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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

210 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 11

A Fishing-Boat Wrecked. Supposed Loss of Three Men. Perth

National Advocate · Friday 21 June 1901 · page 3

The fishing-boat Snapshot has been found ashore on the beach 18 miles from Fremantle. The boat is badly damaged, having apparently struck the…

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A Shooting Affray. On Board a German Steamer. The Victim Dead and his Assailant Arrested MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

A shooting affray occurred at two o'clock this morning on the German steamer Asia, which is lying in Victoria Docks. A sailor named Sthuer…

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Shipwrecked Arabs

National Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 2

A wire from Thursday Island states that eight Arabs were brought there on Tuesday from Cape Grenville by a lugger which had been working in that…

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A Ship Ashore. 500 Passengers Saved. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 3

The steamer Lusitania, bound from Liverpool to Montreal, ran ashore at Cape Ballard. Five hundred passengers that were…

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Wreck of tho Lusitsnia. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 3

The steamer Lusitania, from Liverpool to Montreal, has gone ashore at Cape Ballard, on the east coast of Newfoundland. There were 600 passengers on board at the time,…

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The Steamer Lusitania. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

The steamer Lusitania, which ran ashore at Cape Ballard, on the coast of Newfoundland, is a hopeless wreck. Some of the rougher element tried…

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Hopeless Wreck. London

Leader · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 4

The [?] is a hopeless wreck. When the vessel struck a panic occurred, the rougher element among the passengers tried to rush the boats, using the knives in the…

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Wreck.s SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

The Barque John Rambles, from Peru to Auckland, was wrecked on Papoe Li Reef, but the crew ware saved. The American Schooner Helen…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Wrecks on the Coast. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 3

The weather continues cold and boisterous with heavy sea along the coast. The steam tug Protector capsized on the Richmond Bar this morning, and all hands…

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Shipping Disasters. the Steam Tug Protector. Foundered Near Ballina. Six Persons Lost. The Names of the Drowned. BALLINA, Monday morning

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

A terrible disaster happened at the Richmond River bar at 7 o'clock this morning, when the steam tug Protector was wrecked, and all hands on…

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An Excursion Steamer Lost. Lucky Escape of Passengers. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 3

The steamer, Mohawk, with 900 American excursionists on board, struck Glen Island. The steamer sunk in twenty-nine…

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Wreck Near Shellharbor Four Men Lost. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

Brief news of another shipping disaster was received here this morning. The first intimation, which was obtained at the G. P. O., came from the…

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National Shipwreck Relief Society. SYDNEY

Leader · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

Immediately upon the receipt of the news of the shipping disasters, Captain Webber, secretary of the above Society, forwarded clothing for both places where…

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Wreck at Shellharbor. SYDNEY

Leader · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

The tug Alexander Berry was wrecked this morning on Long Point, Shellharbor. One man was got ashore, but it was impossible to reach the others…

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Wreck of the Alexander Berry

National Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday afternoon. A seamen, named Pierce, is the sole survivor of the crew of the boat Alexander Berry. The body has been…

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Wrecking a Station. LONDON, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 3

General Lord Kitchener reports that a party of Boer raiders captured and burned the Roodepoort railway station on Friday, but were ultimately driven…

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Human Limbs. Vestiges of a Wreck. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 3

The pilot at Tweed Heads has discovered small portions of wood (believed to be from wrecks) and portions of human limbs…

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Plague on a Steamer. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1901 · page 3

A tar eastern steamer from Laos landed with 15 Arab stokers at the plague station, Friovel, in Marseilles, two of whom died…

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Steamer Aground. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 3

The steamer, Ninevah, from Capetown, went aground in Melbourne harbour last night…

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A Wreck. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 3

Captain Henry, of the steamer Archer, arrived this morning and reported the wreck of a large kerosene ship at Marshall Islands, where a quantity of kerosene oases have been…

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