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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894

121 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 7

The Stranded Steamer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 January 1894 · page 2

The Marine Superintendent of the A.U.S.N. Company hat decided that it will be useless attempt to get the steamer Tenderdon off the reef at Port McDonnell…

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The Wreck of the Alert

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1894 · page 2

The bodies of two more persons drowned by the wreck of the Alert, were discovered at Sorrento (Vic.) on Saturday. Subscription lists have been opened…

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Second Edition. Wrecks in the Channel. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 3

Large quantities of wreckage have been washed ashore at Margate, Kent, supposed to come from vessels wrecked in the British Channel where extensive…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Saturday. Disappearance of a Steamer's Captain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 2

The Barrabool has arrived in Melbourne from Sydney, and the disappearance of Captain Laycock has been confirmed. It is believed he must have fallen over[?]…

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The Steamer Teuterden

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 3

The Victorian Court Marina of Inquiry has suspended for three months the certificate of Captain MoEscharn, who was in charge of the steamer Tenternon when she stranded…

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Hon. Henry Copeland and Mr. Hindle. Probable Wrecking of the Government. "Mr. Copeland Must Resign."

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 2

Our gallery reporter wired us farther yesterday morning regarding the ordering out by the Speaker of Hon. Henry Copeland. Minister for Lands :—The…

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A Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 3

Captain McDonald with the officers and crew of the brig Eileen] Donan arrived in Sydney this morning by the French steamer Ville La Crotat from Noumea. He reports…

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A Mall Steamer Aground

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 3

The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Brittania, which left London on January 6 for Sydney, grounded in the Suez Canal, but floated off uninjured, and proceeded on her…

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A Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 3

A quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Bank Group, mw Hedrides, being portions of a vessel of about 40 tons…

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Steamer Foundered

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 3

The steamer Kanabooka has foundered off Queensland coast. A boat containing the crew has been picked up…

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The Recent Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 29 January 1894 · page 3

The latest news from Brisbane in connection with the wreck of the kanabooka states that Captain Campbell, chief engineer Fellow, fire-man Carriok and the cook swam ashore,…

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A Foundered Ship

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 3

The ship Look Shiel, from Glasgow to Adelaide foundered off Milford Haven. The crew were saved…

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Au Appalling Wreck

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 3

By the wreck of the ship Yarrock, on the coast of Kerry, Ireland, 24 of the crew were drowned within view of a crowd who had gathered on the shore…

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Wrecks on the Coast. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 3

As a consequence of the gales prevailing there the barque Waratah has been wrecked in the Gulf of Carpentaria and several smaller vessels lost…

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The Late Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

Captain Campbell, who was saved from the Kanabooka, has been drowned while trying to swim a river, and the chief engines Felton has succumed from exhaustion…

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A Steamer Reached

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 February 1894 · page 2

The steamer Egmont sprang a leak on the voyage from Newcastle on Saturday night, and was beached at Johnstone's Bay…

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The Recent Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 2

It now transpires that there were two survivors from the wreck of the barque Gazelle on the coast of Now Zealand, The vessel was driven ashore during a terrific…

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The Kanabooka Wreck. Terrible Sufferings

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 3

The lugger Marie has returned to Thursday Island from Batavia bringing eight survivors of the Kanahooka. The men were out many days in an open boat…

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Wreck of the Kearsage

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 4

The United States warship Kearsage, which, in 1864, fought a naval duel with and sank the Confederate cruiser Alabama, has been lost. She struck a reef in the…

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Missing Schooner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 12 February 1894 · page 2

Uncasiness is felt at the non-arrival of the schooner Sydney Belle, 31 days out from Queensland…

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