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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Schooner Ashore. Perilous Rescue Work. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

A schooner went ashore in a fierce gale near Sandown Castle, Deal. Heavy seas swept over the vessel. Though greatly handicapped by the…

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Shackleton Expedition Prof. David Enthusiastic. Weather Forecasts and Shipwrecks. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

Sir Ernest Shackleton has taken offices in New Burlington-street, and is already inundated with applications to serve on the expedition…

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The Steamer Tasman. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 6

Reports state that the cargo of the steamer Tasman is intact and undamaged. The hold, which is nearly full of water, only contains coal…

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Mine-layer Wrecked. Five Men Drowned. London, Saturday.'

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

A vessel for laying submarine mina which has just been built in England for the Russian Government, was being sailed to the Baltic by an English [?]…

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Another Schooner Wrecked. London

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

A wireless jmessage received at Halifax from Gable Islands, reports that the Nova Scotia schooner Ionian has been lost, with a crow of six…

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Schooner Lost. New York

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

A wireless message received at Halifax from Stable Island reports that the Nova Scotia schooner Ionian has been lost, with her captain and crew of six…

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Oil Steamer Wrecked. New York

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

The oil steamer Oklahama, foundered near Sandy Hook, U S.A., to-day, 22 of the crow perishing and 8 being saved. An explosion occurred on…

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Oil Steamer Founders. 22 Sailors Perish. New York

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The oil tank steamer Oklohama foundered off Sandy Hook, New York. Twenty-two of the crew perished, and only 18 were saved…

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Steamer Sinks Only Eight Saved. Vessel Sinks in Sections. New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The seamer Oklahoma sank off Sandy Hook. Twenty-four of the crew perished and eight were saved. According to wireless message…

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Explosion on Steamer. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 2

An explosion at New Orleans on board an oil tank steamer resulted in seven persons being killed or seriously injured…

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Sunken Steamer. Survivors Picked Up New York

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 2

Five men missing from the steamer Oaklohama have been picked up in a nteboat by the steamer Gregory. They had been drifting about in the bitter…

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Steamer Ablaze Crew Saved.san FRANCISCO,Friday

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 2

The British,barque Battle Abbey, bound from, Newcastle. (N.S.W,)to Van couver,has, been .destroyed by fire at sea Her captain and crow have…

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Mail Steamer Lost. New York

Leader · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 3

The Royal mail steamer [?] is reported a[?]round on a reef on the Coast of New Brunswick. The boat is in a dangerous position…

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Mail Steamer Wrecked the Worst Feared. 150 Passengers in Danger. St. John (New Brunswick)

National Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

The Royal Mail steamer Cobequid, from West Indies to Halifax, is ashore at Briar Island. Wireless messages reported the…

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Steamer in Danger 150 Passengers Aboard. Bay of Funny Disaster. St. Johns (N.b.)

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 2

The Royal mail steamer Cobequid, bound for the West Indies and Halifax, with passengers and cargo, is ashore at Briar Island, in the Bay of Fundy…

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Bond Wrecked. Three People in the Debris. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 4

During a gale a Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon, portion of a three-storey bond collapsed, wrecking adjoining offices occupied by Love Brothers,…

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Wrecked Steamer Passengers Rescued. Halifax

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

The wrecked mail steamer Cobequid has been sighted on Trinity Ledge. The passengers are believed to be safe…

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Passengers Ashore. Yarmouth (Nova Social

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

Snatched from what appeared [?] death; the passengers of the Cob[?] are now safe in the harper. The rescue will go down in >shin…

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Saved by Wireless Passengers of Wrecked Steamer. How the Rescues Were Affected. Yarmouth (Nova Scotia)

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

Another sea tragedy has been averted owing to wireless. The steamer Cobequid began to break up under the bettering of…

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Stranded Steamer Rough Seas Breaking Passengers Safe. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

The mail steamer Colequid has b[?] sighted aground off Trinity ledges, of Fundy. The greater part of the is out of water, and it is believed…

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