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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 6 of 11

Another Vessel Ashore. the Wendouree a Total Wreck. Newcastle

National Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 3

The steamer Lindus, whilst proceeding to sea went ashore northward. The Wendource is likely to become a total wreck…

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Robbing a Steamer. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 3

News has been received that £5000 was stolen from the strong-room of the Alameda on her last voyage to San Francisco. The authorities here are busy making…

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Wreck of the Loch Sloy

National Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 2

The head keeper at Cape Borda lighthouse has reported that Smith, the second keeper, had returned to the Cape with the assistance of Mr. May and his sons, Smith recovered…

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Wreck of the Ohau. Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

The Government will hold and exhaustive inquiry into the loss of the Ohau. The wreckage from the vessel has been washed ashore at Castle Point…

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Wreck of the Paris. Transferred to Underwriters. London

National Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 3

The steamer Paris, of the American line, which went ashore on the Manacles, a few miles from Falmouth, on the 12th of May, has been transferred to the…

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Wreck of the Lindus. Sold for a Song

National Advocate · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

The wreck of the steamer Lindas was sold this morning to Mr, Mandelberg for £75…

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Newcastle Wreck. Survey of the Oyster Bank. Newcastle

National Advocate · Monday 12 June 1899 · page 3

It is the intention of tho Public Works Department to survey portion of the harbor near the Oyster Bank. This is the dangerous spot upon which so many…

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New Zealand Steamer Damaged. LONDON, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

The Shaw Savil and Albion Co's steamer Mamari has been towed into Monte Video with her tail shaft broken through a collision…

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Big Steamer Ablaze. the Duke of Buckingham. Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

It is reported from Thursday Island that the steamer Duke of Buckingham, bound for London, anchored off Black Rock yesterday, on fire, so seriously that…

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Another Steamer in Trouble. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 3

The steamer Bungaree, bound to South Africa, is disabled off the lightship, and a tug has gone to her assistance…

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Late Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. the Missing Steamer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 12

The Queensland Premier urges that the ships of the Australian squadron be sent to search for the Perthshire. Mr. Reid approves of…

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Harbor Steamer Aground. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1899 · page 3

During a fog early this rooming the harbor steamer Daphne went ashore at Longneville, on the Parramatta. It is expected that she will float off at high tide…

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Wreck of a Fishing Boat. Terrible Experiences of the Crew

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 3

The news reached Newcastle at a lad lour to-night of the total loss of a fishing chooner named Schnapper, at Bronghton Group of Island on the I4th instan. From…

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Almost Aground. Narrow Escape of a Steamer. Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

The steamer Andania had a narrow escape from going aground at Stoney Point, this afternoon. she had just about cleared Nobby's in entering…

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Mail Steamer in Trouble. Puts Back to Colombo. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1899 · page 3

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Armand Behic, outward hound to Australian ports, put back to Colombo with three blades of her propellor broken. A…

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Telegraphic News. Steamer Collision. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 2

In Hobson’s Bay this morning the steamer Edina collided with the steam Excelsior, the latter sank, but the crew were rescued and taken to Melbourne. Many persons were…

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Terrible Sea Story. Wrecked Men try to Eat their Boots

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 8

Owen Hughes, a young sailor, twenty-one years of age, a native of Holyhead, has unfolded a terrible tale of the sea to a reporter at…

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A. Barque Wrecked. Twelve Hands Missing. Perth (W.a.)

National Advocate · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 3

The barque City of York, from San Francisco to Fremantle was wrecked last night on Rottnest Island. Twelve of the crew are missing, but fourteen…

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The Sea's Perils. Wreck of the Carlisle Castle. No Traces of Survivors. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 3

A telegram from Perth states that last night tho barque Carlisle Castle was driven out on the rocks oil Rockingham. She became a total wreck. Local…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Wrecks on the W.A. Coast. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 2

A telegram from Perth (W.A.) states that the barque Carlisle Castle, bound from Liverpool to Fremantle, has been wreaked off Rockingham…

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