New Coastal Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Cobargo arrived in Sydney to-day, after a stormy passage from Great Britain. The last part of the trip down the Australian east coast was the worst,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
284 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 15
Storm Passes Pappinbarra Wreck Crew Reach Newcastle
The weather had improved yesterday, and the vessels that had been sheltering at various points along the coast, were soon at sea. The gale had spent…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →As Gale-lashed Seas Pounded Pappinbarra s Wreck
The wreck of the Pappinbarra, near the Port Stephens light, as it was being pounded by the huge seas. This special air picture gives a vivid idea of the plight of the stricken ship…
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Floating debris, and the spreading stream of tawny water indicating the course of the river current outside the Newcastle bar, gave ample evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speedboat Wrecked Excitement at Venice Segrave's Championship Venice, September 14
Striving to overtake Sir Harry Segrave's Miss England at 75 miles an hour in the race for the Counvolpis Cup, at the Lido regatta, Miss America, piloted by Phil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner's Last Days
Once a stately sailing ship plying across the Tasman Sea, the schooner Mapu, stripped of her rigging, engineless and sailless, is destined to end her days as a coal bulk…
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A preliminary inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Pappinbarra will be commenced to-day by Captain Sangster, Superintendent of Navigation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inquiry Opened Pappinbarra Wreck SYDNEY
The Superintendent of Navigation (Captain Sangster) to-day began his preliminary inquiry into the wreck of the Pappinbarra…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwreck Statistics
Reeurns issued recently by Lloyd's Register of Shipping show that 101 ships, aggregating. 173,327 tons, were totally lost or condemned in consequence of casualty or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Nervous Wreck" Wife Seeks Divorce Newcastle Parties
"My husband was always accusing me of carrying on with other men," said Amella May Mahena (formerly Clinton), of 66 Wilton-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer's Race to Port
A losing race of 274 miles was made by the steamer Tregonnel, which reached Auckland on Monday night. Her voyage from Westport to Naurn was interrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stand or Fire U.S. Coastguard Lets Fly Schooner Shelled Halifax (Nova Scotia)
The Canadian schooner, Shawnee, has arrived from Bermuda, after being shelled and hit three times by a U.S. coastguard vessel off New York…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost Propeller Steamer Ventura SYDNEY
There was momentary alarm when in mid ocean after leaving Suva the Ventura in calm weather lost a propellor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A "Hoodoo" Ship Ill-fated Schooner Cruise of the Fides
Two young members of the crew of the Norwegian motor-ship Brand, which reached Newcastle direct from Portland (Oregon) yesterday, bring with them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Led by Girl Pirates Seize Steamer Guards Shot Hong Kong
Silence which for over a year has surrounded the notorious Bias Bay, the head-quarters of the Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer on Reef Storm-swept Island Tug Racing to Rescue Colombo, September 22
The steamer Hochst, which sailed for Europe on Thursday, is aground off Minicoy Island, and is reported to be badly disabled. In response to an "S.O.S.," the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nelson's Bay the Pappinbarra Wreck
There is a likelihood of the steamer Pappinbarra being salvaged. There has been a lot of interest taken in the project since the arrival of the Underwriters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Sail Again Wrecked Pappinbarra Refloating Hopes
At first thought to be a total wreck, the Cain Company's steamer, Pappinbarra, which went ashore in a gale at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer in Gale
The steamer Paheka, which arrived in Sydney yesterday, from Hamburg and London, met an unusually violent storm when crossing the Indian Ocean. For…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ordered to Safety Britishers in China War Zone Rebels Sink Steamer Shanghai
Chinese news agencies report that British and American residents of being have been ordered by their…
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