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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 5 of 7

The Recent Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 3

A cablegram states that there is very little prospect of saving any salvage from the wreck of the Wallarah…

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An American Steamer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 3

The American warship Charlston, which had been commissioned to proceed to China ports to assist in suppressing the anti-foreign riots, has been detained at San…

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Chapter Xxii. the Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 1

The gale was raging furiously all through the weary hours night, and deep was well nigh impossible even had Christine been so inclined…

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Schooner Missing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 3

The schooner Vailele is missing. It is supposed that she was wrecked in the vicinity of the Solomon Group…

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The Missing Schooner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 1 September 1891 · page 2

The missing schooner Vailele returned to port this morning. Captain Evers died during the pasgage through the Coral Islands…

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The Gambier Wreck. — Marine Board Enquiring. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1891 · page 3

The Melbourne Marine board has decided to hold an inquiry on the Gambier and Easby collision. Both captains are parties to the investigation…

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The Gambier Wreck. an Inquiry with Closed Doors. a Bad Career. She Sunk 200 CHINESE. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1891 · page 3

The consensus of opinion condemns the Marine Board for discussing the proposed action of holding an inquiry into the Gambier collision with closed…

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The Gambier Wreck. Two Condensed Stories

National Advocate · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 3

"They were nearly being buried like dogs." This is the remark of a Queenscliff citizen, when he heard that the remains of the poor little girl Gaynor…

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Another Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 7 September 1891 · page 2

The barque Fiji, from Hamburg; has been wrecked on the Victorian coast, near Port Campbell. Two of the seamen attempted to swim ashore, when one was…

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Schooner Ashore

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 3

The schooner, Ocean Rover, is ashore at Launceston and is likely to become a total wreck…

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Wreck of the Barque Fiji. One Man Drowned. Twenty-five Persons Still on Board. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 3

A party of land selectors from Warrnambool, proceeding to Ryan's Dens yesterday morning at about 9 o'clock, found a man lying in tie scrub with…

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The Fatal Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 3

The latest news from the wreck of the Fiji states that 14 men landed by the life line, including the captain. Fifteen persons have been drowned. The ship…

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A Steamer on Fire. —A Narrow Escape. London, September 7

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 3

The steamer Hudson has arrived in Queenstown, Ireland. During the voyage a fire broke out, and for some time it was thought that the ship would…

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The Fiji Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 3

A number of bodies have been washed ashore from the wreck of the Fiji…

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The Wreck of the Fiji. MELBOURNE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 3

The following is an exact list of the men drowned through the Fiji wreck:—Bridgman, first mate; Laidman, third mate ; Petersen, Sanderberg, Sattean,…

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Another Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 2

The ship Ironcross Gefta, bound to Australia, has been wrecked on the Swedish coast. The crew were saved…

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The Wreck of the Ellen.—The Board's Report. Sydney, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 3

It is understood that the report of the special board of inquiry into the wreck of the barque Ellen is very voluminious and of a severely critical nature. Many…

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Horrible Death of a Stowaway. Suffocated Beneath a Steamer's Furnace and Charred Beyond Recognition. "Oh, God! This Is a Fearful Death."

National Advocate · Monday 14 September 1891 · page 2

Of all the sad tales of the sea, perhaps the following is the most graphicly gruesome. It is an account of the pitiful end of the life of a stowaway, who was…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. a Steamer on Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 September 1891 · page 3

A fire on board the steamer Rome did damage to the extent of £35,000…

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The Financial Wrecks. Another Suspension. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1891 · page 2

Another financial house suspended payment to-day, viz., the Excelsior Land and Investment Building Co., it being found impossible to withstand the…

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