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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

106 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 6

Soldiers' Outbreak Hotels Wrecked in W.A., PERTH

National Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 2

Soldiers wrecked foreign hotels at the Boulder last night. A Government proclamation has been issued closing the gold-fields…

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Attempt to Sink Steamer. Brisbane

Leader · Monday 25 August 1919 · page 4

An attempt was made to sink the steamer Porpoise at the wharf on Friday night. Loading ceased at 10.30. When the engineers went aboard next…

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Steamer Wrecked. Captain and Crew Saved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 17

The steamer Rostrevor, bound from Hobart to Sydney, was wrecked on Sunday between Cape Everard and Gabo on Sandy Beach,…

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Shops Wrecked. London, September 9

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 2

Crowds wrecked 50 shops at Fermoy on Saturday night…

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Steamer Collision. London

Leader · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 7

A collision has occurred between a Japanese steamer and the steamer Marathon, the latter being beached at Dungeness, but is not seriously…

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PEACE Will U.S.A. Wreck It? Senate Committee's Antagonism. Amendments and Reservations. Dr. Wilson Assailed. Washington, September 10

National Advocate · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 1

The Peace Treaty, characterised as un Alliance, but not a League, which will spread wars instead of securing peace, was formally presented to the…

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Steamer Wrecked Eight Lives Lost. Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1919 · page 2

The small steamer named the Painui, voyaging from Lyttleton to Wanganui, was beached this morning near the Wairau River and caught fire…

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Steamer on Fire. on New Zealand Coast. Eight Lives Lost. Wellington

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 37

The coastal steamer Tainui caught fire at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and as a result eight men lost their lives…

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Wreck of the Pareora. Adelaide

Leader · Friday 19 September 1919 · page 5

The steamer Pareora has been wrecked off Althorpe, on a voyage f[?]om Port Pirie to Hobart and out of a crew of nineteen only seven were…

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Pareora Wrecked Seven Lives Lost. Adelaidt

National Advocate · Friday 19 September 1919 · page 2

The steamer Pareora has been wrecked off Althorpe, while on a voyage to Port Pirie and Hobart. There were nineteen members of the crew,…

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The Wrecked Pareora. Adelaide

National Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1919 · page 2

Owing to the inaccessibility of the survivors of the Pareora news is still scarce. It is felt that those who are still…

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Spanish Steamer Wrecked Montreal

Leader · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 3

Montreal has a despatch from Key West that the steamer Valbanera, from Spain to Havana, is believed to have sunk after grounding on…

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Steamer Wrecked. Twelve Men Missing, Seven Saved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 1

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Ashore at the Orkneys. Troopship from Russia. LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 2

A troopship went ashore at the Orkneys, with 2000 troops from Russia on board. Destroyers proceeded to the…

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The Pareora Wreck. Adelaide

Leader · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 4

The survivors of the ill-fated steamer, Pareora, arrived to-day. They state that the vessel struck the north-west corner of Althorpe Island, on…

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Steamer Turns Turtle. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 3

The Norwegian steamer Hortenselea turned turtle in a gale off the Tyne. A woman and eight men were lost. Twelve of the survivors were rescued…

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Steamer Capsized. Nine Lives Lost. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 10

The Norwegian teamer, Hortense Lea, laden with wood pulp, capsized off the Tyne. Fourteen of the passengers and crew were…

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Schooner Wrecked. On the Ninety Mile Beach MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 13

The schooner Valmarie, from New Zealand, bound to Melbourne, timber laden, went ashore in a fog on the Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria,…

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Schooner Wrecked Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 2

The auxiliary schooner Epi was wrecked off the New Hebrides, All hands were saved…

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Two Thousand Lives Lost British Ship Wrecked. a Sensational Report. Vancouver

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 26

An Archangel message states that it is reported by wireless from Helsingfors that 2000 lives were lost in the Wreck of an unarmed…

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