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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

140 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 7

The Victorian Wrecks. Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 3

Two more bodies bare bees washed ashore from the wreck of the Sierra Nevada. They are those of the sailmaker Wright and of an A.B. named…

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Wreckers at Work. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 3

By the wreck of the Sierra Nevada, the Customs Department has lost over £500 in revenue. Representatives of the department found that scores upon…

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The World A Desperado. Runs Amok on a Steamer. Kills Seven Persons. London

National Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 3

A man named Nordlung, who was detected at incendiarism, was armed with revolvers and a dagger, and "run amok" on board the steamer Prince…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Another Wreck. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 3

The schooner Niel's Ribe has been totally lost near Leuvka, but all hands were saved and brought to Louvka in the ship's boats…

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Another Wreck

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 3

Tho barque Lady Mabel has been wrecked in Nelson's Bay…

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The Steamer Croydon. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 3

The delay in the arrival of the steamer Croydon at Geraldton is due to the engines breaking down…

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A Steamer Ashore. Brisbane

National Advocate · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 3

A telegram has been receieved from Lucinda Point, near Card well, stating that the small steamer Ellen is ashore near St. Barnards…

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A Fearful Disaster. Steamer Swept Over a Cataract London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 3

A steamer was swept over the Sumatamara Cataract in British Guina, and everybody on board was drowned…

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A Ship Ashore. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 2

The steamer Ka-ka-po, in ballast, bound from Swansea for Sydney, went ashore at Simonstown…

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The Gale on the Coast. a Schooner Pounders. Nelson's Bay, Saturday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 2

The schooner Jane, timber laden, bound from Port Stephens to Sydney, sank last night at her anchorage, in Shoal Bay, in about six fathoms of water…

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Wreck of the Harvest. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 2

Newcastle reports that the American barque Harvest, 1638 tons (Captain Edwards), bound from Table Bay to Newcastle, was wrecked at an early hour…

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A Ketch Ashore at Port Macquarie. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 3

Another shipping casuality was reported this afternoon. The ketch Sir George, a well-known coaster, was being towed into Port Macquarie, when…

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A Steamer Aground. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 3

The steamer Brisbane from Now Zealand went aground at Queen's Cliff this morning…

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Supposed Wreck of a Schooner. Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 3

The Postmaster-General has received a telegram from the coxswain at Inskip Point regarding the wreck of the schooner Confidence, stating that he…

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The Steamer Brisbane. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 3

A telegram was received this afternoon in regard to the stranding of the steamer Brisbane at Port Philip. The vessel floated off and proceeded to…

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Collision at Sea. German Steamer Sunk. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 3

The Orient Company's steamer Orotava, which was chartered by the Government for transport work, while outward bound with 1200 troops on board for South Africa,…

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A Yacht Ashore. High and Dry at Botany. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 3

To-day the yacht Mary Francis, of Sydney, drifted between the Heads of Botany Bay and is now high and dry on the beach near the reserve. Nobody…

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A Wreck. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 3

The Melbourne ketch has been wreaked at Flinder's Island. The crew, consisting of three, and the captain's wife, who was a passenger, were saved after a perilous…

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A Steamer Ashore

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 3

The steamer Allinga, from Sydney, went ashore in the river at Brisbane yesterday…

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Seizure of a Steamer and 200 Junks. London

National Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 2

When Tientsin was captured the British seized a river steamer and 200 junks in anticipation of the advance to Peking…

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