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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

162 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 9

Cable News. a Steamer Wrecked London

Leader · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 3

The steamer Jebba was wrecked off Salcombe, Devonshire. Eighty passengers were with difficulty rescued by means of a rocket apparatus…

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Steamer Wrecked on the Rocks in a Fog on Cornwall Coast. Lifeboats to the Rescue.all Hands Saved. London

Leader · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

The white Star liner Suevic from Sydney to Liverpool, is a wreck under the lighthouse at the Lizard, on the co[?] of Cornwall…

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The World The Wreck of the Suevic All Hands Saved London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

The Suevic is ashore on Brandies Rocks, and her position is critical. The fog is clearing, but the weather is very bad and the sea rough…

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Disabled Steamer. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

The steamer City of Grafton, from Richmond River to Sydney, passed Smoky Cape this morning with the disabled steamed Colac in tow…

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The Suevic Wreck Some Incidents Cowardly Salvationists London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 3

The White Star liner Suevic struck on the only place on the Brandies rocks where she could possibly have lived. Mrs. Nance Blair, of Sydney,…

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Ghost in a Steamer. the Mystery Solved. Sydney

Leader · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

The ghost mystery on the stenmer Isleworth which cycled at Newes[?], was solved to-day by certain properties making up the effigy of a…

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The Wrecked Suevic. Salvage Operations. London

Leader · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 3

Salvage operations at the wrecked steamer Suevic are prevented by the rough sees. The Captain reports that the tide…

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The Wrecked Suevic. London

Leader · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

Butter on board the wrecked steamer Suevic is being lightered. The lightening of the vessel by the removal of the cargo is Increasing the…

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Californian Steamer Service. a Serious Deadlock. London

Leader · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 2

Owing to the stoppage of the stoam-ship service between California and Australia, the United States Postmaster will not accept parcels for…

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Telegraphic News the Wrecked Tslnan. Floated Off. Sydney

Leader · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 2

A telegram received to-day by the agents of, that steamer Tsinan, which [?] near Cooktown, states that the vessel was floated off last…

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The Suevic Wreck Ship's Condition Critical London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 4

A heavy swell caused the suspension of operations on the hull of the Suevic, and all the salvage steamers except one have in consequence put to sea…

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The Wrecked Suevic. London

Leader · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 3

The wrackel steamer Suevic has broken in two. A large portion of the vessel is being towed to South-hampton…

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The Steamer Suevic LONDON, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 6

The salved section of the steamer Suevic has arrived at Southampton where she has commenced discharging the remainder of the cargo. Then she…

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Leviathans of the Deep the Modern Passenger Steamer

National Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 7

Last September the biggest vessel in the world was launched at Wallsend, England. This was the steamer Mauretania, which is intended for the…

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Wreck of the Suevic LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 3

At the Board of Trade enquiry concerning the wreck of the White Star in or Suevic, the Captain attributed the disaster to a baffling current. He…

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Torpedo Destroyer Wrecked LONDON, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

While manoeuvring during a night attack in the Grand Harbor at Malta on Friday the torpedo boat destroyer Ariel struck a breakwater and was…

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Remarkable Disasters Two Vessels Wrecked Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

The barque Norma, homeward bound, and laden with wheat, was at anchor in the roadstead in the anchorage off the Semaphore yesterday…

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Telegraphic News the Two Wrecks. Adelaide

Leader · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

The Adelaide Marine Board have given Notice to the owners of the Norma and Jessie Darling wrecks that they must be cleared within a…

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The Adelaide Wrecks Further Complications Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 3

The complications surrounding the loss of the barque Norma and the steamer Jessie Darling at the Sema-phoeo anchorage have been further…

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A Steamer Ashore Newcastle

National Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

The steamer Unity of 45 tons, went ashore early this morning on a sandy portion of Stockton beach during a fierce gale She was taken high and…

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