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Adolphe shipwreck, Newcastle
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Local Treasures ABC
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The French barque Adolphe is just one of many shipwrecks that litter the entrance to Newcastle Harbour Having sailed from Antwerp, the Adolphe was ultimately heading for Sydney to load wheat, however in large seas the ship came to grief on Newcastle s notorious Oyster Bank in 1904 after colliding with the wreck of another vessel, the Colonist, whilst being manoeuvred in to port by the tugs Hero and Victoria
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Ceylon Shipwreck
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Letter to the editor from survivors of the Ceylon wreck
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Subscription raised for Bradburn who had lost everything when his vessel was wrecked
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Shipwreck ' Elizabeth'
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On the passage from Sydney to Newcastle
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Wrecked on the passage from Sydney to Newcastle. Mail damaged
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Shipwreck 'Active'
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Heavy gales drove her ashore for the second time when she became a total wreck
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Shipwreck 'Alfred'
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From Brisbane Water. Sunk after collision with steamer 'Rose'. Owner of maize on board John Lowry. Captain Alfred Settree, James Devonport, sailor and John Lowry rescued
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Shipwreck 'Anna Maria'
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Coasting schooner wrecked on the Long Bight
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Shipwreck 'Australian Lad'
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Cutter. Trader between Newcastle and Sydney. Entirely lost and crew perished
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Shipwreck 'Boyd'
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Carrying a full freight of wheat from Hawkesbury. Lost on a beach between Hunter River and Port Stephens called the 'Sand Hills'
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Shipwreck 'Calder'
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Wrecked at Newcastle. Captain William Worth. Owner Peter Dillon
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Shipwreck 'Canmore'
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Oyster Bank, Newcastle
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Wrecked on the Oyster Bank. 7 people drowned. Inquest on the body of the chief mate Edgar Day
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Shipwreck 'Ceres'
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Wreck of the Ceres sold to Mr. Korff for 91. Korff intends to build a small coaster with portions of the wreck
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Shipwreck 'Charlotte'
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Lying wrecked on the beach five miles from Newcastle after foundering at sea on the 7th September
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Shipwreck 'Charlotte'
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Vessel belonging to Andrew Beaumont of Sydney. Wrecked off Birdie Island. Master Charles Wantling made it to shore 12 miles from Newcastle. 2 crew drowned
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Shipwreck 'Dan O'Connell'
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A mile north east of the place where the King William the Fourth was wrecked.
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Cutter wrecked on the Sand Bank of the north shore in a gale. Pilot Mr. Jackson rescued the crew.
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Shipwreck 'Domain'
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Wreck of the cutter Domain
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Shipwreck 'Dove'
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From Brisbane Water. Sank off Sydney Heads. 2 drowned
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Shipwreck 'Dove'
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Lost in a storm to the north of Port Stephens. 7 lives lost
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Shipwreck 'Dundee'
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Under Captain Cummings wrecked at Hunter River on 15th August 1808
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Shipwreck 'Effort'
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Five of the crew and passengers of the Effort buried by crew of the Pelican vessel after she was wrecked at Tuggerah Beach during gales