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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1896

97 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 5

An Awful Wreck

National Advocate · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 2

Yesterday was the anniversary of the wreck of the ship Dunbar, which foundered on 20th August, 1857, outside the Sydney…

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Another Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 September 1896 · page 3

The ship Ancalos arrived yesterday and reports passing the abandoned barque Gowen bank. It is believed her crew were sired by a passing vessel…

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A Vessel Wrecked the Captain and Hate Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 September 1896 · page 3

The ship Ethie struck on Black Island Esperence Bay, last Thursday and sank Captain Osborne and mate Bradley were drowned…

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Wreck in Esperance Bay. Two Men Drowned

National Advocate · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 2

From West Australia is reported the wreck of the Ship Ettie in Esperance Bay. On Thursday afternoon September 10 the vessel was caught in a hurricane…

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A Warship Ashore. Mishap at Rhode Island

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 3

The United States ironclad Texas has gone aground at Rhode Island, and is reported to be in a dangerous position. The Texas is steel vessel of 6300 tons…

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Another Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 September 1896 · page 3

The ship Gainsborough, coal laden from Westport, has been wrecked at Honolulu…

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Row on a Steamer

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1896 · page 2

There was a big scene on Monday at Esperance (W.A.) on board the Macgregor, the Esperance-Albany mail packet. The vessel arrived on Friday evening…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday A Steamer Founders Five Men Missing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 24 September 1896 · page 3

The Victorian Coasting steamer Bogong has foundered near the entrance to Snowy River. The captain and two others were tared, bat five men are mining…

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The Wreck of the Bogong. an Uncertificated Vessel

National Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 3

Further particulars in connection with the wreck of the Bogong, near the mouth of the Snowy River, show that the vessel became a total wreck, 20…

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Latest Cablegrams London, Thursday. Fearful Hurrleaue in the United States. Twenty Towns Wrecked

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 2

A fearful hurricane it reported to have occurred in the United States. At Washington the White House, the residence of the President, was considerably damped, and…

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Terrific Storm at Narribri. the Church of England Wrecked. Narribri

National Advocate · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 2

A terrific storm passed over here to-day. The wind blew with hurricane force and much damage was done to the buildings, many being completely wrecked. In one…

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Wreck of a Mission Steamer. Six Men Missing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 3

The mission steamer Day spring was wrecked a week ago at New Caledonia. Part of the crew reached land, bat a boat containing six men is missing…

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A Mission Steamer Lost. the Dayspring Wrecked. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 3

The career of the mission steamer Dayspring has been n brief one. The vessel was very recently built for the Presbyterian Missionary Society here…

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The Wreck of the Dayspring. One Boat Still Missing. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 26 October 1896 · page 3

A cable from Noumea yesterday reports that one of the missing boats from the Dayspring had been found by the searching steamer, St. Pierre. The…

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Wreck of the Dayspring

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 October 1896 · page 3

Captain Bibbing and a portion of the crow of the wrecked Mission steamer Dayspring, arrived this morning from Noumea. The vessel struck an unchartered coral…

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The Wreck of the Dayspring. LONDON, Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 3

A lady has offered £1,000 towards the construction of a vessel to replace the mission steamer Dayspring wrecked recently on the coast of New Caledonia…

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The Wrecked Dayspring

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 3

The Wreecked missionary steamer Dayspring will probably be floated shortly…

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Demand for Steamer Tonnage

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 2 November 1896 · page 3

There is an immeuse demand for steamer tonnage in England, freights being; abnormally high. One hundred and forty new cargo steamers are being built…

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The Wreck of the Dayspring. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1896 · page 2

The Marine Board inquiry into the loss of the Dayspring has been postponed until the arrival of the rest of the crew from Rockhampton…

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The Dayspring Wreck. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 2

The Dayspring survivors reached Sydney to-day after enormous sufferings at sea, being for several days without provisions…

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