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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Wrecked in a Gale. Three-masted Vessel Goes. Down. Boat, Load of Passengers. Drowned in Sight of Spectators. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 3

During a gale in St. George's Channel, a three-masted vessel was wrecked on the Pembrokeshire coast. Spectators watched a boat full of…

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A Welsh Wreck. Many Passengers Drowned. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 3

A three-masted vessel has been wrecked at Pembrokeshire (Wales). Spectators watched a boat full of passengers, which was rowing…

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The Steamer Moresby. Lifeboat Still Missing. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 3

No word has yet been received of the missing lifeboat from the steamer Moresby…

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A Steamer Aground. London

Leader · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 4

An unknown steamer was driven on the Goodwin Sands. Five tugboats and three lifeboats are struggling to recue the crew. The high seas may…

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Washed Ashore Discovery of Lifebelts on New Zealand Coast. Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 3

Some, ex[?]ement has been caused by the discovery of lifebelts on the shore at New Brighton Beach, near Christchurch, The belts had evidently been washed…

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Cause of Recent Wrecks. London, Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

Several speakers at a meeting of the Chamber of Shipping protested against the reduction of the Coast Guard stations to which they…

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The Missing Waratah. Report From South Africa. Wreckage Washed Ashore. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Cape Town reports that a quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Mossel Bay. A most significant object amongst the…

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Wreckage Found Is It From the Waratah? London

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Capetown says that a quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Mossel Bay, which lies South of Cape Colony, about…

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Telegraphic News Was It Waratah Wreckage ? MELBOURNE

Leader · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 5

Captain Simpson of the steamer Pericles, referring to the cable with respect to the wreckage found on Morsel Bay expressed the opinion…

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Missing Waratah. Wreckage Story Discredited. London

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1910 · page 3

Messrs. W. Lund and Sons, owners of the missing steamer Waratah, do not place credence upon the report that the wreckage washed ashore at…

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Collision in the Harbor Interstate Steamer and Collier. the Latter Sunk. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 2

A collision occurred in the harbor to-night, between the inter-State steamer Wyreema and the Southern collier, Kurrajong. The latter, which was…

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Steamer Damaged in Suez Canal. Leaking in Two Holds. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 2

A Cable message states that the White Star liner Cevic, from Australia to England, which went aground in the Suez Canal has put back into Port Said…

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Dutch Steamer Refloated. From Off Cape Melville, Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Dan der Hagen, which was ashore near Cape Melville, on the north of Queensland, has been floated off. She arrived at Townsville…

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Adrift in a Gale. Government Dredge and Punt Blown Ashore. All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 1

During the south-east gare which has been raging off the North Coast, the Government dredge Ulysses broke adrift from the tug Rhea and was blown…

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Telegraphic News. Steamer Struck by Lightning Brisbane

Leader · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 3

The steamer Guthrie had a mass of flame run down her mast in a storm when 60 miles from Thursday Island. When the lightning struck the ship…

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A Gas Explosion. Three Shops Wrecked. Melbourne

Leader · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 4

Shortly after 2 o’clock this morning a mysterious explosion occurred at Fitzroy, Victoria, which wrecked the Oriental dye works, Sneddon’s picture…

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Wreckage Washed Ashore. a New Zealand Mystery. Auckland, (N.Z.)

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

A snip s [?]oat and a large quantity of wreckage, apparently from a large vessel, has been washed ashore on the west oast of New Zealand, north of…

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Hurricane in Fiji Many Buildings Wrecked. Extensive Damage. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 2

A hurricane is raging at Suva, Fiji. Many buildings are wrecked, and other properties extensively damaged. No reports have been received as ye…

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Explosion at Broken Hill. a Bedroom Wrecked. Narrow Escape of Inmate. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 2

A sensational explos on occurred in a bedroom at the residence of Charles Wright, at Broken Hill. The windows were blown into the…

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Steamer Pericles Foundered

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 4

A message from Karridale, W.A., reports that the Aberdeen liner Pericles has sunk three miles south of Cape Leeuwin. The passengers and crew are…

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