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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

256 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 13

The Pericles Wreck. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 2

The West Australian coastal steamer U[?]a, salvaging off Cape Leeuwin, picked 1,000 cases of butter and a quantity of tallow from the wreck of the…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 2

The steamer Minimbah was totally wrecked, when trying to enter Manning Heads to-day. The passengers and crew were saved…

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Another Wreck. North Coast Co.'s Steamer. Strikes a Breakwater. Taree

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 2

The North Coast Company's new steamer Minimbah, while entering the Manning River this morning, struck the breakwater heavily and was forced…

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Wakatipu Runs Ashore. on the Way to Launceston Hobart

The Bathurst Times · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 3

The steamer Wakatipu, running from Sydney to Launceston, went ashore in Kelso, Bay. The passengers were brought to…

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Stealer Minnehaha Ashore London

Leader · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 3

The steamer Minnehaha (13,448 tons gross), of the Atlantic Transport Co., while bound from New York to London, with 66 passengers on board…

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Steamer Wrecked Two Lascars Missing. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 2

Information reached Sydney to-day that the British-Indian steamer Satara, which, left Newcastle for Gladstone (Queensland), struck the Edith…

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Particulars of the Steamer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 20

The Satara was a steel screw steamer of 5272 tons gross, and 3409 tons net. She was built by Messrs. W. Denny and Brothers, of…

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Steamer Standing By. Orapa-proceeds to the Scene. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 20

The Department of Navigation received another message this afternoon, stating that the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's…

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Another Wreck. S.S. Satara. Went Down Off Seal Rocks. Only a Question of Minutes. Loss of Life Feared. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 20

Following quickly on the loss of the Aberdeen liner Policies, off the West Australian coast, comes news of another disaster of a similar…

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The Wrecked Minehaha. London

Leader · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 2

The passengers of the Minehaha arrived at Penzance safely this afternoon, causing a stir in the village. Crowds on the dock, before leaving…

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Another Shipwreck. Satara Founders Off Seal Rocks. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 2

Startling news of another marine disaster reached Sydney this afternoon. A telegram was received at the…

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Another Shipping Disaster. British- India Steamer Lost

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 6

Another big shipping disaster occurred on Wednesday on the N.S.W. coast, the Satara, 5000 tons, of the British- India line foundering off Seal Rocks. A heavy sea…

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Wreck of the Satara. Further Particulars All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 3

The steamer Dorrigo arrived in Sydney this morning with the survivors from the wrecked steamer Satara aboard. The officers stated that the lascar…

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Wreck of the Satara Sinks in Half an Hour. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 2

The North Coast Company's steamer Dorrigo arrived this morning with the survivors of the ill-fated steamer Satara which was wrecked on the Edith…

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Latest Cable News. the Wrecked Minniehaha. London

Leader · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 5

Three steamers and a schooner are standing by the wrecked Minniehaha. All hopes of saving the ship are practically abandoned. Portion of the…

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The Satara Wreck. Sydney

Leader · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 4

The Navigation Department commenced an inquiry into the Satara disaster this morning. The inquiry was conducted with closed doors…

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The Wreck of the Satara. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

Passengers on the Orara which was within a couple of hundred yards of the Satara when the latter sank, hold quite a different view to that reported…

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Telegraphic News. the Wrecked Pericles. Sydney, Saturday. Perth (W.a.), Saturday

Leader · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

Cargo, fittings, and the forepart of the wrecked Pericles have come ashore near Cape Leeuwin and the coast for 30 miles is strewn with wreckage…

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The Wrecked "Satara."

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 3

The officers and crew of the illfated Satara, together with two passenger (Messrs. Asplin and power) were brought to Sydney on…

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The Wreck of the Northfleet

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 1

Mr. W[?]. P. McAuslan, who is overseer at the ironworks for the fishplate contract for the Victorian Government, writes in reference to the "Pen Notes and Pencillings"…

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