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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898

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The Wreck of the Amy. SYDNEY, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

Thomas Connors, a wharf contractor at Wollongong, who know the craw of the Amy well, fails to identify tho body recovered last night aa that of Olsen…

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A French Steamer Wrecked. Eighty-seven Drowned. London

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

Reports from Tenneriffe state that a French steamer Fiachet, bound for Cologne, was wrecked on Annaga Point in a dense fog. Eighty-seven men were…

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2nd Edition. The World. An Accident to the English Premier. His Carriage Wrecked. London, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

As Lord Salisbury and Lord William Cecil were entering Hatfield Park the wind blew the iron gate against their carriage wrecking it. Lord Salisbury…

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Shipping Disasters. Wreck of the Acama. This Crew Cast Away. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

The German ship, Industries, recently reported! dismasted, was towed into port to-day. The master reports the loss of the chief officer, Mr. Robert J. Kurka,…

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Another Shipwreck. Foundering of the Atacama. Two Boats with Twelve Men Missing

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 5

At the time of the disaster the Atacama was bound from Newcastle to San Diego. She left Newcastle on January 29 with 1779 tons of Greta coal. On Thursday quite a sensation was caused in…

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Sunday's Storm. Three Vessels Wrecked. the Cataract Dam Burst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

From the reports of our own correspondents we learn that a good deal of damage was done by Sunday's storm in the mountains, but the injury in Sydney, on the Southern coast, and in other parts…

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A Terrible Wreck

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

The inhabitants of Bulli the other day discovered that there was a terrible wreck on their shores. Yet we discover wrecks in our midst everyday. We refer…

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Blowing up a Wreck. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 3

The wreck of the steamer Fitzroy, which recently went ashore on the ocean beach, at Newcastle, was successfully blown up with dynamite on Saturday…

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Wreck of the koonya. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

This afternoon, Captain Nicholson, late master of the steamer Koonya, appeared before the marine board to show cause why his certificate should not be…

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Wreck of the Mataura. the Cargo Being Saved. London, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

The salvage party at work at the wreck of the Mataura has saved 1900 bales of wool which have realised £8,700. The captain reports that there…

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The steamer Fiado. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

Great uneasiness is felt relative to the safety of the steamer Fiado, which is now 19 day overdue between Sydney and Noumea. The vessel carried a number…

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Wreck of a Steamer. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 2

The French liner Yillevorome has been wrecked on the coast of Minorca. All the crew were saved…

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Wreck of a Steamer. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 4

The French liner Yillevorome has been wrecked on the coast of Minorca. All the crew were saved…

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The Mataura Wreck

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

London, Wednesday night. The Mataura wreck has broken in halves…

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The P. and 0. Steamer China Ashore. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

Lloyd's agent at Perim in the Straits of Babel-Man-Deb (Red Sea), telegraphs that the P. and O. Co.'s mail steamer China is ashore on Azalea…

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The Wreck of the China. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 3

The China struck on Thursday evening. It is thought that the large mails and species will be saved. The passengers were transferred at Carthage, and sent on in tugs…

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The Wreck of the China LONDON, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 2

Later news from the scene of the disaster to the China is to the effect that the vessel is expected to become a total wreck. The passengers and the baggage have been saved…

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The Wreck of the China. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 4

The China struck on Thursday evening. It is thought that the large mails and species will be saved. The passengers were transferred at Carthage, and sent on in tugs…

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The Wreck of the China. LONDON. Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3

The Carthage with the mails, specie and passengers of the wrecked P. and O. liner China, left Perim on Sunday night for Brindisi without accident. The…

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A Terrible Wreck

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 6

The inhabitants of Fiji Islands the other day discovered that there was a terrible wreck on their shores. Yet we discover wrecks in our midst every day. We refer to the wrecked,…

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