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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11
Dorothy Millette, possibly the woman named in the will of Paul Bern, disappeared on Tuesday night from a river steamer between hero and Sacramento,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In recognition of their conspicuous acts of bravery at Newcastle Beach and Stockton respectively,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bay steamer Adina, which went aground on a mudbank in Corie Bay yesterday during a dense fog, was successfully refloated at 3 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →With passengers and crew totalling 128 on board, the Bay steamer Edina, the oldest vessel being operated in Australia and possibly the world, ran on a sandbank…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay districts, in the North Island, experienced a very severe earthquake at 1.30 a.m. to-day. The shock, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Bay steamer Edine, which ran aground near Port Arlington during Friday's fog, was refloated with the aid of a tug at high tide at 3.30 a.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Newcastle Town Hall to-night, the Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. C. J. Parker, M.L.C.), and the Mayoress (Mrs. Parker, on behalf of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquest into the deaths of Pilot Ralph Virtue, Captain Les Holden, and Dr. G. R. Hamilton, who perished in the air disaster near Byron Bay on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fire which broke out on the German steamer Stassfurt as she was loading wool yesterday, was conquered at midday to-day. Electricians repaired hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The French Marine Court investigation at Delys, Algiers, revealed that there were no unusual features connected with the wreck of the freighter Ferndale on June…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →While going down the Port Adelaide River at 6.30 a.m. to-day, the steamer Cornwall, 10,537 tons, went aground near Osborne. The vessel was laden with wool,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →I have been very interested in the news of 25 and 50 years ago, republished from old "Herald" files every Saturday. An extract published some time ago regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-morrow is the anniversary of the wreck of the Susaune Godeffroy, a full-rigged ship, in a south-easterly gale on Stockton Beach, with the loss of seven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accompanied by his wife and family, Herr Rudolph Asmis passed through Fremantle to-day on the steamer Mooltan, for Sydney, where he will take up his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A message from San Juan (Porto-Rico) states that more than 200 persons were killed, at least 1000 injured, and thousands rendered homeless by a terrific hurricane…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A message was resolved to-night from the steamer President Madison, in the North Pacific, reporting the reasons of three men from the freighter Nevada,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A launch which wan being used this afternoon by the Newport Lifesaving Club to tow its now surf boat from Pittwater to Newport was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Finish barque, Lawhill, en route from Port Lincoln, arrived with leaking bows. She was damaged in a collision with the steamer Niemen, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eleven stud rams valued at £100 were lost and members of the crew had narrow escapes when the paddle-wheal steamer Pevensey, 130 tons, was burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The trim decks of the Cavan once resounded to the chanteys of husky sailors as the anchor chain wound around the capstan…
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