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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
147 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 8
When their 36-ft. launch broke down yesterday—well off the coast and with only a day's water supply on board—Australian sculling champion Evans Paddon and his companion. Tom Norton, had a fortunate escape. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire which broke out this morning in a coal filled hatch of the steamer Colac at No. 6 basin was quickly extinguished by the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Dec. 25. A.A.P.—The American freighter, North-eastern Victory (7000 tons), which was carrying supplies to American troops in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE OLD LIFEBOAT, Victoria, and her original crew at the launching on May 27, 1897. Of these men, Captain Dagwell (cox). R. McKinnon (2nd cox), K. McLeod, W. Fraser, W. G. Adams, R. McLeod, R. Gow, W. Sparks, A. Tait, j. G. Olson, F. Martyn, G. Bradshaw, J. Henderson and J. Elbrecht, only one is still living. (See story on opposite page). THEY'RE, OFF:—Picturesque scene at the start of the Sydney to Hobart vacht race. This picture taken as the boats…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An historic old lifeboat, the "Victoria," which was launched with considerable cere mony in Newcastle harbor in 1897, is to be placed in the custody of the Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CAPETOWN, Dec. 26. A.A.P.—Responding to a radio call for help, a tug is escorting to port the Canadian-owned steamer Cambray (7165…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHANGHAI, Dec. 27. A.A.P.— A four-year-old boy was found asleep and uninjured in the wreckage of one of the three…
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