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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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British Steamer Stranded. Philadelphia

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 3

A despatch from Beaufort, North Carolina, says that the British steamer Thistle Roy, bound for Liverpool, is stranded on the shoals of Cape…

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Telegraphic. the Askoy a Total Wreck. Crew's Trying Experience. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

The Norwegian ship Askoy (16,013 tons), bound from South America to Newcastle, is a total wreek on Elizabeth Reef. The ship struck last…

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300 Miles in Open Boat. Shipwrecked Crew's Adventure. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

The Norwegian ship Amkoy (1616 tons), bound from South America to Newcastle, is a total wreck on Elizabeth reef. The ship struck on Wednesday…

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The Year's Shipwrecks. Heavy Loss of Life

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

Fifty-one lives were lost by shipping disasters off the coast of New South Wales during the year. Of these 26 went down in the ill-fated North Coast…

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Another Ship Wrecked Near Clarence River. a Total Loss. No Lives Lost. Grew Travel Hundreds of Miles in Boats. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

The Norveigan ship Askoy, bound from South America to Sydney and Newcastle, was wrecked on Elizabeth reef on last Wednesday night…

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Norwegian Ship Wrecked

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

The Norwegian ship Askoy struck the rocks at Elizabeth Reef, and became a total wreck. The captain with nine men left in one boat, and the chief officer…

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The Year's Coastal Shipwrecks

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

Fifty-one lives were lost by shipping disasters off the coast of New South Wales during last year. Of these 26 went down in the ill-fated…

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Crew of the Wrecked Askoy. Pet Kitten Not Forgotten. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

Three of the crew of the wrecked barque Askoy, which was wrecked on Elizebeth Reef, in the Pacific, recently, arrived here to-day by the French mail…

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Steamer for Australian Service. London, Tuesday evening

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 4

The White Star line has purchased the Irishman, and is re-fitting her for the Australian passenger service…

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Wrecked Coastal Boat. Wellington (N.z.), Wed

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 1

The coastal steamer Thomas Douglas, 950 tons, was piled up on the rocks near the French Pass early this morning, and is now a total wreck. The…

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Lost in a Cale. Fate of a Russian Steamer. 172 Passengers on Board. St. Petersburg

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 5

The steamer Russ, with 172 passengers on board, has been lost in a gale in the Black Sea. M. Carlanuseff, a Russian Consul,…

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Foundered

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 3

News has reached Norfolk Island of the foundering of the steamer Tathra in the New Hebrides on the 4th instant, during a strong gale…

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Mammoth Triple Screw Steamer for White Star Line Australian Service

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 4

The managers of the White Star line have been the pioneers in many great development in modern shipping in different parts of the globe, but…

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Toll of the Sea Steamer Tathra Founders. Twenty-four Drowned. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

A message to hand to-day from the Navigation Department at Norfolk Island confirms the news received of the loss of the steamer Tathra, and…

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"Island Steamer Lost. 24 Lives Lost. the Fate of the Tathra. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the Illawarra Co.'s steamer Tathra, trading to the New Hebrides. Information, reached Sydney yesterday…

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A Fire in Mid-ocean. a Blazing Tank Steamer. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 5

The Osterley, by wireless reports passing the tank steamer Spondiluh afire in the Indian Ocean, abandoned by the crew, which had been…

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The Wrecked Tathra. 36 Survivors. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Company have received a cable from Captain Millington, of the steamer Malaita, stating that there were 36 survivors…

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Steamer Founders. Paris

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

The steamer Vanadiz, bound from the Tyne to Vethia (Italy), foundered after leaving Ushant. It is believed that the crew of 23 all perished…

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A Steamer Founders. Paris

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

The steamer Vanadis foundered with a crew of 23…

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British Steamer Overhauled No Compensation. the Italians in the Red Sea. Aden, Tuesday. LONDON

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 1

A division of the Italian fleet, consisting of the cruisers Calabria, Piemonte, and Pucall, are keeping a sharp look-out in the Red Sea for vessels The Russian Government has refused to compensate the Manchester and Salford Shipping Company, the owners of the steamer Oldhamia, which…

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