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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895

91 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 5

A Ketch Wrecked. All Hands Appear As Lost. Sydney, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 2

The ketch Candidate was wrecked at Port Macquarie. Gustave Freeman, captain; Olaf Sverson, mate; G. Matson, cook; S. Lawrence and O. Bogrut,…

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The Burning of the Steamer Rodney

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 2

Thomas Bonnor, a shearer, was at the Criminal Court on Monday, sentenced to seven years' penal servitude in connection with the steamer Rodney on the Darling…

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A Band of Wreckers Taken. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 2

An important capture of a band of wreckers, whose operations were carried on all along the coast of the Red Sea, has been made. A hundred persons,…

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Missing Steamer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 2

Great anxiety ii felt in Adelaide concerning the steamer Gabo, from West Australia, which is overdue…

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Loss of a Schooner. MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 2

The schooner Martha, 39 tons, capsized coming through the Rip at Port Phillip Heads this morning, during a strong W.S.W. gale. There was a…

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Wrecked Through Drunkenness

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 3

Further particulars have been received of the disaster in Mexico to the train of pilgrims, near Enciniflas. One hundred and thirty corpses have been recovered,…

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Wreck of a Yacht

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 2
Also in Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

The Russian Imperial yacht has been wrecked. A minister was aboard, but his fate is unknown. Two warships have gone to render assistance at the…

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Terrible Storm at Sea. Forty Vessels Wrecked

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 2

A terrible storm has occurred in the Mediterranean. At Tangir, the chief port of Morocco, the tea rose 90ft…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. A Supposed Wreck. 420 Lives Lost

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1895 · page 3

A quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Tarifa, a Spanish seaport, 21 miles south-west of Gibraltar, and has been re-cognised as belonging to the Spanish man…

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In Parliament. Out of the Wreck. the Late Governor. Address of Condolence. Leave of an Officer. Carriage of Ore. Mr. Suttor's Successor. Ministerial Statement. Course of Public Business. an Unmistakable Freetrade Policy. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 2

In the Assembly yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. W Webb, the Clerk of Parliament, has completely recovered from the injuries he sustained in the Redfern…

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A Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 8 April 1895 · page 2

The cutter Carina wag totally wrecked at Bowen Island on Saturday, but the crew wore saved…

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The Revolt in Cuba. a British Steamer Boarded

The Bathurst Post · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 7

LONDON, April 3.—The Spanish authorities are taking active measures to prevent outside aid reaching the insurgents in Cuba, and all vessels…

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A Maritime Sensation. THE S.S. Ninevah Goes Ashore. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 3

A sensation was caused to-day in Sydney, when it became known that the Steamer Ninevah, the latest of the White Star line of steamers between London…

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A steamer on Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 May 1895 · page 3

An sulbreak of fire occurred on board the steamer Worrigal on the voyage from London. A consignment of phosphorous was jettisoned and the vessel was thus…

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Mail Steamer Wrecked. 70 Persons Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 3

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Colima has been wrecked off the Mexican coast and 170 persons drowned…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. A Mail Steamer Wrecked. a Hundred and Three Lives Lost

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 3

A terrible shipping disaster has occurred in the Bay of Biscay. The French mail steamer Dom Pedro, which was on a voyage from Havre…

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Wreckers of the Land

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 2

The leaders of a New York secret society known as 'Fire Bugs,' have confessed to extensive organised incendiarism forgain, the society's object being the insurance…

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A Steamer Collision

National Advocate · Monday 8 July 1895 · page 3

A serious collision occurred in the River Morsey on Friday last. A steamer came into collision with a dredger, and five persons were drowned…

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A Steamer Sunk. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 3

A report from the east states that a Chinese warship collided with the British steamer 'Birkhall,' and the latter was sunk. It ia not known if any lives were…

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