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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 16
A Moth aeroplane flying from Blenhelm to Christchurch on Saturday crashed into the sea near Walpara, 40 miles north of Christchurch. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Piling upon the rocky shore in a heavy snowstorm while high seas were running, the British freighter, Kenkerry, is a complete wreck Twenty-nine members…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An earthquake in the province of Algarve (Portugal) brought down the walls of the prison at Silves, an old Moorish castle, last week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A finding that the coastal steamer, Coramba, was lost because of a storm, that the vessel was seaworthy and fully equipped with the prescribed life-saving…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After a search by aeroplane to-day had proved fruitless, and relatives had spent a night of anxiety, a launch containing…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A trawler sheltering in the harbour received a wireless message last night from the trawler Jeira, which was stated to be drifting, helpless and badly damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Smallpox was definitely diagnosed to-day in a steward of the liner Aorangi, which arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An explosion to day caused serious damage to premises occupied by the Port Huon Fruitgrowers' Cooperative Association. The building is in the heart of the city,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The steamship Mohawk (8000 tons), under charter to the Ward Line, collided with the Norwegian motorship Talisman, off the seagirt (New Jersey) coast, early…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Forty-seven lives have been lost as the result of a collision last night between the Ward liner. Mohawk (5896 tons), and the cargo steamer, Talisman (4756 tons) off the coast of New Jersey, in almost the exact…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Auckland message reports that a radio message, from the steamer Kalinga has been received to the effect that R. Fuller, an assistant steward, is missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The remarkable change to icy, stormy weather throughout Britain, after one of the mildest winters in living memory continued to-day. Snowfalls were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Although six piles supporting the bridge in the vicinity of Aberfield Colliery were smashed by an explosion, in a deliberate attempt to wreck the bridge on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thomas Selman, 31, laborer, charged at Newcastle Police Court to-day with having stolen 20 yards of hesslan, valued at 10s, from the steamer City…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three men had an exciting experience at Middle Harbour this afternoon when a valuable motor launch caught alight, and was completely destroyed. The launch…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A majority decision of the Sydney branch of the Seamen's Union has led to the tying up for an indefinite period of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A milestone in Newcastle shipping progress was passed to-day, when the first P. and 0. Royal Mail steamer, Comorin,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Chinese steamer Sung Peng arrived at Newcastle shortly after 4 o'clock this Afternoon, direct, from Manila. CUSTOMS CLEARANCES…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After two days of anxiety caused by the absence of news from the British steamer Tungehow, which left Shanghai on Wednesday for northern…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lightning struck and wrecked the chimney in the kindergarten section of Tighe's Hill Public School during a severe storm about 11.30 a.m. on Saturday. Two trams…
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