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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 9 of 11

A Disabled Steamer. the Buninyong in Trouble. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 3

The steamer Kalgoorlie, with the disabled steamer Buninyong in tow, reached Twofold Bay at 7 o'clook this morning…

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Another Disabled Steamer. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 2 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Gulf of Genoa, from Manchester bound to Sydney, has been towed into Capetown with her shaft broken…

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Another Steamer Ashore. Sydney

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

It is reported that the steamer Innamincka has gone ashore at Bowen, Queensland…

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A Steamer Burnt. Thirty Passengers Perish. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Montoya has been burned at Magdelene, Columbia. Thirty of the vessel's passengers perished…

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Accident to a Steamer. the Gulf Op Genoa. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 3

A private cable received ia Sydney to-day states that the steamer Gulf of Genoa, with a broken shaft, was picked up by the steamer Aberdeen and towed…

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Wreck of the Scotsman. Eleven Passengers Drowned. an Insubordinate Crew. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 3

It has transpired that eleven of the passengers by the Scotsman, stranded in Belle Isle Straits, were drowned. Complaints are made that the crew…

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A Steamer Ashore. Mishap to the Innaminca. Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 3

A wire received from Bowen this morning states that the steamer Innaminca is ashore on North Rock at (Jape Edgecomb…

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A Steamer Burned. Thirty Passengers Perish. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Montoya has been burned at Megdalena, Colombia (South America.) Thirty of the passengers on board the steamer wore burned to death…

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Wreck of the Scotsman. Arrest of the Crew. for Leaving Passengers. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

Twenty-three members of the Scotsman's crew have been arrested at Montreal on a charge of leaving the passengers when the latter had not yet reached…

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Telegraphic News. a Wreck. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 4

It is reported that the steamer Innamincka has gone ashore at Bowen, Queensland…

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The Wrecked Steamer Scotsman. Additional Arrests of Sailors. London

National Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 2

In addition to the 23 arrests reported yesterday, 25 additional members of the Dominion liner Scotsman's crew have been apprehended in Montreal, and 12 in…

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A Disabled Steamer. the Gulf of Genoa. London

National Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 2

The steamer Gulf of Genoa has been towed into Port Elizabeth (Cape Colony) with a broken shaft…

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The Disabled Waikato. in Tow of Another Steamer. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 3

A notice was posted at the G.P.O. to-day, which stated that Captain Nelson had reported that the steamer Ugnia, front Mauritius, had passed the…

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A Terrible Tale of the Sea. Shipwrecked Sailors Drink of the Blood and Eat of the Flesh of their Mates

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 16

The British steamer, Woodruff, recently arrived at an American port, having on board the surviving members of the crew of the barque…

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That Tragedy at Sea. Particulars by the Mail. Cannibalism by Shipwrecked Sailors

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 2

Particulars are just to hand by the R.M.S Alemeda from America regarding that terrible tragedy at sea, recently reported by cable from London, when it was stated that some…

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To Convey our Troops. the Mammoth Steamer Medic. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

The Premier had bad a conversation with the agents of the steamer Medic, which leaves Melbourne for the Gape on the 28th inst. and it is understood that if…

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The Rescued Steamer. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Innamincka, which last week went ashore near Bowen, Queensland, arrived this morning very little damaged…

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The Joint Contingent. Four Colonies Represented. the Steamer Medic Chartered. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 3

The Government has come to an arrangement with the owners of the steamer Medic to charter the vessel for the transport of the Victorian, South…

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A Stranded Steamer. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 3

The steamer Mermaid, trading between Newcastle and cape Hawke, is stranded at Heal Rooks. All hands have been saved…

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A Big Collision. Warships and Mail Steamer. the Cuzco Damaged. London

National Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

A collision has occurred near Gibralter between the Orient Company's R.M.S. Cuzeo, which was homeward bound, on her last trip, and H.M.S…

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