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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

214 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 11

To-Day's Telegrams, Sale of a Wreck. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3

The wreck of the steamer Mermaid, of leal Books, has been sold for £20…

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Into the Harbor. Jump Prom a Ferry Steamer. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 3

This morning a man named John Lewis jumped from the steamer Manly into the harbor. He was rescued and conveyed to the…

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German Steamer Chased. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 5

The German steamer Kaiser, which was believed to be carrying ammunition for the Transvaal, was chased in the Mediterranean by H.M.S. Thetis. Fearing capture in the Red Sea, the Kaiser unloaded…

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A French Steamer. in a Disabled Condition. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Tennis, bound from Noumea to Sydney, has pat into Morston Bay, Queensland, in a disabled condition, her rudder having been carried…

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Robbery on a Mail Steamer. Stewards in Trouble. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 3

The two ship's stewards, Wolsten-holme and Maunder, who were charged with robbing F. Thompson, Melbourne, of £315, have been found guilty and…

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The Philippines. British Steamer Seized for Blockade Running. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 3

The American authorities have seized the British steamer Labuan for blockade running in the Philippines…

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Naturalist. Puss Saved From Shipwreck by Swimming

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 5

On Wednesday, March 12, 1873, a cat reappeared at the how of a Mrs Mowbray, at West Hartlepool, Darham, after hating escaped from drowning or starvation by…

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Blockade-Running. a British Steamer Seized. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 3

The British steamer Labuan has been seized at Manila when engaged in blokade-running…

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Collisioin at Newcastle. Two Vessels Damaged. Ferry-boat and Schooner. Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1899 · page 3

A collision occurred in the harbor this morning between the Dyke steamferry Etna and schooner Countess of Errol…

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Another Newcastle Collision. An Ocean Liner. Run Into by a Schooner. Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 3

The Currie liner Bucepbalus, which left here for Sydney at about noon to day, was run into shortly before her departure by the schooner Annie Bow, and…

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The Thermopylæ . the Wreck Broken Up. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 3

The wreck of the Aberdeen White Star steamer Thermopylae, which was lost near Table Bay, has broken up and entirely disappeared…

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Missed From the Steamer. BRISBANE

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

A passenger, named D. Main, by the steamer Julia Percy, from Rockhampton, was missed on her voyage down. He left a note book containing a memorandum showing…

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A Suicide at Sea. Jumps From a Steamer. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 3

A passenger by the steamer Julia Percy, from Rockhampton, named D. Main, was missed on the voyage down. He left a note-book containing a…

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Mother Steamer Chartered London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 3

The War Office has chartered the steamer Majestic for the conveyance of troops to South Africa…

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Latest Cablegrams. the Oberon Ashore. All Hands Saved. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 3

The barquentine Oberon, of 1054 tons, while proceeding from Liverpool to Glasgow to load for Freemantle, W. A., has gone ashore in a dangerous position near Ardrossan…

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A Vessel Ashore. Off the Scottish Coast, the Crew Saved. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 3

The vessel Oberon, while proceeding from Liverpool to Glasgow to load for Fremantle West Australia, went ashore at Ardrossan Harbor, north of Ayrshire…

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Chase of a French Steamer. a Groundless Suspioion. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 3

The British cruiser Magiciennes fired blank cartridge at the French steamer Cordova when 70 miles from Delagoa Bay in the belief that she carried ammunition for the…

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The French Steamer. Official Attitude. London

National Advocate · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 2

A semi-official pronouncement has been made by the French Government in Paris in connection with the stoppage of the steamer Cordova, by her Majesty's…

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The French Steamer Incident. Semi-official Pronouncement. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 3

A semi-official pronouncement has been made by the French Government in Paris in connection with the stoppage of the steamer Cordoba by her Majesty's ship…

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Latest Cablegrams. the Steamer Patria. Finally Abandoned. London, Saturday Afternoon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 November 1899 · page 3

Later information in regard to the steamer Fatria, which was thought to have been safe after her recent sensational experience, reports that whilst she was in tow of the…

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