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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

362 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 19

On the Rocks Norwegian Barque Wrecked Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 2

The Norwegian barque Okta, with a cargo of timber from Bunbury to Falmouth, ran up on the rocks at the Bluff to-day. She will become a total…

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North Sea Disaster Two Steamers Collide—one Wrecked. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 3

The Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association received a cable message to-day saying that the German-Australian steamer Colmar and…

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Overdue Steamer. Grave Fears Entertained. Wireless Messages Unanswered. Ottawa

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 4

The steamer Huronic is overdue at the Great Lakes. Wireless messages have not been answered, and grave fears are entertained. There were…

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Latest Telegrams. WRECKED. 16 Days in a Boat. Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 26

The barque, Amaranth, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, was wrecked on Jarvis Island in the Pacific…

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Steamer Ashore. Montreal

National Advocate · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 4

The steamer Mount Temple went ashore at St. Lawrence during a fog. A report states that the vessel is badly damaged, and contained many…

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Dynamite Wrecks Factory. Two Killed; 12 Injured. Berlin

National Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 2

Two persons were killed and 12 injured as a result of an explosion of dynamite at a factory at Porzrhine. The explosion was caused owing to…

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Wrecked the Steamer Tyrone. Formerly the Drayton Grange. Ashore on New Zealand Coast. Wellington

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 4

The steamer Tyrone, formerly widely known in Australian waters as the Drayton Grange, is likely to become a total wreck…

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Ashore. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 3

The steamer Kallatina is ashore at Woolgoolga, near Grafton. It is believed that she will become a total wreck. The crew were saved…

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Steamer Wrecked. No Lives Lost. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

A report reached Sydney to-night that the North Coast steamer Kallatinia had been wrecked off Woolgoplga, near South SOlitary Island, last night…

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Kallatina Ashore Wrecked at Woolgoolga. Might Not Survive Heavy Seas. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

A message was received in Sydney this afternoon from Woolgoolga (301 miles north of Sydney), saying that the North Coast steamer Kallatina was…

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Stranded Steamer Severly Pounded

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

The position of the stranded steamer Kallatina has not improved. She was severely pounded by heavy seas during the night. It was impossible for assistance to…

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Totally Wrecked. Steamer Tyrone on the Rocks. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 4

The steamer Tyrone, went ashore early this morning during a thick fog, and is now hard, and fast on the rocks half a mile from Otago Heads…

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Skeletons and a Wreck. Strange Sea Story. Was It the Marlborough? Wellington, N.Z.

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 1

A well-Known Dunedin shipping man has received the following letter from a skipper of one of the Shaw, Savill liners:…

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The Wrecked Tyrone Part of the Crew Safe. Dunedin (N.z.)

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

The wrecked steamer Tyrone lies a biscuit's-throw from the shore. The entire crew is not yet rescued, but 58 hands have been brought…

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The Dublin Strike Arrival of Relief Steamer. Sympathy Strikers Deprecated. London, Sunday evening

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

Hungry crowds welcomed the relief steamer from London, containing food for the relief of the wives and families of the strikers…

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La Perouse's Fate Ancient Wreckage Found. 125-Year-old Tragedy of Pacific. Paris

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

A quantity of ancient wreckage is reported to have recently been found buried in the sand at Vanikors Island, one of the Santa Curz Group, in the…

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Steamer in Quarantine. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Tasman, from Java, arrived in quarantine at Brisbane to-day. All the passengers are under surveillance…

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A Big Steamer Wrecked Panic-stricken Passengers. Several Injured in Rush for Boats. All Landed Safely. New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 4

The steamer Mohawk, belonging to the Manhattan Steamship Coy., went aground near Poughkeepsie. Three hundred passengers on…

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Infected Steamer. Travelling to Sydney in Quarantine. Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 4

The steamer Tasman, with infectious disease aboard, from Java, landed passengers at Quarantine to-day. The vessel will continue the journey to…

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Shipwrecked Mariners. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 2

The Tofua brought particulars to-day of the wreck of the American vessel Amaranth, which was wrecked on Jervis Island. The wrecked mariners…

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