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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Barque Ashore. Waiting for the Rescuers. San Francisco

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 4

An unknown four-masted barque lies wrecked three miles off the shore at Bay City, Oregon. She is on her side, and heavy seas are breaking over her,…

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Steamer in Peril. San Francisco

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 4

The Japanese liner Tenyomaru has arrived from Yokohama, after weathering a storm which her skipper says is the roughest he has ever experienced…

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The Missing Schooner. Wreckage Washed Up. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

A large quantity of sawn timber, it cargo of the missing schooner Dancin Wave, and a marked lifebuoy, have been found…

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Wreckage. Reported by a Pilot. Thursday Island

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

Pilot Thomson, from the steamer Osnabruck, reports that at 5.50 o'clock on the morning of the 16th, when worth of the Barnard Lighthouse, bearing…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 2

There was a blaze on the steamer Pacifique in Watervicw Bay, Balmain, this morning, the outbreak being caused by one of the crew carrying a light into…

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What the Sea Gave Up. Wreckage and a Man. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 4

The Ports and Harbors Department has received a wire from Pilot Gallois, stationed at Cunninghame, that Lake Tyers aborigines had reported to the…

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Fire on a Steamer. Timaru N.Z.

Leader · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out early this morning among the hemp e[?]go of the steamer Matatua, at Ti[?]ru. The decks became red hot before the brigade…

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Steel Works Disaster. German Factory Wrecked. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

A huge fly-wheel at a steel works at Weteren, in Germany, broke, and the pieces were hurled in all directions. The machinery room was wrecked,…

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Mysterious Airship Seen by a Steamer. One Ship Explained. a Baloon on Fire. London

National Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 4

The steamer Arcadia saw an airship northward of the Orkneys. A fire on a baloon four feet high explains the supposed airship seen on…

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Ashore. Hobart

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

The gunboat "Torch" is ashore at Tamar Meads (Tasmania). She is expected to be towed off soon. There is no danger…

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Harbor Collision Ferry Steamer and Tug. Both Vessels Damaged. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 1

A collision occurred in Waterview Bay, Balmain, yesterday morning between the Balinaiu New Ferry Company's steamer. Lady Napier, and…

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Ferry Steamer A*nd Tug Col­lide. Both Vessels Damaged. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 3

A collision occurred in Waterview Bay, Balmain, about u o'clock this morning- between the Balmain New Ferry Company's steamer, Lady Nr.pier, and Wallace's tug- Emu. The two boats came together with considerable-…

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Station Safe Dynamited. Office And' Furniture ■> ' Wrecked. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 2

■■■;..The-■:'.safe .at-..tli'e Balmswood ■ railway station-was dynamited yesterday■ raofh-ing.;ari'd'~*37 's'toleri.":'~ '■ • -, \ ^The^cxjriosio'n' \yrecked the office and furniture.- -~ ^"', -…

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Wholesale Smuggling. Big Steamer Raided. Philadelphia

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 2

Police raided the liner Mongolian, and found large quantities of smuggl-ed goods aboard. They thon en-deavored to arrest the members of the…

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Sydney Steamer Wrecked. Wellington, (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 4

The steamer Redpine, which was built in Sydney, has been wrecked at French Pass, but all on board were saved. The vessel was covered by insurance…

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Collier or Steamer? Wreck Off Manly. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 2

A resident of Narrabeen, named Boyle, has reported to the police the, existence of wreckage about a mile off Long Reef. Binoculars made it…

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Wrecks Fate of Timber Steamer, All Hands Rescued. Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 2

The steamer Redpine was wrecked on Durville Island last night. She was laden with one and a half million feet of timber. All hands were saved…

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Fire on a Steamer. New Zealand

Leader · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 2

The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a cable concerning the Turakina at Rio De Janiero. The fire extended to hold No. 2, and will…

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A Steamer in Distress. Engines Broken Down. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 2

A message was received in Sydney to-night from Melbourne stating that the steamer Queensland was firing distress rockets about two miles…

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Exciting Yatch Race Thelma Ashore at North Head. Sayonara Runs for Shelter. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 3

The harbor yacht race which was sailed yesterday afternoon between those two fine yachts, Thelma and Sayonara, had an exciting…

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