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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 2 of 11

To-Days Telegraph. Steamer Abandoned. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

The wrecked steamer [?] has been abandoned at Tweed Heads…

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The Steamer Bulgaria. Thrilling Experiences. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 3

The captain of the Bulgaria, now at the [?], reports of his thrilling experience Boats that were lowered were watched away before passengers…

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Wreck of a Liner. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

The Dominion liner, Labrador, has been wrecked in the Hebrides. The crew and passengers, including the Filipino, Agoncillo, were saved…

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To-Days Telegrams. A Wreck. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

A barque from Algoa Bay passed a large wooden vessel bottom up pa the 19th January and subsequently a life boat was seen, but there was do sign of life on…

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2nd— Edition The Toulon Disaster. Wreckage for Miles Around. Concussion Felt at Nice. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 2

At the explosion of the Lagouoan naval magazine, near Toulon, many people were thrown cut of their beds by the concussion, and rushed into the…

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Coasting Schooner Wrecked. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 2

News has been received from Gladstone that the well-known coasting schooner Moonta, 93 tons has been wrecked at Gatcombe Head early this morning…

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Melbourne Steamer Launched. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

The Melbourne steamer Kent has been launched…

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A Darling Steamer Sunk

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

The steamer Moira, the property of Mr. John O'Connell, storekeeper, left Wilcannia for Bourke on Monday, the 13th inst., for a cargo of stores. She passed Louth on…

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Shipwreck

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 13

The barquetine Cuthona stranded on the north spit of Kaipara, N.Z. No lives were lost…

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The Mataura Wreck. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 3

Tho wreck of the Mataurs, which went ashore in the Straits of Magellan in January last, together with the cargo salvaged, has been sold for £1200…

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Another steamer Sinks. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 3

The boiler of the steamer, Mississippi exploded at Memphis, America, and the beat sank, sixty persons being drowned…

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Barque Ashore. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 3

The barque Kegent Murray went ashore at Newcastle this morning during a gale. All bands were saved by the lifeboat…

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Terrible Catastrophy. Excursion Steamer Wrecked in the English Channel. Eighty Persons Missing. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

A terrible disaster occurred in the English channel on Thursday. The mail steamer Stella, belonging to London and South Western Railway…

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2nd Edition The World Excursion Steamer Wrecked. During a Dense Fog. Eighty Persons Missing. Splendid Bravery. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

A terrible disaster occurred in the English Channel on Thursday. The mail steamer Stella, belonging to the London and South-Western…

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Another Wreck at Newcastle. a Terrific Gale. Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

The barque Regent Murray, of 782 tons register, inward bound from Mauritius via Adelaide, grounded on the Oyster Bank this morning…

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Wreck of a Barque. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

The largo French barque Marechal Lannes, on her maiden voyage from Swansea to San Francisco with coal, was wrecked, during a fog, on the coast…

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The Wreck of the Stella. Heroic Incidents. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

One of the passengers of the ill-fated vessel Stella, who happened to be holding a football, was saved by its means, though he was drawn into the vortex of…

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Wrecks on the British Coast. Conspicuous Acts of Bravery. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

The weather which caused the foundering of the mail steamer Stella on the Casquets has been responsible for a series of wreaks about the coast of the British Isles…

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A New Steamer. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 3

Messrs. Hubbatt, Parker and Co's new steamer Zealandia is to be launched at Dundee on the Queen's Birthday…

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The Newcastle Wreck. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 2

The weather moderated considerably today; the sea became smooth and the rain cleared. The position of the wrecked barque Regent Murray has not altered…

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