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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Disaster. Steamer Sinks. 43 Lives. Lost. Collision in the Atlantic New York

The Bathurst Times · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

A shipping disaster, involving serious loss of life, occurred near [?] island, on the Virginian coast. Following a collision between…

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Ferry Steamer Sinks Collision in Harbor. Passengers in Peril. Fireman's Courageous Act. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 1

The Balmain New Ferry Co.'s paddle boat Memel, with about 30 passengers, the majority of whom were women and children, collided off No…

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Steamer Burnt

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. The steamer Moa was burnt to the water's edge five miles from Wanganui Heads this morning. Several other…

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Fire at Sea Explosion on Steamer Moa. Crew Jump From Burning Ship. Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

A fire broke out on the steamer Moa, off the New Zealand coast, this morning. When some miles oft Wanganui, a loud explosion occurred…

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Marooned Fishermen. Food Floated Ashore. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

Four lobster fishermen have been marooned on Roanish Island, off the coast of Donegal, for several days. They had five days' rovisions, and when…

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Wrecks. Crews' Close Calls. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

Portion of the crew of the steamer Cambewarra arrived in a fishing boat this morning. They stated that the steamer struck a reef 114 miles from…

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Shipwrecks Canbewarra Sinks Off Fhemantle. Six Men Missing. Fremantle

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

The steamer Canbewarra, 450 tons, bound to Sydney from Rotterdam, struck a reef 114 miles from, Fremantle, and went down. The chief mate,…

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A Threat That Falled "Flying Scotchman" to Be Wrecked. London

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George while in Glasgow was the recipient of a letter threatening to wreck the express on which he was going to return to London…

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Steamer Founders. Unchartered Rock Struck. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Sunday 8 February 1914 · page 2

Striking an unchartered rock off Nesago Gulf, near the Mass River, yesterday, the steamer Vatso sank almost immediately. The crew barely escaped…

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Cambewarra Wreck Privations of the Crew. Hard Journey to Safety. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Sunday 8 February 1914 · page 2

News have been received at Fremantle that six members of the crew of the wrecked steamer Cambewarra have reached Dongarra after enduring great…

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Cambewarra Wreck. Fremantle

Leader · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

News has been received at Fremantle that six members of the crew of the wrecked steamer Cambewarra have reached Dongarra after…

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Cambewarra Wreck Privations of the Crew. Hard Journey to Safety. Fremantle

National Advocate · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 1

News has been received, at Fremantle that six members of the crew of the wrecked steamer Cambewarra have reached Dongarra after enduring…

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"Full Up of the Army." Soldiers Window-wrecking. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 1

The practice of window-breaking by Aldershot soldiers has become so common that it has developed into a scandal…

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Tbrbible Suffering Shipwrecked Sailors. Thirty Hours Without Water. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

Fred Taissunger and August Westerman, members of the chief mate's boat beloning to the wrecked Cambewarra, arrived at Fremantle to-day. They were…

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Row for Life Lady Sculler and Shark. Ashore in Time. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

With a hungry shark 15 feet long charging her outrigger on the George's River, Como, yesterday morning, Mass Pickering, the noted…

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Shipwrecked Sailors. Crew of the Cambewarra. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

Fred Talssunger and August Westerman, two members of the chief mate's boat belonging to the wrecked Cambewarra, arrived at Fremantle to-day…

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Mr. Tanner's Goats Barbed Wire Won't Stop Them. How a Vegetable Garden Was Wrecked

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 3

Mr. Walter Hammond, of Sofafa. (per Mr. J. E. Aubrey) wrote to yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Souncil as follows: "I have the honor…

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Liner Ashore Revenue Cutters Co to the Rescue. a Lucky Escape. New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 3

The Fable Steamship Company's trans-Atlantic liner Roma, with 400 passengers on board from Marseilles, has been driven ashore at Blizzard…

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In the Night Schooner Curlew Ashore. Crew Leave the Vessel. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 5

Captain Hacking, Superintendent of Navigation, received a telegram from the Pilot Station at the Nambucca Heads advising that the schooner…

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Rough Weather Ships in the Pacific. Steamer on a Reef. New York

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

The American liner Roma, with 418 passengers on board, struck a dangerous reef off the coast of Massachutes during a terrific snowstorm…

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