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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Latest Cable News. (Per Independent Cable Association.) Wrecked Crew Rescued. New York

Leader · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 3

Tho British steamer lkalis has arrived at New York, bringing with her the crew of the wrecked sloop “Little Sunlight,” which she picked up on…

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Message From a Burning Steamer. Vancouver

Leader · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 2

It is feared that the Canadian-Pacific Railway Co’s. Steamer “Princess May,” running between Alaska and Vancouver, has been lost at sea…

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"Princess May" Lost Message From a Burning Steamer. Passengers Believed to Be Safe. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 3

It is feared that Canadian-Pacific Railway Company's steamer "Princess May." running between Alaska and Vancouver, has been lost at sea…

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French Steamer Disabled. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

The steamer Karoola arrived from Melbourne this morning, and reports having passed the French steamer Malzio near German Bay. The French…

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Steamer Specially Fitted with Altars. London

Leader · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

The steamer which is to convey the Papal Legate and other Catholic dignitaries to the Eucharists’ Congress at Montreal, has been specially fitted with…

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Barque Ashore. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 2

A cable was received in Sydney to-day stating that the barque Hilda, of 1,254 tons, running from Newcastle to San Francisco, is ashore at the Hawaiian…

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Adrift for Four Months. Steamer Picked Up. London

National Advocate · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

The British steamer Telemachus picked up in the Indian Ocean he schooner Sea Queen, which had been blown helplessly about for four…

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Cruiser Goes Ashore Accident in a Thick Fog. Ship in a Dangerous Position London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

The cruiser "Duke of Edinburgh" went ashore in a thick fog on a rocky edge at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She sent a wireless message for help…

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Shipwrecked Sailors. Lived Thirteen Days on Sugar and Vinegar. London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

A British steamer readied, near barbadoes, six men of the wrecked sloop Sunlight. The men were in an open boat, and had lived for thirteen…

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Turkish Warship Wrecked London

Leader · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

The Turkish warship Manouvri was sunk during a gale off the Turkish Coast. No further information is available…

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Liner Totally Wrecked. London

National Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

The East African, liner Khedive, was totally wrecked on the- rocks at Cape Morgan, and an officer was drowned, The steamer was valued at £70,000…

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The "Dunbar" Wreck

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 2

August 20th, 1910 (to-morrow) will be the 53rd anniversary of the wreck of the "Dunbar" at the Heads, Sydney. The pennies referred to in our telegram…

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Exploring Vessel Wrecked. London

Leader · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 4

The Danish Greenland exploration vessel, Alabama, has been wrecked. Mekkelsen, the explorer, and the crew were rescued…

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Latest Cable News. (Per Independent Cable Association.) Search Expedition Wrecked. Copenhagen

Leader · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 2

Mickelsen's expedition which sailed June of last year to find the track of the Fricsen, Greensland, expedition, was wrecked last winter on the Coast…

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South Australia. a Steamer on Fire. Adelaide

Leader · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

The steamer South Africa, with 300 tons of dynamite, lying at Port River, near the torpedo station, was discovered on fire yesterday. It was not until…

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Loss of a Steamer. on Her Maiden Voyage. Board of Trade's Judgment. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 3

The judgment of the Board of Made after and inquiry at Cardiff regarding the loss of the British Standard on her marden voyage to Brazil declared…

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Eighteen Sailors Drowned Cruiser Runs Ashore, London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 3

Eighteen bluejackets, of the H.M.S. Bedford, wore drowned through the vessel stranding on the Quelpart Island off the Korean coast…

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Wreck of the Bedford. London

Leader · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 2

H.M.S. Bedford went ashore at Quelport with a tremendous impact. The seas were high after a typhoon. and rushed under the armored deck…

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Wreck of the Bedford a Tremendous Impact. London, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

When the British armored cruiser. Bedford struck the rocks off Quelport Island, the impact was tremendous. The seas were running hing…

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The Wrecked Bedford. London

National Advocate · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 3

The salvaging of the cruiser Bedford has begun. The weather has improved…

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