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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

133 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Wreck of the Nonantum. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 3

The vessel Nonantum has been wrecked on Easter Island, in the South Pacific Ocean. No lives were lost, all the crew being saved…

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he Wreck of the Tasmania. AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 3

The bodies of those drowned in the Tasmania wreck were recovered, except that of Henderson, chief steward, Didmead, and Loghan. The vessel is lying…

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The Wreck of the Tasmania. the Inquiry. Auckland

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 3

The inquiry into the wreck of the Tasmania is proceeding to-day. The Crown Prosecutor, in his opening address, said that the application for the…

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Accident to a Steamer. LONDON, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 3

The steamer Kaikoura has been towed into Rio Janeiro with a defective crank shaft…

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The Wrecked Tasmania. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 3

All dividing operations at the wreck of the steamer Tasmania have failed, owing to the roughness of the water. One of the passengers of the wrecked…

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The " Tasmania " Wreck Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 3

Captain McGeo, of the wrecked steamer Tasmania, arrived from New Zealand by the Anglian on a visit to his wife who was seriously ill. He will…

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A Vessel Ashore. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 3

The barquentine Yolande, timber laden from the Clarence River, is ashore at Westport, New Zealand. The tow line broke, and she became a total wreck, but the crow were…

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Another Wreck. AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 3

A barquantine, laden with a cargo of timber from the Clarence River, went ashore at West Point, und is likely to become a total wreck. Whilst being…

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A Steamer Mystery. a Young Woman's Death. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 2

A mysterious case of death on a steamer was brought under the notice of the police to-day. The information was given by Louisa Sparkes, stewardess on the steamer Balmain,…

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The Tasmania Wreck. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 3

The mail of the wrecked steamer Tasmania has disappeared, und it is thought that the vessel has sunk deeper or capsized…

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Frightful Mining Accident. One Man Killed and Another Badly Injured. by a Boiler Bursting. the Scene of the Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 2

Word was brought into town this morning of a frightful mining accident which had occurred at the Lagoon, about ten miles from Bathurst. A party known…

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Schooner Wrecked. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 3

The schooner Resolute has been totally wrecked at New Guinea, but the grew and cargo were saved…

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The Wrecked Machinery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 August 1897 · page 2

A report was current in town on Saturday that the safety valve of the boiler was weighted down for the purpose of getting up steam speedily on Friday…

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The Tasmania Wreck. AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 3

Further efforts have been made to recover the mails from the wreck of the Tasmania. The divers went below, but as the hold was filled with liquid mud…

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The Tasmanian Wreck. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 3

The wrecked steamer Tasmania has sunk 10 feet in the sand, and is filled with liquid mud. The attempts to recover the mails have been abandoned…

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Towed to London. a New Zealand Steamer Disabled. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 3

The New Zealand frozen meat steamer Rangatira, which sailed from London on August 16, and put into Teneriffe disabled on August 28, is being towed back to…

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Great Gale in England. Several Wrecks. London

National Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

A great gale has been blowing on the British coasts, and several shipwrecks have happened, in addition to many disasters on land…

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The Skyrose Wreck. Recovery of £9,000. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

The divers have recovered £9,000 worth of silver from the wreck of the Skyrose, off Cape Finistere (Spain), at a depth of 171 feet…

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The Wrecked Tasmania. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

Search at the scene of the wreck of the steamer Tasmania has failed to reveal any unchartered danger…

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A Warship Ashore. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 3

The British warship "Imogene" has gone ashore on a sand bank at San Stephan[?], near Constantinople. Sir Phil[?] Currie is on board. Four tugs…

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