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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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Wrecks. Two Losses Announced. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

A cable was received in Sydney to-day, stating that the German four-mast barque Hertzogin Cecile, homeward bound from Port August (South…

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Two Vessels Wrecked. Casualties Unknown. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

Cables received in Sydney this morning intimate that the German four-masted barque Hertogin Cecilez, homeward bound from Port Augusta with…

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Furnace Wrecked

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

No. 2 furnace at the Great Cobar Mine, was totally wrecked by a series of explosions at midnight last Sunday. The furnace was completely wrecked…

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Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 19th January:— The precipitancy of a workman in…

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Steamer Floated. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 3

The steamer Van Stilvenger has been successfully floated off Newton Island, Torres Straits. The vessel has left Townsville for Brisbane…

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Steamer Strikes the Rocks. Sydney

Leader · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 2

While Approaching an entrance to Clarence River this morning the steamer Kallatina, during a thick fog, struck the rocks on Yamba Point…

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To Raise a Great Wreck

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 7

The Americans use the magnet hoister freely. Two examples are given in the sketch--a magnet in the act of lifting five tons of steel, and two magnets in the…

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Wreck of the Orleans. the Missing Boat Searched For. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

In connection with the loss of the barque Orleans off the Tasmanian coast, the Minister for Customs, has sent instructions to the effect that…

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Steamer in Trouble. Arrives in Leaking Condition. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 2

The Melbourne Steamship Company's steamer, Melbourne, arrived in Sydney this morning, leaking. It if surmised that she knocked a hole…

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Thanksgiving for Wreck. Experience of British Crew in the Tropics

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 3

Six members of the crew of the Cardiff steamer Dyffryn Manor have arrived at Barry, their vessel having been abandoned after stranding on a coral…

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Shipwrecked Sailors Rescued. Terrible Experiences at Sea

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 2

The steamer Tofua, which arrived in Sydney, this morning from the Islands, picked up five shipwrecked sailors from the Norwegian barque Erroll, which was…

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Shipwreck. Women and Children Perish Starvation and Thirst. Sydney, Wednesday Morning

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 2

The Norwegian barque Errol was wrecked on Moreton Reef in the neighborhood of Lord Howe Island. The news has just been received here…

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An Unfriendly Reef Norwegian Barque Wrecked Seventeen Lives Lost a Whole Family Perish Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 2

The Norwegian barque Errol, bound from Chambote, an the west coast of South America, for Newcastle, N.S.W., was wrecked lost month on Middleton Reef,…

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A Sensational : Wreck. on Middleton Reef. Horrors of the Sea. Told by Survivors. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 2

News of a sensational wreck, and the survival of only 5 of the whole of a ship’s company was brought to Sydney by the steamer Tofua this…

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The Errol Wreck Proposal to Eat the Children Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

It now transpires that some members of the crew of the Errol, which was wrecked on Middleton Re f last month, suggested resource to cannibalism in order…

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Cable News. Collision. Steamer Smashes Submarines. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 2

The cargo steamer, Eddystone, bound for Hull, whilst in a dense fog at midnight off the Norfolk coast ran into a group of submarines, one of…

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Wreck of the Errol. Terrible Sufferings

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 2

Further details are now available in regard to the terrible wreck of the Norwegian barque Errol, near Lord Howe Island whilst on a voyage from…

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The Errol Wreck

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 2

An enquiry is to be held to-morrow into the wreck of the Errol, which foundered on the Middleton Reel last week with such lamentable loss of…

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The Wreck of the Errol. Inquiry, Proceeding. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 2

The Norwegian Consul opened an Inquiry into the loss of the barque Errol. No evidence will be made public until the whole is translated…

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Accident to Brisbane Mail. a Bridge Collapses. Engine, Carriages and Van . Wrecked.two Killed—many Injured. Sydney

Leader · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 2

The Brisbane mall train, timed to leave Roma at 6.30 this morning, met with a terrible accident after passing Warra, as the result of which two…

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