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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

273 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 14

Jewish Butchers Shops Wrecked. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 3

Meat riots have taken place in New York a number of butchers' shope being wrecked…

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American Meat Riots. Jewish Butchers’ Shops Wrecked London

Leader · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 2

In the meat riots which occurred in New York, as a protest against the meat combine, a number of Jewish butchers' shops were wrecked…

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The Derelict Steamer. the Captain and Crew Saved. London

Leader · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

The Drayton Grange, at Durban, rescued the boat containing Captain Duit, his wife, three males, and thirteen of the crew of the derelict Dut[?]h…

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An Overdue Steamer. Sydney, Thursday night

Leader · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

The German mail steamer, Oldenburg, is late in reaching Frcemantle. It is feared that some accident to to the machinery has occurred…

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To-Day's Telegrams. An Overdue Steamer. Fremantle (W. A.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 3

Considerable anxiety is felt at the absence of news of the Gorman mail steamer Oldenburg, which is nearly two days overdue from Colombo. The…

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A Steamer Aground. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 2

A wire received in Sydney to-day, states that the steamer, Excelsior, went aground at Tweed Heads to-day…

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A Missing Barque. Supposed to Be Wrecked. Sydney, Sunday night

Leader · Monday 26 May 1902 · page 2

It is supposed that the barque Konig Be[?]ll. has teen wrecked on it New Zealands coat…

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Another Destroyer Wrecked. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1902 · page 3

The torbedo boat destroyer Recruit has struck on a rock on the coast of Cornwall and settled down. It ia feared the bottom is rent. The…

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Run Down by a Perry Steamer. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 2 June 1902 · page 3

nightfall yesterday Archibald Everingham, a butcher, aged 46, residing in Johnston-street Balmain, was crossing Darling Harbor from…

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Incident on a Sydney Steamer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 1

A rather strange incident occurred at Kobe on board the E and A. steamer Australian. According to the statement of the chief officer of the vessel…

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Waterspout and Whirlpool. Adventures of a Steamer. Extraordinary Experience Newcastle

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 June 1902 · page 2

Captain Swift, of the tug Nowburgh, had a rather sensational experience yesterday afternoon. When the vassal was about 20 miles to the cast of Port…

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To-Day's Telegrams. A Schooner Founders. the Captain Drowned. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 3

The schooner Advance missed bee stays off Botany early this morning, and was driven on Henry's Head and foundered. Only the top of her masts…

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A Schooner Smashed. Sydney, Thursday night

Leader · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 2

The schooner Advance ran ashore early this morning just inside Botany Heads, in thick weather. She went on the rocks and soon broke up…

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Foundering of a Schooner. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

The inquest on the body of Captain Ingustrom who was lost in the schooner Advance has closed. A ver[?] of accidental death was returned…

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A Schooner Wrecked. at Botany Heads. the Captain Drowned. Syndey

National Advocate · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 2

At three o'clock this morning the schooner Advance was wrecked at Henry's Head, just inside the northern entrance to Botany Bay, and Captain…

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Sketcher. the First Steamer to Cross the Atlantic

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

IN many quarters the idea seems still to prevail-and we gave expression to it quite recently in an article on 'Some Early Steamships'-that the…

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Wreck of a Preach Steamer. AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 3

News was brought by the steamer Taviuni to-night of the wreck of the steamer Croix du Suo near Opotiki. The captain was saved. A French…

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A Steamer in Trouble Sydney, Sunday night

Leader · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

Tho steamer Ras Elba, while leaving Newcastle on Saturday struck on the Rocks and returned to port, when she collided with the steamer St…

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Wreck of the Ship Iroquois. Seven Days in an Open Boat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 2

Particulars of the loss of the American ship Iroquois came to hand by the San Francisco mail. After tossing about for seven days…

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A Disabled Steamer. Towed into Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

The coastal steamer Williams, engaged iu trading between Newcastle and Port Stephens, was towed into port in a disabled condition at 11…

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