Adolphe, Newcastle’s most enduring shipwreck
For well over a century, residents of the port city of Newcastle, NSW, have lived with the wreck of the French barque Adolphe, lost on September 30, 1904. The remains…
The Catterthun sinking at Seal Rocks, NSW
The loss of the SS Catterthun off Seal Rocks, NSW, in August 1895 is a story that has captured many imaginations. Thousands of gold sovereigns, en route to China, went…
Aerial view of the Sygna aground in May 1974.
The Sygna storm of May 1974
If you ask most older Newcastle people where they were on the night the Norwegian bulk carrier Sygna went aground on Stockton Beach, they’ll probably be able to tell you.…