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…
Boambee, sunk in Newcastle Harbour, NSW, May 1947.
Boambee, an unlucky steamer
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
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…