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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 16

Liner Delayed Dispute on Zealandia Passengers Placed Ashore Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1935 · page 8

The Huddart Parker passenger steamer Zealandia, which was scheduled to sail yesterday, was held up owing to a dispute about the stokehold crew…

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May Be Sheltering Steamer Durour Overdue Not Fitted with Wireless

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1935 · page 6

While considerable anxiety is felt for the steamer Durour, which in overdue at Melbourne, it is believed in Newcastle shipping circlers that the vessel may…

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Building Wrecked Crate of Bricks Slipped Four Persons Escape Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 7

A remarkable escape from death was experienced by four persons at Manly today, when a large crate, containing nearly 700 bricks, crashed into the rear of…

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Pilot Steamer New Mooring at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 6

The pilot steamer Birubi has been moved to a new mooring between No. 4 and No. 5 cranes, at Carrington Dyke, while dredging operations are in…

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Women Golfers Have Day Ashore Bombay

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 August 1935 · page 1

The English women golfers en route to Australia had a day ashore and played a men's team at the Willingdon Sports Club, each receiving six strokes,…

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Refused Men's Claim for Overtime Steamer Murada Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 7

Claims for overtime by three seamen on the Murada arising out of the dispute which led to the strike were dismissed by Mr. Gibson, S.M,…

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Air Cadet Killed Wapiti Wrecked at Point Cook Pilot Thrown Out: Escapes Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1935 · page 9

A young air cadet lost his life when a R.A.A.F. Wapiti aeroplane crashed at Point Cook to-day. The pilot escaped with facial injuries…

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Reduced Fares by Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 13

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company announces reduced spring fares to operate until September 30 —First saloon, single 7/6, return 12/6; and…

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Rammed by Steamer Fishermen Trapped in Launch Escaped Just in Time Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 11

Three fishermen escaped drowning when their launch was rammed by the coastal steamer Breeze off the coast near Timaru, and sank in two minutes…

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Gale on Atlantic Coast Fishing Craft and Seaplanes Wrecked St. Johns (Newfoundland)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 1

Death and destruction went with a 60 miles an hour sale that swept the sonth-eastern coast of Newfoundland during the week-end…

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Dense Fog in Melbourne Steamer Carlisle in Collision Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 11

Dense fog last night and early to-day delayed shipping In Port Phillip Bay from one to four noun, and caused dislocations to rail and tram traffic…

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Mail Loco. Damaged Ran Into Sleepers on Line Wrecking Attempt? Murwillumbah

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 7

Police believe that a deliberate attempt was made last night to wreck the North Coast mail train, about three miles…

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Remained On Steamer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 September 1935 · page 9

Howard Frank Bennett, 32. machinist, charged at Newcastle Police Court to-day with having stayed on the steamer Allara, alter having been…

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Died From Injuries Sailors on German Steamer Collision with Warship London, September 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1935 · page 8

Three members of the crew of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer, Eisenach, which collided with H.M.S. Ramillies, about nine miles south-west of Dover, on…

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Wooden Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1935 · page 20

Work is progressing satisfactorily on the hull of the new wooden steamer, at Tuncurry, for the North Coast Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. The vessel was…

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Pilot Censured Brisbane River Mishap Steamer Damaged Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 8

The Marine Board to-day hold an inquiry into the mishap in the Brisbane River on Friday, when the steamer Hororata had three blades broken and…

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Wreck Recalled Dandenong Disaster of 1876

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 9

To-day marks the anniversary of the sinking, off Jervis Bay, of the steamer Dandenong, with the loss of 40 lives. The steamer was one of the fleet of…

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Shipwrecks Recalled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 11

Sir,—Under the heading of "Shipwrecks Recalled" you have the week of the Dandenong, September 11, 1876, and it did not happen until 1886. One particular…

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'Phone Installed Pilot Steamer's Berth Chamber of Commerce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 13

The council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was advised at its meeting yesterday that steps had been taken to install a telephone at the berth of the…

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Dandenong Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 10

The letter published in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" yesterday, signed by W. Pullin, Weston, concerning the date of the wreck of the steamer Dandenong,…

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