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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895

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Four Coasters Wrecked

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 2

Four coasting vessels were wrecked during the pule in the Irish Sea, the majority of their crews were drowned…

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2nd - Edition The - World The Wrecks of 1894. SYDNEY, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 3

Eighteen wrecks occurred on the coast last year. The loss was £57,300, Ten lives were lost…

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The Loss of a Ketch. Master Bernsdoff Is Drowned. Sydney, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 3

The ketch Emily Matilda has been wrecked off the North Head. She was laden with maize, etc., from Broken Bay. The master was John Bernsdoff…

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A Hall Broken Into and Wrecked by Larrikins

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 2

Between the hours of 4 and 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning a band of larrikins broke into the William Gale Lodge of the I.O.O.F.-hall, in Wilson-street,…

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Another Harbor Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 3

A ketch named the Emma Matilda, 30 tons register, was wrecked yesterday morning on the rocks off North Head, Sydney Harbor. The vessel, which was…

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Collision In the Channel. a Steamer Sunk

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

The barque Primavers, which left London on the 5th inst. for Hobart and Launceston, came into collision to the English Channel with the steamer Pearl,…

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The Missing Schooner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 2

One of the missing schooners, the Philip Palfrey, has safely anchored at Jarvis Bay…

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A Steamer Sinks. 37 Passengers Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 2

A passenger steamer sank in the Ohio and 37 persons were drowned…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Ten Lives Lost

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 28 January 1895 · page 3

The steamer Escnrial was [?] off the coast of Co [?] during a terrific gale this morning. Eighteen sailors jumped from the sinking vessel, [?] to reach the shore…

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A Disastrous Wreck

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 2

The steamer Escurial has been wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. Of 18 on board who attempted to swim ashore 10 were drowned…

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The Fiji Hurrcane. the Vessels Wrecked

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

The official list regarding the vessels wrecked is the hurricane experienced recently at Fiji has been published. The Ions of life numbered quite 200 souls, and amongst them…

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Not Foundered

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 3

The German training ship, which was supposed to have foundered in the Mediterranean, is safe…

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Fearful Disaster at Sea. a Mail Steamer Sinks. 350 Persons Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 3

A terrible disaster has occurred in the North Sea. The mail steamer Elbe collided with another vessel, name unknown and sank immediately. 350 of…

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Results of the Gales. Wreckage on the Coast

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

A quantity of wreckage has been found on the ocean beach at Barren Joey, resembling portion of a large vessel's head. The abandoned schooner Margaret Jane…

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The Weather. Sydney Never Had Anything Like It. a Man Washed From a Manly Boat. Newcastle Boats Won't Put Out. Loss of a Steamer at Wollongong. Sydney, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 3

The fiercest gales known for a long time have been raging at Sydney and to the northward. On Saturday the storm suspended all…

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The Steamer Rotokino

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 2

The steamer Rotokino, bound from Newcastle to Auckland, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday night in a disabled condition, having met with very heavy…

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Another Destructive Explosion. Gun Nedah Boiling Down Works Wrecked. Five Workmen Injured

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 2

A terrible explosion occurred at the boiling down works at Gunnedah yesternight. The boiler was blown to atoms and seven men were seriously injured about…

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Missing Steamer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 2

The French Atlantic liner La Gascoigue is six days overdue at Now York, and it is feared she has foundered with 300 souls…

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Wreck of a Barque. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 2

The barque Sarah S. Ridgway, from Newcastle to Singapore, was wrecked on January 26 at Bollano Reef. The captain, his wife, and several of the crew…

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A Steamer's Misfortune. HOBART

National Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 2

The steamer Pukaki while berthing along-side Devon Port wharf, Tasmania, struck a rock and knocked a hole in her bottom…

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