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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 7 of 17

The Wrecked Asia. Missing Man and the Captured Silk. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 3

A man named Aurendale, of the crew of the wrecked steamer Asia (which was attacked by Chinese pirates [?]00 miles south of Shanghai), is missing He is…

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Training Ship Ashore. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 3

The training schooner Steadfast, with 40 boys and four officers on board, went ashore at Thameshaven. She is broadside on, 2nd is in a dangerous…

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An Airship Wrecked Miraculous Escape of Crew, London

National Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

The Lebaudy airship was wreck­ed yesterday at Farnborough, on its first trial since its acci­dent on October 26, when its…

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Collier Ashore. But Safely Refloated. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 3

It was reported in Sydney this morning that the well-known steam collier Marjorie had got ashore on Bellambi Reef, near Wollongong…

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Collier Ashore on Bellambi Reef. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 1

A message was posted at the Royal Exchange yesterday morning to the effect that the Bellambi Coal Company's steam collier Majoric had gone…

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A Stranded Steamer. Attacked by Cannibals. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 3

The British steamer Kaisenga struck on a reef off German East Africa, and whilst there the vessel was attacked by a thousand cannibals, who were,…

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A Mammoth Steamer. Berlin

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 1

The Hamburg-America Steamship Company is building a 50,000 ton vessel, to be fitted with Parson's turbines, and the latest German torpedo, with…

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Another Airship Wrecked. Count Zepplin Vi. Berlin

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 3

[?] Zepplin's latest dirigible ballon, which was completed a week ago, [?] with disaster at Dusseldorf. Eight passengers being seated, the…

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An Airship Wrecked. the Passengers Rescued. Berlin

National Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 1

The airship Deutsdhland, when leaving the shed at Dusseldorf, with eight passengers, encountered a violent gust of wind. It dropped on to the roof of…

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German Airship Wrecked. Berlin

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 3

Another balloon has come to grief Parseval II., a new military dirigible, was launching on a trial flight at Gitterfield when she was wrecked. Two…

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The Yongala Wreck. Brisbane

Leader · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 2

The Queensland Government has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to enquire Into the Yongala wreck. MR. McGOWAN IN ENGLAND…

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A Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Leader · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

A cable was received in Sydney this morning stating that the German-Australian steamer “Itzehoe” of 4,837 tons, from…

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Steamer's Dangerious State. Struck a Rock. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

The liner Invernice from Boston, with 775 passengers aboard, entered the Irish port of Queenston yesterday in a dangerous condition. When…

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Harbor Sensation Tourist Steamer on Fire. Passengers Transhipped in Safety. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 2

The tourist fe[?]y steamer Kookaburra caught fire in Middle Harbor to-night. Though there was a large number of passengers on board, the…

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The “Mandalay” Wrecked. Perth, (W. A.)

Leader · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

The Norwegian barque “Mandalay,” bound from South Africa to Albury, was wrecked off Chatbam Island ten days ago…

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Steamer Ashore. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4
Also in The Bathurst Times

News was received in Sydney to-day that the German-Australian steamer Itzhex, bound from Antwerp to Sydney, had gone ashore at Algoa Boy,…

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The Wrecked Mandalay. Perth (W. A.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 3

The crew of the wrecked barque Mandalay reached Perth yesterday. All appeared to be in good health. A private, inquiry into the cause of the…

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Steamer's Boilers Leaking. Perin

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

The boilers of the Papanui are leaking. She is being repaired, and will proceed on her voyage, at the earliest moment…

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Steamer Strikes a Reef. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

A cable was received from Suva this morning stating that the Union Company’s steamer Totua struck a reef in Nabula passage. A steamer has…

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