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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

220 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 11

Liners in Collision. French Steamer Founders. Over 100 Lives Lost. Survivors Mauled by Sharks. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 3

The French steamer Laaseyne has foundered on the Rhio Strait, after colliding with the British steamer Ona [?] letter rescued and landed at…

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German Liner Wrecked. the Wilna Stranded. 13 Lives Lost. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 2

The steamer Wilna, laden with iron, is stranded at Blieland, Holland. Of the crew of fourteen, thirteen were drowned…

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A Steamer Ashore London. Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 3

The North German Lloyd Co's Steamer Lent[?]ow, has gone ashore at Naples…

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All-irish Steamer. a New Idea

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 18

The Heroic, the new twenty-knot passenger steamer of the Belfast Steamship Company, made her maiden journey across the Irish Channel on 27th April…

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Pleasure Yacht Wrecked. Narrow Escape of the Owner. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 2

The Varuna, a palatial steam yacht belonging to Mr. W. H. Higgins, an American millionaire banker, has been wrecked off Madeira…

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A Yacht Wrecked. London, Thursday Afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 4

The Varuna, a palatial steam yacht belonging: to Mr. Eugene Higgins, an American millionaire banker, was wrecked at Madeira. Higgins and his…

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A Steamer Ashore. London

National Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 3

The North Coast Steam Navigation Company's Steamer Our[?]mbah went ashore at Chelsea Point, Cape Reciffe. The members of the crew…

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N. C. Company's New Steamer. Ashore on South African Coast Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 2

The Sydney Marine Underwriters aud Salvage Association received a cable this morning from London, stating that the North Coast Company's…

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Japanese Mail Steamer Coal Lumpers Refuse to Load. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

When a coal hulk came alongside a Japanese Mail Steamer at Circular Quay, this morning, the coal-lumpers decided not to handle the coal, owing…

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Disastrous Explosion. Colliers' Homes Wrecked. Damage in Two Villages. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

The powder-house at the Armiston Collieries, Dalkeith (Scotland), exploded, wrecking a dozen colliers' homes, and badly damaging a hundred…

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Union Humbug. Lightering a Steamer. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 2

A further complication in connection with the coaling of the Yawata Maru cropped up this afternoon, when about 120 tons of coal from the…

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The Adderley Ashore. While Bound From Newcastle. Assistance Being Sent. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 2

The ship Adderley while bound from Newcastle run ashore at Puna. It will be necessary to lighten the vesser before floating…

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Another Missing Steamer Five Months Overdue. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

The steamer Clan Macpherson, which was on a voyage from Newcastle to Valparaiso, is now posted missing five mouths…

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Shipwrecks on the English Coasts. Great Loss of Life. London, Saturday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 6 December 1909 · page 2

Violent gales are reported to be raging on the coasts. The steamer Thistlemor blew up and foundered with its crew of thirty…

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A Steamer Swamped. London

Leader · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 3

The steamer Ellen Vann in, from the Isle of Man for Liverpool, which foundered while crossing Mersey Bar, was swamped by an enormous sea…

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A Fruitless Search. Return of the Steamer Sabine No Trace of the Waratah. Capetown

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 3

The steamer Sabine has returned without having found any trace of the missing Waratah. The Sabine had a rough, uneventful…

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This Morning's News. the Steamer Palermo. Wharf Laborers Refuse to Load Concentrates. Sydney, Friday, 1 p.m

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 4

The wharf laborers refused to load a consignment of concentrates into the steamer Palermo, become the latter had brought Japanese coal. The union officials are…

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Terrible Weather in the United Kingdom. Steamers Wrecked. London

National Advocate · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 6

Strong winds, snow and gales have been experienced throughout the United Kingdom, followed by a rapid thaw. Torrential floods have…

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Steamer Capua Missing Supposed to Have Foundered in the North Sea. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 2

The steamer Capua, with a crew of 23, running between Hamburg and Genoa missing is in the North sea. No definite news has been received…

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A Steamer Missing. London

National Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

The Steamer Capua, with a crew of 23, bound from Hamburg to Genoa, is missing in the North Sea. It is regarded as lost…

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