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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 5 of 9

The Botany Wreck. Still a Mystery. Sydney

Leader · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

All fears for the safety of the ketch Arab were removed this morning, when a wire was received in Sydney stating that she passed Jervis Bay,…

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The Wrecked Australian to Be Refloated. Sydney, Thursday

Leader · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

Captain Strachan, who recently purchased the wrecked steamer Australian, has returned to Port Darwin, and states that three divers say that…

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Fire on a Steamer £15,000 Worth of Meat Damaged London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 3

£15,000 worth of meat, which was aboard the steamer Manchester City at Buenos Ayres, has been boiled for tallow owing to being damaged by fire…

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Escape of Russian Prisoners a Bomb Wrecks a Gaol London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 3

While a number of political prisoners were exercising in the yard of a prison at Sebastopol, a bomb exploded and destroyed the wall…

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Timber Barque Wrecked. Auckland

Leader · Monday 8 July 1907 · page 2

A private cablegram reports the [?]eek of the barque Viking, which left Auckland on May 2, for New York. Her carge consisted chiefly of…

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Cable News British Steamer Wrecked London

Leader · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 2

The British steamer Mount Royal has been wrecked in the Ske[?]ver, British, Columbia Six persons[?] were drowned…

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Steamer Ashore LONDON, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 2

The steamer Tithsdale, from Bunbury, ran ashore in a dangerous position at the mouth of the Indus River, near Karachi. The captain and…

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Racing Yacht Wrecked. Loudon

Leader · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 4

The yacht Hamburg was wrecked, while racing between Heligoland and Ostend, Two of the crew were drowned…

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The Wrecked NlTHSDALE

Leader · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 2

There appears to be little hope of saving the steamer Nithsdale which is ashore near the mouth of the Indus River (India)…

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A Barque Ashore Crew Leaves the Vessel Captain Sticks to His Ship Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 4

The barque Woollahra which left Wellington yesterday for Sydney, via Raipara, went ashore at Cape Terawhiti, about 20 miles from the…

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Telegraphic News Another Wreck a Brave Captain. v . . Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 2

The New Zealand barque Woollahra which left Wellington yesterday for Sydney, went ashore [?] Cape[?] She struck the [?]…

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Telegraphic News the Woollahra Wreck. the Captain Lost. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 2

The agents for the baque Woollah, ra this morning received a [?]gram from New Zealand from the first mate stating that the fears entertained as…

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A Steamer stranded Probable Total Wreck Tweed Heads

National Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 5

The steamer Fido, 1443 ton, owned by Messrs Bech and Alsen, of Norway, in charge of Captain Larsen, stranded at 7.30 last night on a reef outside…

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Wreck of a Scow. Auckland (N. Z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 3

The scow Surprise was totally wrecked at Oban, and the Captain, mate and two of the crew are believed to be drowned. The fifth man reached…

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A Scow Wrecked. Crew Perish. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 2

The New Zealand scow “Surprise” was totally wrecked at Oban. The captain, mate and 2, of the crew are believed to be drowned. The fifth…

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Wreck of the Dunbar. The Fiftieth Anniversary

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 18

Henry Packer, librarian of the Kangaroo Valley School of Arts, who, as look-out man at South Head, signalled the ill-fated Dunbar from…

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Mails Recovered. From the Wrecked Fido. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 2

A visit was made to the Wreck of the steamer Fido this afternoon, near the Tweed Heads. The mails were recovered…

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The Mail Steamer Fire. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 2

Later particulars of the fire on the French mall steamer, Ville De La Clotat, state that the foreman located the outbreak in the storeroom for…

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Wheat Ship Ashore. London

Leader · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 2

The Russian ship Orient, with 21,500 bags of wheat on board, which left Victoria on June 9th, is ashore in a bad position near East London,…

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The Fido Wreck. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 2

The wreck of the steamer Fido near the Tweed Heads was sold for £116. The purchasers were Einerson Bros., of Balmain. There was no bid for the…

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