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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

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Tornado at North Sydney. One Man Killed; Several Injured. Houses Wrecked and Damaged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 7

The most violent tornado that has occurred in the history of Sydney swept over portion of the northern suburbs on Tuesday at 2 o'clock. It left in its truck a…

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Romance of a Wreck

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 6

PASTOR FITCHETT'S 'Life' for March contains a thrilling account, written by the Hon J G Aikman M.L.C. of Melbourne, of how the gentlemen named purchased the wreck of the…

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Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 19th January:— The precipitancy of a workman in…

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Wrecked Crew's Adventure Hardships in an Old Indian Fishing Camp

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

The details of a little drama (writes the London "Daily Mail" of 13th February) of the sea have reached Newport Monmouth…

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The Belgian Wreck How the Training Ship Foundered London

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 3

The survivors of the disaster to the Belgian training ship Comte de Smet de Mayer report that she sprang a leak. The pumps were useless and…

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A Frozen Steamer Fate of German Gun Runners London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 3

The German steamer Sourabaya, which was occupied gun running at Vladivostock during the late war, has been found encased in the ice at…

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Wreck of The Steamer Oakburn LONDON, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 3

The Steamer Oakburn, bound from New York to Sydney, has been totally wrecked at Duiker Point. The crew were saved…

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Steamer Stranded. London

Leader · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 3

The steamer Oakburn, New York to Sydney, was totally wrecked near Capetown. All handa were saved…

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The "Pitcairn Island" Wreck a Boat Found London

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 3

It is reported at Valparaiso (Chili) that the boat belonging to the wrecked steamer Pitcairn Island, which was reported missing, is at Punta Arenas…

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Australian Steamer a Total Wreck London, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 3

Lloyd's agent at Valparaiso (Chili), reports that the steamer Lismore, bound from Melbourne to Coronel, has been totally lost at sea. The first…

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Wreck of a Barque

National Advocate · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 3

Auckland (N.Z.), Saturday afternoon. The barque Pelotas, bound for Sydney, timber laden, went ashore at the mouth of Whangape River, while being towed to sea…

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Another Wreck. Sydney

Leader · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 3

The barque Peletas, timber laden, bound from Sydney is ashore at the mouth of the Whangape River, New Zealand. The crew are safe, but the…

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Belgian Steamer Sunk Twelve Persons Drowned London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 4

The Dutch man of war Piet Hein rammed and sank the Belgian steamer Meuse in the North Sea. The captain of the Meuse and eleven…

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Another Wreck LONDON. Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Sunday 8 July 1906 · page 3

The steamer Uassaro, bound from Sydney to Falmouth, has been totally wrecked at the Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, 250 miles east of…

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A Steamer Sunk. London

Leader · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 3

The portuguese stearner Silva sunk in the Kwanga River, and 19 people were drownced…

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Wreck off the New Zealand Coast AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 4

As the result of heavy weather on the New Zealand coast the schooner Aptea is a total wreck at Waiparo Bay. She was. found floating bottom…

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A Tug Ashore. in Rose Bay. Sydney

Leader · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

The steam tug Champion L[?]ss is ashore, stuck fast in Rose Bay. She ran ashore during. last night’s heavy i[?]…

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A Fearful Tragedy Wreck of an Emigrant Ship 300 People Drowned London

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 3

The Italian steamer Serio, bound from Genoa for Buenos Ayres, with 300 emigrants on board, struck the Hormigas Shoals, 18 miles from…

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Latest Cables., 800 Emigrants Wrecked 300 Drowned. Vesel on the Shoals London

Leader · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 3

The Italian steamer “sep[?] from Genoa for Buenos Ayres, with [?] [?]migrants, struck on the shoals. 18 miles from Cartagena (seaport of the…

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The Serio Wreck Details of the Disaster London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 3

From 350 to 400 of the emigrants on the steamer Serio, which sank at Cartagena on Saturday, were drowned. The fishing boats rescued another…

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