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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

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Wrecked on Chinese Coast. Sixty Passengers Lost. London

Leader · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer. Charterhouse, voyaging from Holhow to Hongkong, strand off the Hainan Heads. Sixty passengers were lost, whilst…

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Gold Export From South Africa. £1,000,000 in One Steamer. London

Leader · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

The Union Castle liner. Norman Castle, has left Capetown with £1,000,000 In species. This is a record shipment from South Africa…

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Excitable Frenchmen a Betting Machine Wrecked London

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

Considering that a handicap at Longchamps, one of the big race courses near Paris—had been started unfairly the public burst down the…

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The “Port Stephens” Wrecked. on West Coast of N.Z. Auckland (N.Z.)

Leader · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

A barque has arrived at Dunedin with the crew of the steamer Port Stephens, 3664 tons, under charter the Union Coy., on board…

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The Octopus Wreck How the Captain's Wife Died London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 3

The dredger Octopus, which sank on the 14th inst off the month of the Tugela River, sprang a leak. The stoke holes became flooded, and the…

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Dredging Vessels Wrecked. Serious Loss of Life. London

Leader · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

Latest reports respecting the dredge Octopus, which sank off the mouth of the Tugela River, state that the vessel sprang a leak in the stokehole…

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Wreck of French Sub-marine. London, Wednesday Afternoon

Leader · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 3

The French sub-marine, Lutin, which disappeared at Blzerta, is lying in 122 feet of water. It is Intended to drag her Into shallow water…

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Te[?]egraphic News Coal Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Leader · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Colo, [?]tons, engaged in the coal [?]ade between Sydney and Lake M[?]uarle, is ashore six miles to the south of Nora Heads…

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The Stranded Coal Steamer. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

Up till the present rolling has been heard of I lie crew of the steamer Colo, which was found ashore at Norah Heads on Saturday last, The…

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Russian Steamer Arises Torpedo. Fearful Loss of Life. Loudon, Sunday afternoon

Leader · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 3

A Russian steamer struck a torpedo in the Vladivostcck harbour, and conk immediately. Two hundred passengers perished,…

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After Australian Gold. Proposal to Blow Up a Wreck London, Sunday afternoon

Leader · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 3

A project is afoot to [?]low up and search the remains of the steamer Royal Charter, which was wrecked in 1850, with a large quantity of Australian…

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Telegraphic News Earthquakes at Fiji. Total Wreck of a Cutter. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

Reports from Fiji by a steamer which arrived this morning stated that earthquake shocks had been experienced lately at Levuka and Mavu[?]…

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The Haversham Grange Takes Fire at Sea the Steamer Abandoned All on Board Saved London

National Advocate · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 3

Intelligence has been received of the loss of the steamer Haversham Grange. The vessel left Cape Verde on October 9th, and when 800 miles…

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Telegraphic N6ws the Wreck of the Colo. Captain's Certificate Suspended. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 2

Captain Kennedy, master of the steamer Colo, which was stranded near Tuggerah, had his certificate suspended to-day for 12 months…

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Steamer Ashore During Snow Storm

Leader · Wednesday 14 November 1906 · page 2

During a snow, storm the steamer Kensington went ashore in a bad position near Quebec. All the passengers were rescued…

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A Steamer Sunk. Heavy Loss of Life

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

The passenger steamer Dix sank after a collision in Puget Sound. Forty-one were drowned and thirty-nine saved…

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A Steamer Ashore Australian Fast on a Reef Passengers Landed at Port Darwin Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 4

A telegram received here last evening from Port Darwin contained the information that the Australian, one of the best known liners of the E and…

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Wreck of a Steamer. All the Passengers Saved. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 2

The steamer Australian, from Sydney to Japan, went ashore on a dirty night on Saturday on a reef 120 miles from Port Darwin, and is now…

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A Barque Wrecked All Hands Saved, Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 2

The French barque Montbello, 1725 tons, Captain A Kurnegan, became a total wreck on the south coast of Kangaroo Island early on Sunday morning…

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Wreck of a French Barque. Adelaide

Leader · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 2

The French barque “Montebello,” became a total wreck on the South Coast of Kangaroo Island early on Sunday morning. All hands were…

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