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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

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Wreck at Nelson's Bay. the Schooner Cynthia Lost. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 17 September 1900 · page 3

The wreck of the schooner Cynthia, a well-known coaster, was reported from Nelson Bay yesterday morning. The vessel struck on the North Head…

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The War. In The Transvaal. The Eastern Movement. Boers a Disorganised Rabble. Bridge Wrecking Kruger Interviewed. Boers Not Nearly Beaten. Roberts' Return. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 2

Latest intelligence from the front is to the effect that all the Boers' heavy ordinance is at Koomatipoort. The Boer army is broken up and is a…

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"The Wreck of the Argosy."

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 September 1900 · page 15

On Friday evening last the Rev. C. W. Willis and Mrs. Willis entertained all who had assisted in the production of "The Wreck of the…

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An Egyptain Steamer Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 5

The Egyptian mail steamer was wrecked near Rosetta. One hundred persons perished…

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Wreck of a Mail Steamer. a Hundred Lives Lost

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 5

The Egyptian mail steamer, Charlrick, has been wrecked. A hundred people perished…

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Latest Cablegrams. Wreck of Egyptian Hail Steamer. 100 Lives Lost. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 3

The Egyptian mail steamer Charkieh has been wrecked and 100 people perished…

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Egyptian Steamer Wrecked. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

The Egyptian mail steamer Charkich has been wrecked, and 100 people perished…

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A Barque Wrecked. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

A cable received from New Zealand announces the wreck of the Danish barque Nordley at Society Islands. Two natives were drowned, but the remainder of the…

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Loss of British Army Horses. Wrecked at Port Elizabeth. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 2

The steamer Suffock has been wreaked at Port Elizabeth with 900 horses and mules aboard…

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The Wrecked Suffolk. 900 Horses and Mules on Board. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1900 · page 3

In connection with the wreck of the Federal liner Suffolk on the South African coast, near Port Elizabeth, it new transpires that there were 900…

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A Barque Ashore. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 October 1900 · page 3

The Sydney barque Lord of the Isles went ashore at Kiapara Heads, New Zealand, and quickly became a total wreck. The crew were saved…

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Wreck Nearauckland. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1900 · page 2

A telegram received from Auckland (N. Z.) states that the barquentine Lord of the Isles, from Sydney, went ashore at the Kapira heads, near…

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The Wreck of the Suffolk. Officers' Certificates Cancelled. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1900 · page 3

The certificate of the captain of the steamer Suffolk, which struck a rock at Port Elizabeth in September, and which had on board 900 horses and…

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A Missing Steamer. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 3

The steamer Nith, bound from Tampa for Sydney and which was spoken at the end of February off the Florida coast has since been missing…

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A Steamer Burned. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 3

The cause of the fire on the steamer Kangaroo is enshrouded in mystery, but there are some ugly rumours of incendiarism afloat…

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Chinese Pirates. Loot a British Steamer. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 2

Pirates have looted a British passenger steamer plying between the Portuguese, settlement on the island of Marcoa, at the mouth of the Canton…

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British Passenger Steamer. Looted by Chinese Pirates. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 3

News has been received to the effect that Chinese pirates have looted a British passenger steamer plying between the Portuguese settlement and the island of Macao, at…

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New York Steamer Damaged Beaches Port Safely. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 3

The s.s. Saint Paul struck a quantity of wreckage on her return voyage to New York, and broke her starboard propeller and a portion of the shaft…

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Foundered at Sea. Loss of Many Lives. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 3

The Canadian passenger steamer "City of Montrecillo" foundered in a gale in the Bay of Fundy. Thirty-three passengers were drowned…

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Wreckage Washed Up. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 3

A cable from Auckland states that several incandescent lamps bearing tho White Star brand wore picked up recently between Ho-kianza and Karpara (N.Z.), and that a large…

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