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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 11 of 11

Johannesburg Looted. Women Wreckers at Work. Mine Machinery Destroyed. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 November 1899 · page 2

It is reported from Johannesburg that a number of women have looted the city, destroying and taking^ away thousands of pounds worth of goods out of the shops…

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Gold from an Old Wreck

National Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1899 · page 2

The ketch Anna has just left Invercargill (N.Z.) for the Auckland Islands to make another attempt to recover the gold on board the wrecked ship General Grant. This…

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A Mock Ocean Steamer. the "Mareorama" at the Paris Exposition

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 4

POSSIBLY the most striking of the many novelties, which will be offered to the visitors, at the coming Paris Exposition will…

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British Transport Ashore. Troops Safely Landed. Probable Loss of Horses. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 3

Tho British transport ship Ismore has gone ashore at Helax Bay (?) The troops on board, including 500 artillerymen and hussars, were safely landed, but…

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The Wreck of the Ismore. Guns and Ammunition Saved. London

National Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1899 · page 2

The transport Ismore, which went ashore at St. Helena Bay. Cape Colony, while conveying Hussars and Artillery to South Africa, has gone to pieces…

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The Ismore Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 December 1899 · page 3

The transport Ismore, which went ashore at St. Helena Bay, Cape Colony, while conveying Hussars and Artillery to South Africa has gone to pieces…

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A Schooner Ashore. Newcastle

National Advocate · Monday 11 December 1899 · page 2

The schooner Venture, in proceeding to sea on Saturday afternoon, missed stays and drifted on to the 8 took ton breakwater and remained there, despite…

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A. N. D. Steamer Aground. London, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 11 December 1899 · page 2

The German Mail Steamer Knoigen Lonise, of the North German Lloyd line, which left Bremen on December G for Sydney, via ports, is critically aground…

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At Lombard's Kop. Boer Guns Wrecked. the British Losses. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 3

Later accounts of the British night sorties at Lombard's Kop show that the surprise was complete, and the Boor forces absolutely demoralised by Major-General Sir A…

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A Transport Ashore. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 3

The transport Denton Orange is ashore at Las Palma. The cargo includes a number of traction engines, 140 ambulance vans, 170…

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A Transport Ashore. London, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

The transport Denton Grange is ashore at Las Palmas. The cargo includes 1800 [?]raction engines, 142 ambulance and other vans,…

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Later Intelligence. German and French Officers. In The Employ of the Boors. Arriving by Every Steamer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

The English newspapers declare that there is a greater number of German and French officers serving with the Boors than was generally supposed…

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The Ismore Wreck. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 25 December 1899 · page 2

An official inquiry has been held into the wreck of the British transport Ismore, 6215 tons, of the Johnston line, which went ashore at St. Helena Bay, near…

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The world a Steamer Stranded. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 3

The steamer Ariosto, bound from Galveston (Texas) to Hamburg, has been stranded in Ooracoke Inlet, in North Carolina…

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Fall of a Rock. Hotel, Monastery, and Houses Wrecked

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 29 December 1899 · page 4

From Italy, news comes that an enormous rock the sit of the Cappuccini Hotel, at Amalfi, on the Gulf of Salerno, suddenly fell into the sea…

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