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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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China Appeals to League Against "Red" Aggression Pounded on Rocks Eight Dead in British Wreck Lifeboat to Rescue Wireless Man Drowned at His Post LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 1

Eight persons wereskilled when the British. steamer Molesey (3809 tons), swept by huge teas, struck the rocky coast of South Wales near Milford Haven with terrific force…

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Sheep for Russia Escaped Proclamation Steamer Leaves Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 6

Barely an hour before the operation of the Federal Government proelamanton barring the export of stud sheep except by…

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Tragic Wreck Eight Lives Lost Wireless Operator's Heroism Remained at His Post (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, November 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 7

Driven on the rocks near Milford Haven, on the coast of Wales, the steamer Molesey (3809 tons) was wrecked during last night's gale. Eight lives were…

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Wreck Escape Seaman Alive on Rocks

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 1

("Sun" Special) LONDON, Wednesday. A fireman, one of the eight persons reported missing from the…

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Molesey Wreck Fireman Found on Rocks London, November 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 9

A fireman, one of the eight persons reported missing from the wreck of the steamer Molesey, which was dashed in the rocks near Wool Tack Point, South Wales,…

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Struck Reef Steamer Kooyong SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 5

Caught by the strong wind and a heavy, sea, the steamer Kooyong dragged her anchors and swung on to the Bellambi reef to- day…

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In Tow Disabled Steamer Orungal No Danger Freighter Mungana Races to Rescue SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 5

An S. O. S. was sent out by the interstate steamer Orungal, . with 185 passengers aboard, late last night that she was in peril off Smoky Cape owing. to the engines having broken down…

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Steamer Ashore Norwich City Badly Holed SUVA, December 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 7

The British steamer Norwich City is on the rocks at Gardener Island, in the Phoenix Group, 100 miles north of Samoa. The vessel is said to be badly holed, and…

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Orungal in Tow Disabled Steamer Safe Should Reach Sydney To-day Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 7

The A.U.S.N. steamer Orungal, which was drifting helplessly for some hours off Smoky Cape early this morning, with a damaged main gearing, has been taken…

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Norwich City Wreck Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 December 1929 · page 6

A radio has been received that the Trongate and the Lincoln E[?]lsworth arrived at Gardener [?]nd at 7 a.m. to-day. The crew of tho Norwich…

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The Norwich City Steamers Reach Wreck Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 7

A radio message received by the Post Office announces that the steamers Trongate and Lincoln Eisworth arrived at Gardener Island at 7 a.m. The crew of the…

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Eleven Drowned Norwich City Wreck Suva, December 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 11

Five white men and six Arabs were drowned when the Norwich City ran ashore at Gardner Island in the Phoenix group on Monday. The vessel is reported…

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All Rescued Norwich City Wreck Wellington (N. Z.), Friday

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 6

All the crew of the wrecked Norwich City were saved. Of the 24, 12 were transferred to the Lincoln .Ellsworth, which is bound for Sydney…

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Garthpool Wreck How Famous Windjammer Struck Reef LONDON, December 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 9

When the survivors of the sailing vessel Garthpool, which went aground at Cape Verde Islands arrived at Plymouth to-day, Alfred J Pazolt graphically described…

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In Full Sail How Garthpool Struck Story of Wreck London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 1

When the survivors of the Garthpool, the British barque, which was wrecked on the West African co[?]st last month, arrived in Plymouth from…

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SHIPWRECKS English Storms Many Lives Lost Anxiety For £14,000,000 Art Treasures (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, December 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 9

Another violent storm with winds of hurricane force, accompanied by lightning and thunder and torrential rain, struck the South of England last night, causing…

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Great Britain Sends a Warship to Troubled China Came Back Again Violent Gale Over Britain More Ships Wrecked Heroic Swimmer's Great Save LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 1

Friday night's exceptionally violent gale was resumed with increased severity yesterday, and to-day the wind reached the terrific velocity of 185 miles an hour--a record for Britain. This figure was recorded at the Scilly…

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Fighting the Gale Art Steamer's Passage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 7

The progress of the Italian steamer Leonardo da Vinci, which is now believed to be in the Bay of Biscay with her £14,000,000 cargo of art treasures, which…

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Garthpool Wreck Survivors at Liverpool London, December 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 7

More survivors from the Garthpool, the last of the British windjammers, which was wrecked at Cape Verde Islands a month ago, have arrived at Liverpool…

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Forty Drowned Italian Steamer Sinks Paris, December 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 7

Forty members of the crew of the Italian steamer Chieri (5384 tons) were drowned when the vessel Bank near Ushant. The six survivors clung to boats…

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