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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 8 of 19

The Bellinger a Total Wreck Sydney

Leader · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 3

The coastal steamer, Bellinger, was wrecked at Nambucca. The steamer is a total wreck. All hands were saved…

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Bellinger Lost. Wrecked at Nambucca Heads. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 3

The Navigation Department this morning received a telegram from the pilot at Nambucca Heads, stating that the steamer Bellinger, of Allen Taylor…

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The Titanic Wreck. Farcical American Inquiry. £10,000,000 Lost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 3

In a sworn statement a donkey, engineman named Gill, one of the Crow of the Californian. states that distress rockets were plainly visible…

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The Wreck of the Titanic. "When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead."

National Advocate · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 3

Tell the story very gently, sad, subdued, and full of woe, To the mourners of those loved ones, gone where all must some day go…

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Steamer Passenger Robbed. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A steamer passenger from New Zealand was robbed of £200 worth of jewellery…

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The Texas Wreck. 92 Saved

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 2

Further particulars of the wreck of the steamer Texas show that out of 150 passengers, 92 were saved. The fate of the crew is unknown…

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Steamer. Ney

Leader · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

The [?]migo Maru is overdue at Ne[?]from Valparaiso. It is hoped [?] cause of her delay is that [?] fallen with the…

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Overdue Steamer. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

The steamer Shinyo Maru is overdue at Newcastle from Valparaiso. The only hope is that she has come across the missing dredge Manchester…

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The Wreck of the Bellinger. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

The steamer Bellinger, as she now lies at Nambucca Heads, was sold by auction to-day for £16. Her cargo, which included 30,000 feet of…

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The Wrecked Bellinger. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

The steamer Bellinger, as she lies at Nambucca Heads, was sold to-day at auction for £16. Her cargo, 30,000 feet of hardwood, brought £10…

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Another Wreck Texas Strikes Submarine Mine. a Big Death Roll. London

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

The American steamer Texas struck a submarine mine in the Gulf or Smyrna. One hundred and forty persons were…

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Disastrous Gas Explosion Three Men Injured. Shop Wrecked. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 3

A disastrous gas explosion occurred at Homebush just before noon to-day. Three men were injured, a shop was wrecked, and two adjoining buildings…

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Local and General. The Wrecked Titanic

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 2

Everyone knows that the wrecked Titanic was the largest vessel afloat. She had four immense funnels, each of which was large enough to allow a…

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The Oceana Wreck. Panic-stricken Lascars. London, Wednesday evening

National Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 2

At the inquiry into the wreck of the Oceana, passengers gave evidence that the Lascars were seized with panic and tried to get to the boats. The…

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Curious Causes Shipwreck Small Things Which Cause Great Disasters

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

Many a fine, well-found vessel, commanded by a capable skipper, has met her doom by striking an unchartered rock, or, like the Delhi, has lost her…

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Steamer's Exciting Experience

Leader · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

An adventure, of which her officers and crew are likely to retain lasting recollections, fell to the cargo steamer Hohenfels, whilst she was crossing the…

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A Steamer Stranded. Crew Rescued in Exhausted Condition. Bay City (Oregon)

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

The steamer Vosburg was stranded at the entrance of Nehalen River. Heavy seas broke over her entire length all night. The Vosburg has a…

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Steamer Wrecked. Adelaide

National Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 3

The Australian, a small coastal steamer, was wrecked on Wardang Island. The vessel, which was owned by Jas. Bell and Company, was of 380 tons…

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Another Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

Leader · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

The coastal steamer Australian has been wrecked at South End, Wardang Island. The steamer lies in water, her bow being plereed with the rocks. The…

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Lifeboat Trouble Settled. the Olympic Sails. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

The trouble which occurred between the Seafarers' Union and the White Star line concerning the condition of the Olympic's collapsible lifeboats had been…

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