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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Skeletons in the Sand a Possible Solution. Old Wreck Recalled, Fremantle

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 6

In connection with the finding of two human skeletons in the sand near Robb's Jetty on Monday afternoon, it has been recalled that on this spot…

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THROUGH A. Cyclone. Timber Steamer Damaged. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 4

A cable received from Auckland to-day states that the Norwegian timber steamer Hornelen, to Sydney, via Auckland, has put in dismasted, with her…

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Devastation in Spain and Portugal. Many People Drowned. Numerous Wrecks. Madrid

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Great storms have occurred in Spain and Portugal. The Guadalquiver River rose 36 feet above the normal level. Extensive floods occurred in…

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Without Water and Food. Schooner Crew's Suffeirngs. London, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 4

The British schooner Hibernia, on the voyage from Nova Scotia to Barbadoes, has passed through sensational experiences…

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No Water! No Food! Schooner Crew's Sufferings. Dismasted and Water Logged. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

The British schooner Kibernia, on the voyage from Nova Scotia to Barbadoes, has passed through sensational experiences…

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Steamer Overdue. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

There is grave anxiety over the safely of the Japanese steamer Shanyo Ma[?]ten days overdue, from Manilla to New castle with coal…

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Steamer Alight. Wheat Cargo Destroyed. Fremantle, Monday. [?]

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

A fire on the steamer [?] which st[?]rted [?]100 miles out at sea in the coal bunkers, and which compelled the vessel to return to port, is still…

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Steamer in Distress. the Liner Australia. Steamers to the Rescue. Las Palmas

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Several steamers left on Saturday afternoon to help the liner Australia, which radiographed that she was disabled, and in groat danger, north of…

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A Trading Schooner Missing. No Tidings of the Crew. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

The captain of the collier Sphene reported having passed a derelict flat bottom vessel about 70 feet long, off Catherine Hill Bay. The Newcastle…

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German Barque Wrecked. Crew Gallantly Rescued. London, Monday evening

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

The German barque Pindos, from Chili to Hamburg, was wrecked off The Lizard. A lifeboat gallantly rescued the crew of 27…

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A Wreck Feared. Sydney

Leader · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

The Navigation Department received a telegram stating [?]hat some 6000 feet of timber, which had only been in the water about 12 hours, had been…

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Timber Washed Up. Wreck Feared. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

The Navigation Department received a wire to-day from the pilot at Ballina to the effect that about 6000 feet of timber had been washed up on the…

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Wreck of the Delhi. Enquiry Opened. London, Thursday evening

National Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 3

A Board of Marine Enquiry into the wreck of the steamier Delhi, which went ashore on the north coast of Africa with the late Duke of Fife and…

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Steamer Loses Wireless Mast. London. Sunday evening

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 4

The Oceanic, from New York, lost the foremast of her wireless installation in an Atlantic storm…

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Seaman Runs Amok. Sensation on Russian Steamer. Vancouver

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 5

A Russian seaman named Krackowski, ran amok aboard the incoming steamer Harpagus, armed with a sharp file. He endeavored to stab…

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A Long Steamer. London

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

The firm of Harland and Wolff is building an Aberdeen liner 50 feet longer than the Demosthenes…

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Steamer Cornwall Trouble About Lumpers. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

The steamer Cornwall took up a berth at Pyrmont Wharf to-day, to load 800 tons of coal, from the Bellambi Coal Company. No start was made…

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Seizing a Steamer an Eccentric Act. Excitment in Darling Harbor. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 3

Shortly after 7 last evening, Darling Harbor, the busy centre of Sydney's cargo shipping, was stirred from its usual industrial hum-drum by the…

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Scow's Wreckage Sighted. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

The steamer Atua arrived in Sydney to-day. When passing Camperdown reef a quantity of wreckage was sighted. It consisted of the stern part of a scow…

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Another "Black" Steamer Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

The Sydney whall taborers to-day refused to work the cargo of the Adelaide steamship company's steamer Marloo, because it was from…

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