Blast Wrecks Phone Booth
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man narrowly escaped death early to-day when a telephone box he had just left blew up…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1953
106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 6
Sunday Excursion To Wreck
A wreck at Stockton one Sunday in 1888 was so attractive to morbid…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SHIPWRECKED off Newcastle
The attraction was the sailing ship BERBICE. Built at Dumbarton in 1868, She was 174ft. long,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SHIPWRECKED off Newcastle Loss Of Steamer Colonist
In the exact spot where the ill-fated Cawarra sank in 1866, a black painted buoy was moored. For years it remained anchored there as a grim reminder of that terrible disaster and also as a warning to mariners of the dangers of the Oyster Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →SHIPWRECKED off Newcastle Chapter 22 End Of Barque Durisdeer
The wreck of the iron barque Durisdeer on Stockton Beach on Dec. 22, 1895. She was washed over the Oyster Bank and dumped right up on the beach. No lives were lost. It was a dark and dirty…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SHIPWRECKED off Newcastle Passing Of Captain Dagwell Chapter 23
When Captain Joseph Henry Dagwell, formerly senior pilot and drill instructor of the Newcastle Naval Brigade died on Oct. 5, 1899, he left behind a fine record of service…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Society Preserves Lifeboat
The lifeboat Victoria and the Rocket Brigade waggon are now in the possession of the Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →SHIPWRECKED Launching Of the Victoria Chapter 24
The launching of the new lifeboat Victoria took place on Thursday, May 27, 1897, in the presence of a large number of spectators and under the most favorable…
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The name Adolphe is familiar in Port Hunter's maritime story. It was given to a four-masted barque of 4000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwrecked Off Newcastle Adolphe: Best Known Wreck
Newcastle's best known shipwreck is undoubtedly that of the Adolphe…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ship Wrecked off Newcastle End of Jones Brothers Chapter 26
In the height of a terrific south-westerly gale, the 133-ton schooner Jones Brothers met with a swift and fearful destruction on Thursday, Aug. 31, 1905. The Jones Brothers was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sale Of Govt. Shipping Line Would "Wreck Dickyard"
The sale of the Commonwealth Shipping Line would wreck the State Dockyard as a going concern, the Minister for Works (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) said at the launching of the Wangara yesterday. The Wangara, a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SHIPWRECKED Story Of Schooner Alpena Chapter 28
While the story of the Alpena is not that of a wreck, it is nevertheless an account of a gallant episode of the lifeboat service…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Weather Cause Of Shipwreck
SUVA, Nov. 18. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The foundering of the auxiliary cutter Nora on October 21 with the loss of nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SHIPWRECKED Off Newcastle Public Recognition For Lifeboat Final Chapter
The gallant work of the Newcastle lifeboat men in rescuing the crew of the schooner Alpena captured the imagination of the citizens. In connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Trading Ketch For Rabaul
A trading ketch built recently at Stockton left port early last night on the first leg of a voyage to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Confidence Vote May Wreck French Govt
PARIS, Thurs. (O.S.R. and A.A.P.).—Premier Laniel tomorrow morning will stake the life of his five-month-old Government on a vote of confidence on foreign policy. Laniel yesterday met…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fireball Wrecks Home Of Sydney Newlyweds
SYDNEY: A fireball shattered the almost-completed home of newlyweds in Manning-rd., Killara, last night and set fire to another house nearby. The fireball struck at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner Loads For Melbourne
The 240-ton auxiliary schooner, Jillian Crouch, at No. 1 Lee Wharf Newcastle, is loading general cargo for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange Fish Washed Ashore
LONDON, Monday. (A.A.P.)—A 30-inch long fish, weighing 301b., with two feet, complete with…
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