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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

187 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 10

British Steamer Confiscated. London

Leader · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

The British steamer Cheltenham, 3741 tons, captured by the Russian cruiser squadron in a recent raid, has been confiscated by the Prize Court at…

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Russian Espionage. British Steamer Overhauled. London

Leader · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

The St. Petersburg, south of Jeddah, overhauled the papers and manifests of the British steamer Menelaus…

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British Mail Steamer, Searched in the Red Sea. London

National Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 3

The Russian cruiser St. Petersburg south of Jeddah, in the Red Sea, stopped and overhauled the papers and manifests of the British steamer Menelaus. The…

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The Story of the Blacks. the Aborigines of Australia. (Published by Special Arrangement.) Chapter Xi. a Few Massacres.--the Wreck of the Maria

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 8

One of the most atrocious massacres by the aborigines Unit bus been brought to v: light wits that of the craw and passengers of a vessel called the Maria, which was…

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Collision Off Newcastle. Steamer Sinks. a Schooner. Four of Crew Drowned. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

At two this morning the steamer “Tagiaferro” ran into and sunk the schooner “Western Star,” sugar laden from Cairns…

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Manly Steamer Sensation. Sydney. Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 3

At the Water Police Court to-day a woman named Luisa Gross was charged with charged with having attempted to commit suicide by throwing herself from a manly…

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Result of the Gale. the Steamer "Nemesis" and Thirty Two Lives Lost. Sydney

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

The wreckage strewn on Cronulla Beach leaves little doubt as to tbe fate of the steamer Nemesis. The vessel evidently foundered in the recent gales, and of her crew of 32 officers…

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The Wrecked Australia. Now on Fire. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

A Melbourne telegram states that the wrecked steamer “Australia” is on fire, and burning furiously. The salvage men knocked off the previous afternoon and no…

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Telegraphic News. Wreck of the Nemesis, Sydney

Leader · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 3

Some further wreckage from the Nemesis was discovered yesterday, but no bodies on far…

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The Nemesis. Body Washed Ashore

Leader · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

A body has been washed ashore at Oronulla beach which is believed to be from the Nemesis…

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Steamer Compelled to Give Up Japanese Mail. London

Leader · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

A North German Lloyd steamer which arrived at Aden reports that on Friday she was stopped in the Red Sea by a Russian volunteer cruiser and…

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Timber Washed Ashore. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 2

The Superintendent of the Department of Navigation has received a dispatch from the signal-master at Lord Howe Island, which states that…

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Vladivostock Squadron Active. Steamer Overhauled. London, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 3

Reports received from Tokio state that the ships of the Russian Vladivostock squadron without the torpedo boats entered the Pacific, steaming…

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The War. Russian Raids at Sea. British Steamer Seized. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 4

General Kuropatkin reports the engagement near the Mo-tien-ling lasted fifteen hours. The Russians lost over 1000 men. Reuter's correspondent puts the loss at…

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Wreckage at Lord Howe Island. Sydney

Leader · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 2

A quantity of New Zealand timber and some wreckage has been washed up at Lord Howe island…

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Another British Outrage. Indo-china Steamer Torpedoed. London

Leader · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

A Ni[?]-chwang letter, received at Tientsin states that the commander of a Russian [?]rpedeer reports having accidentally torpedoed a British steamer in the…

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The War. Seizure of the Malacca. Russia Backs Down. Another Steamer Seized. Kaiser's Ammunition Aboard. London

National Advocate · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 3

The steamer Scandia has arrived at Suez and entered the canal flying the Russian flag, and manned by naval officers and a Russian crew…

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Stranded Schooner Australia. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 4

The Marine Court to-day held an inquiry into the stranding of the schooner Australia on the Manning River, and found that after the stranding…

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The Wrecked Australia. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 3

Salvage operations have been returned in connection with the wrecked Australia. The fire is not yet extinguished and smoke is coming from…

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The Captain of a Steamer Fined. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Egypt was to-day fined £15 for allowing a prohibited immigrant to land…

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