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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

335 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 17

Steamer Tofua Arrives. Third Officer's Legs Cut Off. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 2

The steamer Tofua, which ran on the Navula reef, arrived to-day. The steamer was not badly damaged. Mr. Hudson, the third officer, who…

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The World Twelfth of July. Disturbance at Belfast. Crowds Resort to Stone Throwing. Houses Wrecked. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 3

A serious religious disturbance took place in the working-class quarter of Belfast, the crowds stoning each other. There were numerous baton charges…

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Wrecked for Insurance Money. Father's Startling Allegation. Los Angeles

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

The farther of the drowned mate, Howson, of the wrecked steamer Santa Rosa, declared at the official inquiry that Captain Farie delilberately…

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Wreck of Channel Liner. London, Wednesday evening

National Advocate · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 1

The Roebuck. a Channel liner, struck the Corbiere Rock, of Jersey, in a fog. The passengers were saved…

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Chinese Laundries Wrecked London

Leader · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 2

Twenty Chinese laundries have been wrecked at Cardiff, Rioting continued through the night, and the police were powerless owing to the simultaneous…

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A Disabled Schooner. Sydney

Leader · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 4

The schooner “Jubil[?],” from the Solomon Islands to Sydney, [?]tered the recent heavy weather and received severe buffe[?]ng, and was…

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Towed to Port. Schooner Without Masts. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The schooner Jubilee from the Solo­mon Islands was towed into port to-day. The schooner was picked up off Tacking Point without her masts…

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The Wreck of the Bell Flower. Seaman's Great Heroism. Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 6

In the wreck of the Bell Flower on the New Zealand coast the crew hung on tothe ship till daylight. The men got ashore through great…

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The and Steamer Collision. Sydney, Tuesday

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 3

The Marine Court to-day held an enquiry in connection with the collison between the steamer Helen Nicoll are the tug Bungarce at Newcasde on July…

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Tug and Steamer Collision. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 2

The Marine Court on Tuesday, held an inquiry in connection with the collision between the steamer Helen Nicoll and the tug Bungaree at Newcastle on…

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Schooner’s Thrilling Voyage. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 4

The American four[?]ted schoon[?] “Espada,” of 686 to s. from Puget Sound (U.S.) to South Australia, was towed to Sydney the morning in…

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Steamer Breaks Down. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 2

Word was received in Sydney to-day that the North Coast Company's steamer Orara had passed Port Stephens this morning in tow of the steamer…

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A Fight on the Sea Schooner's Cancerous Voyage. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 3

The American four-masted schooner Espada (686 tons), from Puget Sound (U.S.A.) to South Australia was towed into Sydney this morning ina critical…

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Unseaworthy. the Steamer Hunter. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 2

It is stated that the Navigation Department contemplates criminal action against the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company in connection with…

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Washed Ashore Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 4

What seems to be evidence of another tragedy of the sea has been found at Parenga. Three cases bolted together, and remnants of a large, flag…

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Steamer's Boiler Bursts. Six Sailors Killed. Rotterdam

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 3

The bursting of a boiler on the Rhine excursion steamer Dutenberg resulted in a sensational disaster to-day. Six sailors were killed, and the…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Two Boats Missing. Aden

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 3

The steamer Fifeshire has gone ashore 20 miles south of Cape Guardafui. Seventy-five of the passengers and crew have landed at Aden, but two…

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Ashore! the Steamer Fifeshire Stranded. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 3

The steamer Fifeshire has gone ashore 30 miles to the south of Cape Guardalfui, at the entrance of the Gulf of Aden. The steamer was on her way from…

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Total Wreck. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 3

A cable received by the Sydney I Marine Underwriters' Association to-day states that the Fifeshire is now a total wreck…

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Wrecked Fifeshire The Missing Boats Sydney and Brisbane Ladies Aboard. London. Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1911 · page 3

The occupants of the Fifeshire's missing boats are: Mrs. Dale, Miss Owen, and Mrs. Mannix, passengers from Sydney; and Mrs. and Miss…

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