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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

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

Ship Put Back to Port Stowaways Put Ashore

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 8

When the S. S. Kaponga was four hours at sea, bound for New Zealand, this morning, three stowaways were…

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Sydney Steamer Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 6

Since Saturday has been declared a public holiday, the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company, Ltd., announce that the s.s. Hunter will leave…

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Frenzied Woman with Axe Causes Chaos Wedding Presents Wrecked Seized by Police Auckland N.Z.

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 December 1930 · page 6

Armed with an axe, a frenzied woman left her home at Devonport and going into the houses of two neighbors did damage…

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Ship Radio Causes Concern Mishap on Steamer Cabarita Burst Steam Pipe Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 December 1930 · page 5

When the Union steamer Tal[?]une radioed the Department of Navigation, Sydney, shortly before 2 p.m, to-day, advising receipt of…

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Steamer Disabled Steampipe Bursts Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 December 1930 · page 5

A radio message from the steamer Cabarita, on route from Hobart to Port Kembla, was received by the Federal Navigation Department yesterday, stating that…

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Speedboat Blown Ashore Thrill for Campers at the Lake

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 December 1930 · page 7

With big breakers crashing over their speedboat, which was disabled in the middle of Lake Macquarie early on Sunday morning three…

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Steamer's New Plant Coaldust and Oil Burning Unique Experiment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1930 · page 7

A pulverised fuel plant of an unusual, if not a unique nature has just been installed on the S.S. Lorain by Messrs. Todd Dry Duck Engineering and Repair…

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