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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 11 of 19

Foundered. San Francisco

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 23

The steamer Cayenne foundered off St. Lucia. All the passengers and portion of the crow worn saved…

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Steamer Founders. Paris

National Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 5

The steamer Ville Decayenne foundered off St. Lucia. Part of the crew and passengers were saved…

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Steamer Ashore. in a Serious Position. Augkland

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

The Tyser steamer Star or Canada, 7280 tons, with a full cargo on board, broke her anchors during a gale last night and went ashore in Gisborne…

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Steamer Settling Down. Wellington, N.Z.

Leader · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 3

The steamer Star of Canada, 7280 tons, from Sydney to London, via N. Zealand ports full of cargo, dragged her anchors in a gale at Gisborne…

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River Steamer Burned. Twenty-three Missing. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

A river steamer has been burned at Carnavoda, on the Lower Danube. There are 23 persons missing, and in is feared that they are dead. Two of…

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Whaleboat Wrecked in a Squall. Marooned for Two Nights. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

Particulars of exciting adventures which recently befel the master of a Piper Island lightship have been received…

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Skip That Did Not Help Titanic Officers' Evidence. Rockets and Signals From the Wreck. No Reply Received

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 1

Three more of the Titanic's officers told their stories to the Commission of Inquiry at the London Scottish Hall. They were stories full of credit…

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Wreck of the Oceana. Master and Chief Officer Censured. London, Tuesday evening

National Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 2

The court which inquired into the wreck of the Oceana has pronounced its verdict. It found that the wreck was due to the chief-officer attempting…

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To Obtain State Papers. Steamer Set on Fire. Vienna

National Advocate · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 3

In order to secure State papers from Petersburg, in the possession of a bulgarian general, Ivan Saraloff, Servian conspirators fired a steamer on the…

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Barry Arrested for Assault Incident on a Steamer. Sequel to a Card Squabble. Vancouver

National Advocate · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

John Barry, the American pugilist, was arrested on the arrival of the Zealandia, on a charge of assaulting Fourth-Officer Webb. Barry was…

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Japanese Cruiser Wrecked. Tokio

National Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

The cruiser Naniwa was wrecked at Brotona, Kurle Islands. The crew landed safely. TOKIO, Friday…

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Disastrous Tornado Canadian City Wrecked. Fifty People Killed. Pathetic Scenes. Estimated £1,000,000 Sterling. Regina

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 2

The city is involved in a great catastrophe. A tornado struck the city, and levelled several hundred building's…

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The Wrecked Star of Canada. Auckland

Leader · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 2

The latest reports concerning the Star of Canada, which went ashore at Gesborne, states that the vessel's hack is broken, and salvage operations are…

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The Chinese Revolution Promethenes a Wreck. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 2

H.M.S. Cambrian left last February for China, but on account cf the revolution returned this morning. At Shanghai the landing of parties of…

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Wreck Op a Motor Boat

Leader · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 4

The motor boat Minnie, returning from the Clarence to the Tweed on Sunday last, met disaster. It was impossible to enter the Tweed with…

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Colliery Disaster. Other Works Wrecked. Berlin, Thursday

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 2

A disastrous explosion occurred I at a colliery in Essen, Prussia. In the mine itself several persons were killed. The force of the…

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The Olympic Ashore. New York

The Bathurst Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

The Olympic-the sister steamship to the Titanic-ran ashore in the harbor. She was quickly surrounded by tugs, and was refloated after half an…

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Small Pox on Eastern Steamer. Brisbane

National Advocate · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 2

The eastern steamer Prinz Sigismund arrived in the river to-day from Japan and New Guinea, and was compelled to moor in mid-stream, the…

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Telegrams. Small Pox on German Steamer. Brisbane

Leader · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 2

On the arrival of the German steamer Prinz Sigismun[?] from Japan, yesterday, a member of the crew was discovered in an advanced stage of…

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Telegrams. Small Pox on German Steamer. Brisbane

Leader · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

On the arrival of the German steamer Prinz Sigismund, from Japan, yesterday, a member of the crew was discovered in an advanced stage of…

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