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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

379 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 19

Steamer Beached. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 3

The steamer Friendship, whilst being towed into the Tweed River last night, drifted on to the north beach. Her position is serious, two feet of…

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A Steamer Beached. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 3

The steamer Friendship, while being towed into the Tweed River Inst night, was driven on the northern beach. Her position is dangerous…

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Steamer Aground. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 2

A message has been received from Warnambool that the steamer Luna, 1186 tons, belonging to the Howard-Smith Company, is aground…

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Steamer Leura Aground. Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

A message received from Warrnambool states that the steamer Leura is aground there. The Leura is owned by the Howard Smith Steamship…

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New South Coast Steamer. London, Thursday evening

National Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 3

The South Coast Coy's new steamer Bermagui has been launched…

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The Wrecked Koombana. Fund for the Sufferers. London, Thursday evening

National Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 3

Sir Newton Moore (Agent-General for Western Australia) has opened a fund for the Koombana sufferers, and thee has been a very promising…

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Steamer Aground. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 2

The Howard Smith steamer Leura is still aground in the bay near Warrnambool, Victoria. Tugs are going to her assistance…

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Blown Up. Ammunition Factory Wrecked. Explosion Heard 40 Miles Away. Two Thousand Lives in Jeopardy. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 2

Wiener Neustadt, one of the oldest towns in Austria, and situated thirty miles from Vienna, was the scene of an appaling disaster, the result of an…

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Fearful Explosion Ammunition Factory Wrecked. Many Deaths and Casualties Roar Heard Forty Miles Away

National Advocate · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 2

Wiener Neustadt, one of the oldest. towns in Austria, and situated thirty miles from Vienna, was the scene of an appalling disaster, the result of an…

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Violent Women. Wrecking Meat Shops. New York

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

Five hundred woman here have pledged themselves to carry on a war against high prices for staple foods. They have commenced a campaign of violence in…

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Steamer Timaru Wrecked. Two Seamen Drowned. Brisbane

Leader · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

The steamer Timaru has gone ashore four miles from Burleigh Heads. The steamer carried a crew of]2 and 2 passengers, who are Messrs…

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Shipping Disaster. Coastal Vessel Ashore. Two of the Crew Drowned. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

A shipping disaster is reported on the north coast, but only meagre details are to hand. The coastal steamer Timaru…

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The Titanic Insufficient Boat Accommodation. Warning Before Steamer Sailed. London, Monday evening

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

The British Titanic Commission sat again to-day. Carlisle, in the course of his evidence, said that he told the Merchant…

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Second Day's Play. Steamer Leaking Badly LONDON, Tuesday. Two of the Crew Drowned. Whilst Making the Shore. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

The weather was bright and breezy when play was resumed to-day, and the attendance numbered 3000. The pitch was soft. A message, received at Sydney to-day, states that the well-known coastal steamer Kimaru was found to be leaking badly when off Southport, near…

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Taken in Tow. Steamer Kimaru Reported Safe. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 4

A telegram received in Sydney today states that the steamer Kimaru, which was disabled at sea near the Tweed Heads, yesterday, is in tow of…

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The Disabled Steamer. Exciting Time in a Boat. Heroic Officer. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 2

The coastal steamer Timaru, which ran ashore near [?] Heads, is being towed by the tug Beaver. Mr. W. Deer, sawmills owner on the…

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The Steamer Timaru. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 2

The steamer Timaru arrived in Sydney this afternoon in tow of the steamer Beaver. The officers refused to be interviewed…

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Oceana Lifeboat. Officer's Narrative of Men Who Could Not Row

National Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 2

The third officer, Mr. Lilley, of the P. and ,O. liner Oceana, which was sunk in collision off Beachy Head, grave evidence at the resumed Board…

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A Steamer Detained. Suspected of Embarking Exiled Royalists. Brussels

National Advocate · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

The authorities have detained the Glasgow steamer Edith, which it was suspected was about to embark 150 Portuguese Royalists and 50,000 cases…

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Awful Turnado. Towns Wrecked. Big Death List. Enormous Damage. St. Louis

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 2

Dreadful tornados have devastated central Missouri. Houses have been abolished, and stock and crops have been destroyed…

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