Short Takes July 11: readers have their say on the day's news

Matt Carr
July 11 2019 - 1:00am

THE article in The Weekender on Saturday (6/7) reminded me that Newcastle had another connection to the Titanic in the early 1970s, not sure of the exact date, we had an American ship come into load a full cargo of sand. On board was an elderly (late 70 to 80 ish) electrician, who was a Titanic survivor, he had been a young deck boy on board Titanic and had all the documentation of being a survivor. His story and photo appeared in the then Newcastle Sun. Meeting him was one of the highlights of my day.

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Matt Carr

Matt Carr

Newcastle Herald deputy editor

Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, police and general news rounds across the Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Newcastle. Now his focus is on digital storytelling and breaking news.

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