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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1891

136 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 7

Steamer Foundered

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 3

The steamer Roxburgh Castle has foundered off Sicily Isles after colliding with another vessel whose name is unknown. 22 lives were lost…

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Steamer Ashore

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 3

The steamer, Port Jackson, hence to London is again ashore in the Red Sea. The fore compartment being full of water…

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Wreck of a Man-of-war

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 3

The America man-of-war "Galena" has been wrecked on the coast of Hampshire…

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Latest News. Seizure of a Steamer. London, March 17

National Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 3

Sir James Fergusson, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, states that the captain and crew of the steamer Countess of Carnarvon were…

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Barque Foundered

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 March 1891 · page 3

The barque Don Nicholas, coal laden from Newcastle to San Francisco, foundered 600 miles from Sydney on the 13th instant…

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Wreckage on the Coast

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 March 1891 · page 3

Telegrams from Kempsey reports that a quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Crescent Head…

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A Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 3

News has reached Sydney of the wreck of the American schooner Endora, hence to New Britain…

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A Steamer Aground

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 31 March 1891 · page 3

The steamer, Rose of Sharon, grounded at the mouth of the Franklin River, Vic-toria, on Sunday and sunk. All hands were saved…

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A Steamer Strikes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 3

The Union Co.'s steamer Wanaka, from Onchunga to Taranaki, struck on a reef yesterday. It is expected to become a total wreck…

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Steamer Ashore

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 April 1891 · page 3

Union steamer Mahinapua went ashore at Westport, near Auckland…

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Steamers Ashore

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 2

The steamers Myornung and Oakland are ashore inside the Richmond River. The former is in a dangerous position…

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A Steamer Breaks Down

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 3

The steamer Boomerang, from Newcastle, broke down and put into Broken Bay…

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A Bar Wrecked by Gas. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 3

This morning carry the bar of Cooper's Family Hotel, Regent-street, Redfern, was wrecked by an explosion of gas. What caused the accident has not been…

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Remains of a Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 3

A quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Chatham Island (N.Z.). It is supposed to be part of the missing steamer Kakaim…

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A Steamer Wrecked

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 3

The steamer, Maid of Lincoln, has been wrecked near Jurien Bay, West Australia. No lives were lost…

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A Disabled Steamer. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 3

The steamer Boomerang, from Newcastle to Sydney, was disabled to-day at sea and put into Broken Bay…

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Ran Ashore

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

The brigantine Eliza Allen is ashore in the Richmond River. The bar is full of water…

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Wreck at the Caroline Islands. London, April 18

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 3

The Union Company's R. M. S. Monowai, which has arrived at San Francisco from Sydney, brings the intelligence that a vessel named the St. Catherine…

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Steamer Ashore

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 3

The steamer Lawrence, coal laden, which went ashore on the Mokihinni Bar, N.Z., has been abandoned…

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Cutter Foundered

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 3

The cutter, Victory, foundered near Sudest. All hands escaped in a dingy and arrived safely at Perron Island…

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