Cutting Keel for Lifeboat
Mr. A. J. Tamsett, of Lumbton, working on the keel of a new lifeboat at a stockton shipyard yesterday…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950
126 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7
Seven Drown in Iceland Wreck
REYKJAVIK (Iceland), Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Seven of the crew of the 115-ton Icelandic motorship Helgi were drowned to-day after the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Schools Wantonly Wrecked by Children
SYDNEY: Damage estimated at more than £600 has been caused at Riverstone and Quaker's Hill Public Schools in one of the worst displays of wanton vandalism by children ever experienced in Sydney. Yesterday Detective-Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danish Steamer To Return Home Next Year
When the 2500-ton Danish steamer Poul Carl returns to Copenhagen towards the end of 1951 it will be nearly four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shoal Bay Boats Wrecked
The valuable yacht owned by Mr. H. De Lore, of Newcastle, was driven aground at Shoal Bay in the gale last night, but was towed to safety this morning. The yacht was one of several craft which broke away from their anchorage. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moves to House Old Lifeboat
The Joint Coal Board has given £50 towards erecting a building to house the old Newcastle lifeboat and the Rocket…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Brief New York's Third Waterless Day Plant Wrecked In U.S. Coal Strike
Residents of drought-st [?] New York had their third "dry day" today, as part of a protracted campaign to save dwindling supplies of water. Readings to mid-afternoon showed a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →American Steamer Carries Its Own Baseball Players
The steamer Pioneer Isle, which left Newcastle last night, is probably the only vessel trading around the Australian coast with a baseball team comprised of crew members. The 8380-ton cargo-passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treasure, Shipwreck On Northern Shore
One of the strangest lands in the world is Cape York Peninsula. There are probably more history, adventure and romance to the square mile in this corner of Australia than in any other portion of the Southern Hemisphere…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flying Doctor's Old Plane Wrecked
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Gypsy Moth plane formerly owned by the original Flying Doctor (Dr. Clive Fenton) was wrecked in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turkish Steamer Founders
LONDON, Jan. 30. A.A.P.—The Turkish cargo steamer Edirne (3653 tons) sank in heavy seas near Alderney early to-day while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Escape Uninjured From Wrecked Plane
GRAFTON, Monday.—The two occupants of a Newcastle Aero Club plane escaped uninjured this afternoon when the machine crashed at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →15 Rescued From Wrecked Yacht
Fifteen persons were rescued at Honolulu when the 36ft. yacht Mokuola (right) smashed into a breakwater. Above, the rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missouri Holed On Wreck
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. A.A.P.—A gash 12 feet long was made in the bottom of the 45,000-ton battleship U.S.S. Missouri when she ran…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bomb Wrecks Home Of Gambling King
LOS ANGLES, Feb. 6. A.A.P.—A gangland bomb wrecked the 100,000-dollar radar-protected home of the "Gambling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plan To Lift Wreck 2000 Years Old
GENOA, Feb. 7. A.A.P.—A ship that sank 2000 years ago with a cargo of wheat and olive oil is being salvaged near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parachutists Aid Crew of Wrecked Plane
WHITE HORSE (Yukon), Feb. 10 A.A.P.—Six parachutists, including a Canadian Air Force doctor, parachuted to a Yukon mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaol Seen As Wrecker of Family Life
LONDON: The National Council of Women, in conference at Harrogate, Yorks, recently deplored prison…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Army Blew Wreck Into Wreckage
Remains of a wreck in the "graveyard of ships" off Morna Point, Anna Bay, were blown up in a spectacular detonation during Army demolition demonstrations yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwrecked Men Drift 3 Days On Raft
PERTH, Thursday.—Strapped to a tiny raft and nursing the ship's cat, 12 shipwrecked Indonesians floated in mid-ocean for three days without food and drinking only sea water. The men, whose ages range from…
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