sinking Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

The Catterthun sinking at Seal Rocks, NSW

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:November 29, 2020
Post category:History

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…

Boambee, sunk in Newcastle Harbour, NSW, May 1947.

Boambee, an unlucky steamer

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:July 2, 2019
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing History Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

Boambee was an unlucky vessel. The 236-tonne wooden steamer was built in 1908 on the Bellinger River by E.D. Pike and Co for the Manning River Limestone and Steam Ship…

Sailor Bill saw the ghost of his old ship

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 11, 2019
Post category:History Militaria Miscellaneous Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

Two boys on the Newcastle waterfront circa 1937 - with the ship Danmark in the background. SOMETHING about the photograph kept drawing Bill Lieb's eyes back. The picture was in…