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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 5 of 11

A Lake Wreck. Serious Loss of Life. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 3

The steamer Shores sank off White Fish Point, Lake Superior, in Canada. Twenty-one passengers and members of the crew were drowned…

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Steamer Damaged. Unknown Obstruction. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 2

The steamer Kiama left that port for Sydney this morning for inspection. It is stated that she struck a submerged obstruction when proceeding to sea…

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Coasting Ketch Ashore. Sydney

Leader · Monday 24 May 1909 · page 2

The coasting ketch Theresa went ashore on the beach near Barrenjo[?] Lighthouse…

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Island News. a Mysterious Steamer. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 24 May 1909 · page 3

The island steamer Induna arrived last night from the Gilbert, and Marshall Islands, bringing news, of the wrecks of several steamers in the Marshall group…

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A Missing Ketch. Grave Fears Entertained, Sydney

Leader · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

The ketch Flirt left Thursday Island for Moa, thirty miles away She has not been heard of since. The owner and another white man…

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The Stranding of a Steamer. Mate's Certificate Suspended• Sydney

Leader · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

The Marine Court to-day found that the groundling of the steamer Kiama, which went ashore on a tour to Tom Thumb Island on May 19, was caused…

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An Explosion of Gas. Wrecks Interior of City Premises. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

When the fo[?] at Angus and Coot’s opened the back store over the cons[?]ting room at their George-st, premisres this morning an[?]…

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Vandalism at Newcastle. Jubilee Memorial Stone Wrecked. Newcastle

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 3

During last night the foundation stone of the Newcastle City Council's Jubilee Memorial was overturned, and the records placed on the cavity were…

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Steamer Wrecked. 19 Lives Lost. London

Leader · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

An excursion steamer crashed into a wooden pier at Louisiania. The steamer was wrecked, and 19 passengers were drowned…

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River Catastrophe. Steamer Smashes Pier. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

A river excursion steamer crashed into a pier at Mandeville, in the State of Louisiana and was wrecked. Nineteen persons were drowned…

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Shipwrecked Cat

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

The salvage steamer Enterprise, which put into Dover recently from the wrecked liner Mahratta on the Goodwins, had on board a black cat…

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Steamer Ashore. 400 Passengers Safely Landed. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 3

The steamer, Slavonic, whilst bound from New York to Mediterranea ports, went ashore on Flores Island in the Azores…

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A Steamer Runs Ashore. the Crew Safe. London

Leader · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 2

The steamer Slavania, while bound from New York to the Mediterranean, went ashore on Flores Island, in the Azores. It is feared she is becoming…

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Wreck of The Slavonia LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 3

The Cunard's 'Slavonia' bound for New York from the Mediterranean went ashore od Flores in the Azores. One hundred and ten passengers were taken…

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Strong Gale in Sydney Over Eighty Miles an Hour. a Cotter Wrecked a Woman Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 2

The unpleasant weather conditions which have prevailed during the last few days culminated this afternoon in a strong westerly gale. At one time the wind blew with…

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The Steamer Dispatch. Safety Assured. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 3

Telegrams from New Haven state that the steamer Dispatch, which was due at Melbourne last Thursday and for whose safety fears had been expressed, is…

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Wreck of the Slavonia. Wireless Telegraphy to the Rescue

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

The passengers on the Cunard steamer which went ashore on Flores Island in the Azores were saved through the instrumentality of…

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'The Slavonia Wreck' Wireless Messages London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 3

The North German liner 'Princese Irene' 180 miles distant detected the 'Slavonia's' wireless distress signals. Later the Hamburg American liner…

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Prohibited Person. Steamer Master Fined £100. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

The master of the P. a nd O. steamer, Mongolia, was to-day fined £ 100 for allowing a prohibited immigrant to enter the Commonwealth…

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Explosion at Great COBARi Furnace Totally Wrecked. Cobar

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

No. 2 furnace, at the Great Cobar mine, was totally wrecked by a series of explosions at midnight last night. It was one of the most destructive explosions yet…

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