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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
161 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 9
The former Italian cargo-passenger steamer Leme, which was seized by the American Government on Italy's entry into the war, arrived in Newcastle yesterday flying the British flag. She is renamed Lowlander…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—R.A.A.F. authorities to-day revealed the identity of the Spitfire pilot whose machine was found by an aboriginal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The steamer "Northeastern Victory (7000 tons), bound for Antwerp with a cargo of food from the United States, was broken in half when she ran ag round on the notorious Goodwin Sands, off the coast of Kent, England. The Walmer lifeboat rescued all officers and men, and it is hoped to salvage at least part of the cargo before the ship becomes a total loss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Sunday.—Battered by big waves and a 50-mile-an-hour wind, which snapped the main boom, the 74ft. ketch Matangi has been repaired…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Dubbo, latest of the Government-owned "D" class freighters, entered the floating dock today preparatory to commencing trials at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAIRNS, Monday.—A doctor from the refugee ship Hwalien alleged that he and other medical men were forbidden by the Customs authorities to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The British steamer, Lowlander, en route from Sydney to New York with 26 passengers and cargo, put into Newcastle with engine trouble early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—A 14ft. motor launch was wrecked and 12 sailing skiffs capsized in a series of mishaps on Sydney harbour and Botany…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HONGKONG, Wednesday: Searchers have found all two million dollars in cold bars and coins which were scattered over a wide area when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SHANGHAI, Jan. 29. A.A.P.—A plane belonging to the China National Airways, carrying 27 persons including a Methodist bishop, Right Rev. Schuyler Garth and Mrs. Garth ands10 American…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY: The crew of a Lancastrian airliner which crashed in landing at Mascot airport today escaped with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The old lifeboat, "Victoria," which has been placed in the custody of the Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society, has two known…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY.—A 40ft. trawler rap ashore at Wreck Bay. Sussex Inlet shortly after daybreak today and is stuck fast on the rocks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Unless a strict control of building costs was maintained, the Commonwealth and State Housing arrangement might break down, said the Federal Minister for Housing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In a heavy sea, a fisherman, Bill Brownette, and his crew to-day rescued six men from Rock Island, off Sussex Inlet,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE.—The 200-ton auxiliary ketch, Defender, with a crew of 10, which was reported to have "disappeared" after passing through the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DARWIN, Friday.—A jet-propelled Meteor plane, piloted by Flight-Lieutenant Gooch, crash-landed at the aerodrome at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY.—Ane man is believed dead, one injured and a third is safe after a 30ft. launch was smashed to pieces on rocks near Balmoral…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →LONDON, Feb. 16. A.A.P.—Hundreds of Arabs, armed with rifles and daggers, who attacked the British steamer Star of Mex (1116 tons) after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man was drowned when a launch was wrecked off Middle Head cliffs in heavy seas yesterday…
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