been received by H. Pellitter Sydney agent of the vessel…

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Not Unloaded Steamer Leaves Caims Port Troubles Cairns

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 July 1927 · page 7

The Orungal left yesterday afternoon with her cargo untouched. Some of it had been here before…

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Total Wreck

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 July 1927 · page 9

The well-known steamer St. Franco is Xavier which as been lost on London Reef between Bornco and Cochin China. All hands were saved…

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Lost Airmen Wreckage Found Hunters' Story Nungesser's 'Plane?

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 1

Wreckage, which may be the 'plans in which the French airman, Nungesser and Coll, attempted to fly from Paris to New York, has…

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Wreckage in Newfoundland May be Nungesser's 'Plane "Peace in Pacific" English-Speaking Aspiration Speeches in 'Frisco Australian Delegation Entertained

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 1

"Peace in the Pacific" was the principal motive of the speeches at a farewell luncheon tendered by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce to the Australian Industrial Mission. Both hosts and guests agreed in accepting its maintenance…

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WRECKERS! British Charge Naval Parley U.S.A Vested Interests

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 1

A British delegate at the Geneva naval conference charged U.S.A. shipbuilding and steel Interests with deliberately…

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Steamer Founders Twenty-six Lives Lost. Calcutta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 7

The steamer Shahzada, of 2246 tons, belonging to the Asiatic Steam Navigation Company, sank in a storm in the Bay of Bengal, 50 miles from the mouth of the…

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'Bus Wrecked Four Women Injured Randwick Smash Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 5

Out of control, a 'bun ran across Belmore-road, Coogee, to-day, bounced off an electric light pole, and crashed into a brick and wood fence in front…

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Mr. Loughlin's Views "Labour Party Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 4

Mr. P. E. Loughlin, M.P., who some months ago resigned from the State Cabinet, and is contesting the forthcoming elections as an Independent for the Young…

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Shipwrecked Sailors

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 3

Officers of the wrecked steamer St. Francies Xavier, which was wrecked on London Reefs on June 29 who arrived in Sydney by the steamer St. Albans…

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Thirty Drowned Lake Steamer Capsizes CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 5

The steamer Favorite capsized on Lake Michigan to-day, and 30 people were drowned. Johnny Weismuller the…

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Submerged Wreck? Lost of Steamer Shahzada CALCUTTA

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 1

At the Marine Court Inquiry the captain of the wrecked steamer, Shahzada put forward the theory that the vessel struck a submerged wreck,…

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Ketch Ablaze Lime Cargo Jettisoned MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 8

With smoke and fames pouring from her hatches, the ketch Defender ran for Newhaven, and anchored off the shore. The vessel was on its way…

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New Pilot Steamer Named the Birrubi. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 6

The launching of the new steamer in course of completion at Walsh Island to replace the Ajax for the pilot service at Newcastle will take place at Walsh…

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Steamer Founders Shipping Magnate Fined LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 1

Watkin James Williams, of Cardiff, who metaphorically made a fortune in the shipping business, and increased it at horse racing, has been arrested…

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