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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

266 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 14

AFTER 60 YEARS Australian Wreckage Found LONDON, October 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1930 · page 5

A forgotten story of the sea is revived as a result of mysterious wreckage washed up on the Welsh coast near Rhyl having been traced to the old Australian…

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Wreck of Drogher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 13

The Department of Navigation proceeded against the Myall River Timber Company, Ltd. (in liquidation), for having failed to remove the wreck of the drogher…

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22 KILLED Fortress Fires At Steamer Failed to Stop Ghastly Brazilian Tragedy (Australian Press Association.) Rio De Janeiro, October 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 9

One of the ghastliest tragedies growing out of the revolution occurred late last night, when 22 persons were killed and 71 others seriously injured by a shell fired…

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Police Court Wednesday, October 29. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Found on Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 11

Shortly after the steamer Period sailed from Devonport, Tasmania, on October 28, Michael finnigan, 36 [?] was found on board. Brought, 36 before the Court…

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In Tow of Tugs Disabled Steamer SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 8

In the care of two tugs, the disabled American motor ship Seminoic is being towed back to Port Adelaide, which should be reached with…

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No Cure Dual Flirting Wreck Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 4

Discounting as unworkable the theory that marital disasters would be lessened by wives following their erring husbands along…

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Notso Dumb, These Belmont Gate-crashers Wreck Gardens Blaze Way for Herd

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

Hungry strays at Belmont work on a system. An outlaw horse, who has learned the trick of opening the most difficult gates…

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Wrecked 'Plane Parts Found in Bush Evidence at Perth Inquest Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 9

The inquest into the deaths of three victims of the air disaster on October 13 was continued to-day. Expert evidence was given that the ma[?]par and…

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Helpless in the Grip of Hurricane Rudder Off Boats Smashed Jap Steamer's Peril

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 1

Mystery envelops the fate of the Japanese cargo steamer, Seiyo Mare, which sent out wireless calls for…

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Sydney, November 22 Hill Coming By Steamer SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 1

Flight Lieutenant Hill who crashed on the beach, near Kocpang when taking off on his final hop on his London-Darwin flight, is…

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Collided with Tugs Steamer Papanui Arrested 100,000 Francs Wanted Nantes, November 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 7

The steamer Papanui which was on the way from Port Pirie to Avonmouth, collided with a lighter and two tugs in the Saint Nazaire docks yesterday…

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Submerged Object Struck by Steamer SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 8

Huddart, Parker, Ltd., to-day received a wireless message from the master of the steamer Goulburn, now on her way to Melbourne from Newcastle, that at 7.40…

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18 Lives Lost Lumber Schooner Wrecked Put to Sea in Gale Eureka (California) Nov. 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1930 · page 7

During a gale 18 men aboard the lumber schooner Brocklyn were drowned when they attempted to steam out of Humbeldt Harbour late this afternoon. The little…

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Steamer Tied Up Sydney Watersiders' Dispute Crew Paid Off Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 8

Owing to the failure to reach a settlement of the Mackarra dispute, it was decided to pay off the steamer…

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Hail and Wind Damage at Ipswich Buildings Wrecked Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1930 · page 7

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a terrific hail storm at Ipswich this afternoon. It was accompanied by a wind of cyclonic force…

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Sole Survivor in Crew of 18 Clung to Wreckage for 70 Hours EUREKA (California)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 1

HIS body bruised and torn, Joseph Grieve, first male and sole survivor of the schooner Brooklyn, is recovering in hospital…

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Steamer Niagara New Crew Signed On SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 7

No difficulty was experienced in signing on a new crow for the liner Niagara this morning, and the vessel left for Vanconver, via New Zealand, this afternoon…

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Crew of Wrecked Ketch Marooned on Gabo Island MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 November 1930 · page 3

The, 20-ton Ketch, Maramingo, engaged in carrying timber from the saw-mill at Mallacoota to Gabo Island, was blown on the rocks at Gabo Island…

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Famous Schooner's Long Rest :-: Helen B. Sterling in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 November 1930 · page 2

Noble member of a passing race.—Attractive study of the American schooner, Helen B. Sterling, at anchor in Sydney Harbor. So powerful are the rays of the world's largest X-ray tube at the California Institute of Technology, that this concrete…

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Blown on to Tracks Rail Station One of Many Gale Wrecks Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 3

Sweeping through the Wallangarra district yesterday afternoon, an 80-mile-an-hour gale hurled Lyra railway station bodily on the tracks…

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