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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 2 of 19

Wreckage From the Rosedale. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

Awning and a door-plate were washed up on Berry beach. They have been identified as belonging to the lost steamer Rosedale…

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A Gale in Britain. ... Many Fatalities and Much Damage. Wholesale Wrecks. London

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

A gale visited Britain to-day. There were numerous fatalities, and much damage was done to harbor works and shipping…

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The Gale on the British Coast. Wrecks and Loss of Life

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

During the gale which raged around the British coast the steamer Wiston Hall was thrown on the rocks. Only four persons were saved; 53 mostly lascars, were…

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Steamer Alight. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

The steamer Suevic, which left Sydney on Wednesday for London, arrived at Hobson's Bay this morning. Soon after leaving Sydney a fire broke…

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Big Wreck. 55 Lives Lost. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

The large steamer that was seen to capsize off Peterhead (Scotland) during yesterday turns out to be the Winsloe. The disaster resulted in a great loss…

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Wrecked Without Food for Three Days. London

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

The wrecked Westo[?] Hall drifted helplessly before she stuck and the crew were without food and water for three days. The captain, who was…

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Turks Captured. From French Steamer. Paris

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 5

The French steamer Manouba was brought to by an Italian cruiser. On board the vessel were 29 Turkish passengers, whom the Italians sought to…

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Explosion on a Steamer. Three Killed. Portland. (Oregon)

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

evening. A sensation was caused at Kalama by the blowing up of a river steamer…

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The Wrecked Tathra. Survivors in Sydney. a Sad Story. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 4

Out of 70 of the ship's company on board the ill-fated Talhra, wrecked off the New Hebrides on January 4, only live reached Sydney yesterday to tell…

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Another Wreck. All Hands Lost. London, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

Another terrible shipping disaster has occurred off Swansea, in consequence of the violent gales that are raging over Great Britain…

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Unknown Steamer Sunk. Suez

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

The Cunard Liner Veria has arrived from Liverpool. She reports having been in collision', with an unidentified steamer, which sank with till hands on…

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British Steamer Looted. Port Darwin, Tuesday

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

The steamer Empire brings Chinese exchanges to January 5. Owing to continued disorder in Canton many of the richer merchants and…

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Bingara Murder Arrest of the Husband. Off on a Tramp Steamer. Smart Police Work. Caught in the Nick of Time. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

There has been no further discovery to throw light upon the murder of Mrs. Lois Ball, whose charred remains were found in the bush near Bingara. The…

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Telegrams. the Steamer Warrego. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

It is expected that the steamer Warrego will be sent on a steam trial to-morrow…

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Italian Seizures. an Austrian Steamer Stopped. Rome

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 2

The Foreign Minister has deferred a reply to France's demands for the release of the Manouba's Turks until he has conferred with the Premier…

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The Superstition of the Sailor Voyages He Fears to Take. The Oil Tank Steamer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 21

A wireless message was received in London, recently from the Orient R.M.C. Ostefley, reporting that she had passed the "pondilus, a tank…

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Italian Seizures. Another French Steamer Pulled Up. Paris

National Advocate · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 5

The Italians seized the French steamer Tavignano on the Tunisian coast, and took, it to Tripoli, Later…

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The Angry Elements. Frosts, Floods, Earthquakes, and Wrecks. London, Monday evening

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 5

Twenty degrees of frost have been recorded in many parts of England. The floods are abating. An earthquake shock occurred at…

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Steamer Alight. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused this afternoon when it was discovered that the cargo of the Union Company's steamer: Manipouri, lying at the wharf…

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Two Men Suffocated. Foul Air in a Wreck. Adelaide

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 2

News was brought to Kingston to-day from the abondened wreck of the barque Margit to the effect that two men named Pascoe and McArthur…

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