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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 2 of 19

Cables. Explosion Aboard Steamer. London

Leader · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

A valve blew out aboard the steamer Araguaya, at Southampton, killing two and injuring several of the seamen…

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Steamer Wrecked. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The coasting steamer Hawkwood has been wrecked at Scilly, in the North Sea. The fate of eight of the crew is unknown…

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Overdue Steamer Arrives. London

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Norweaengrang, from Philadelphia to Leith, Scotland, has arrived. She was 50 days getting across…

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Fifty Days Overdue. Steamer Breaks Down. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The Snowdon Range was towed into Queenstown to-day, 50 days overdue from Philadelphia. She lost her rudder and all her boats in a gale a month…

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Steamer Aground Salvage Practically Hopeless. Passengers Safely Landed

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 4

HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), Monday The steamer Uranium ran aground. There was no panic among the passengers, however…

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Cables. Atlantic Liner Wrecked. London

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The Atlantic liner. Uranium, carrying 300 pasengers and a big crew, struck a rock 10 miles from Nova Scotia, and remained fast, and is…

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Tales of the Storms Wrecks Everywhere. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Dunedin ran on the rocks at Blyth, Scotland, and thrilling rescues followed the disaster. Tremendous seas prevented the…

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Another Wreck. Crew of 17 Drowned. London, Tuesday afernoon

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 5

The steamer Hawkswood was wrecked at Flamborough Head. The entire crew of seventeen was drowned…

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Another Steamer Founders. London

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

The steamer Neptunis foundered at Dogger Bank with all hands. (An earlier cable concerning shipping mishaps appears on another…

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Steamer Disabled. San Francisco

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Considerable anxiety exists concerning the safety of the steamer Sonoma, which is reported to be proceeding, slowly across the Pacific from Sydney…

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Missing Steamer. Storm-crippled. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Nothing has been heard for more than a week of the Hamburg-American cargo steamer Abyssinia. The vessel was crippled by the…

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Mail Steamer Delayed Sonoma's Propeller Damaged. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. V. A. Sproul, managing agent of the Oceanic line of steamers at Sydney, received a cable from Vancouver, to-day, stating that the American mail…

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Shipping Mishaps Effect of Terrific Gales. a Big Steamer Founders. London

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

The Snowdon Range has reached the inner harbor at Queenstown. The Russian barque California was dashed against the rocks an the coast…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. North Coast Steamer's Mishap. Strikes a Rock Off Sugar Loaf Point

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

The North Coast steamer Brundah struck a rock off Sugar Loaf Point on her voyage to the Richmond River. Considerable damage has been done to the vessel's…

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Seamen Drowned. Wreck of the California. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Nine of the crew of the wrecked steamer California were drowned when the vessel was blown on the coast of Northumberland, and totally wrecked…

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Struck. Steamer Damaged. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

The Department of Navigation received a telegram from Ballina, on the Richmond River, to-day, as follows: "The Master of the steamer Bun-…

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More Cales. Wrecks on English Coast. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 6

Fearful gales are raging over the seas around England. The sailing ship California was wrecked on the coast of Northumberland, and was smashed to…

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A Steamer Safe. Brisbane

Leader · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Taiyuan arrived safely at Port Alma yesterday…

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Vessels Collide. One Steamer Sunk. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Auchenarden collided with the La Blanca, near the Mersey, last night. The former vessel sank, but the La…

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Overdue Steamer in Port. Son's Fatal Error. Brisbane, Sunday. Shoots His Father. Muswellbrook

The Bathurst Times · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 3

The steamer Taiyuan (2269 tons) from Sydney to Hongkong, which was reported 36 hours overdue, and about which the gravest fears were The Coroner (Mr. Thomas Border) has concluded an inquest on Thursday on the body of John Field, who was accidentally shot at Overton on Saturday…

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