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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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Wreck of a steamer. Four Officers Missing. London

National Advocate · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 3

News has been received from Hongkong of the wreck of the steamer Glenavon, bound to London. The vessel struck a rock and foundered…

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Mining Company's Steamer. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 3

The steamer built to the order of North Mount Lyell Co., has been launched at Newcastle…

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A Steamer Sunk. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 3

The steamer Kestrel sank at her moorings to Lavender Bay early this morning. No lived were lost…

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Wreck of the Glenavon. Safety of the Officers. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 3

The missing officers of the crew of the Glenavon, the wreck of which was reported yesterday, consisting of the captain, first mate, the second and the…

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A Disastrous Tempest. Several Wrecks. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 3

The terrible weather in the English Channel and elsewhere has resulted in disastrous losses of shipping. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's…

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A Disastrous Tempest. Several Wrecks Occur. London

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 3

The terrible weather in the Channel and elsewhere has resulted in disastrous losses of shipping. The Peninsular and Oriental…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a…

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Wreck of the Woorwarts. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

After the wreck of the Dutch steamer Voorwarts, off Penzance, the captain and mate of the vessel, as well as several of the crew, perished white endeavoring to…

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Fight on a Steamer. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 3

A subbing affray occurred on board a steamer lying at Woloomooloo yesternight between several season. One man named Rwinman was wounded in the throat and…

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Wrecks on the Coast. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 2

A return prepared by the Marine Board, of wrecks on or near the New South Wales coast during the year 1898, shows that 24 vessels and 70 lives were lost in the period…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

A considerable amount of well- deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a few hours after being successfully…

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A New Orient Steamer. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 2

The Omrab, the new steamer recently launched at Glasgow under the flag of the Orient Steam Navigation Co., has made a successful trial trip. The steamer…

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A New Steamer

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. The Eastern and Australian Steamship Company's new steamer Eastern has been launched…

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Wreck of a Barque. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

The barque Loch Fergus, bound from Glasgow to Brisbane, has gone ashore at Killeny Beach, on the Irish coast, and will probably turn out a total wreck…

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The Hawksdale Wreck. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

The ship Hawksdale, which was wrecked at Longsands, off the coast of Easex, England, has now broken in halves, which have become submerged…

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A Cunnard Steamer Missing. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

Grave fears are entertained of the safety of the Cunard steamer Pavonia, which has not been heard of since the [?] instant, on which date she was disabled…

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American Liner Wrecked. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

The Atlantic steamer Arno has been wrecked at Portsmonth, 13 lives being lost…

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2nd—Edition The World [By Cable and Wire.] The Steamer Bulgeria. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1899 · page 2

When last sighted on the 5th inst., the steamer Bulgaria was sinking. The holds were full of water and the rudder machinery was disabled…

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Business Stopped in New York. the Harbor Full of Ice. All Schools Closed. a Steamer Sunk, London

National Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1899 · page 2

The fall of snow has almost stopped business in New York. Traffic on the railway lines has been suspended and New York Harbor is filled with ice, vessels…

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German Mail Steamer Quarantined. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 2

The following telegram from Fremantle was posted at the Merchants, Exchange today :— "G.M.S. Prinz Regent Luitpold,…

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