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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Steamer Founders. Forty-one Drowned. St. Petersburg

National Advocate · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 2

The Russian steamer Sturman foundered at Sevastopol during a gale, and 4[?] were drowned…

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Steamer on a Reef. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

The steamer New Guinea went on a reef during a log, off Green Cape lighthouse, this morning, and is now leaking. Four of the boats have been…

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The Steamer Eastern. a Record Trip. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

The E. and A. mail steamer Eastern, which was stranded for ten days on the Salamander Bank, Moreton Bay, and floated during a gale under exciting…

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Steamer on a Reef Near Green Cape. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

The Navigation Department received a message from Green Cape to the effect that the steamer New Guinea has gone on a reef near the Green…

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Wreck of the “New Guinea.” Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

The steaner “New Guinea,” which went ashore in Disaster Bay yesterday, is a total wreck, being hard and fast on the rocks, full of water. The…

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A Total Wreck Fate of the New Guinea. Almost Submerged. Sydney, Tueday

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

The launch Sea arrived at Eden to-day with 26 of the crew of the wrecked steamer New Guinea. The vessel, which is of 2674 tons, is…

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The Wrecked New Guinea No Hope of Saving Vessel or Cargo. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

The steamer New Guinea, which was wrecked off Green Cape, is now under water, but the bridge is still visible. The captain, chief engineer,…

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News by Telegraph the Lost New Guinea. Crew Leave the Scene. How the Wreck Happened. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

The steamer New Guinea, which ran on the rocks at Green Cape, on the South Coast, has been abandoned. She is still in the same position—the bridge…

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He New [?] Wreck. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

The survivors of the New Guinea wreck arrived by the steamer Merimbula. The men were disinclined to discuss the accident, but state that the…

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The Wreck of the “"Glenbank.” Perth

Leader · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

A police telegram from Kolborne states that a constable has searched the coast to Foam Passage without finding any bodies or wreckage from…

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Tombs Wrecked by Fanatics Cario

National Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 3

Several fanatics have been arrested for wrecking 28 tombs in the European cemetery at Port Said…

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Steamer Goes Under. 70 Drowned. Rouen (France)

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

[?] Spanish steamers Ollargen and person left Rotterdam together, and a latter, which was bound for Bilboa, sundered in the tempest in the Bay of…

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New Steamer Launched. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 3

The Union Steamship Coy's Lauderdale has been launched…

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British Gunboat and Japanese Schooner. Fanning Island

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

Sensation has been created here by the action of the British gunboat Algerine in detaining the Japanese schooner Toga Maru. The detention of this vessel was…

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The Themistocles. a Magnificent Steamer

Leader · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

The Aberdeen line inaugurated the pioneer service between Australia and England via South Africa and one of the greatest events in its…

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Stowaways on a German Steamer. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 5

In connection with the discovery of ten stowaways aboard the German steamer Prinz Waldemar at Brisbane, the police this morning arrested a Malay…

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Chinese Mutiny. on a Distressed Steamer. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

The Bannockburn, travelling from Antwerp to San Francisco, was beached at Dover after a collision. A panic was created among the Chinese crew…

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A Steamer Wrecked Did It Strike the Waratah? Capetown

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 3

The British-India Steam Navigation Coy.'s steamer Palitani struck an object west of East London. The Palitani has been beached. There are…

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A Steamer Ablaze. London

Leader · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 2

The steamer North Point, bound for Philadelphia, when leaving the Thames, suddenly burst into flames. The crew numbering 50 hands, was rescued, and…

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Steamer on Fire. Crew's Lucky Escape. London, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 1

The steamer North Point, bound for Philadelphia, with creosote, when leaving the Thames, suddenly burst into flames in every part…

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