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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

68 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 4

Coaster Ashore Waiting for a Tug. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

The, small coating steamer Erringhi went ashore on Warner's Rock, near Barrenjoey, on the south, headland of Broken Bay, last night…

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Lost Steamer Located. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

The oil tank Havre, 2073 tons, which ran short of coal while proceeding from Dunedin to Newcastle on Saturday last and had been drifting…

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Blew Up Steamer Shattered. Cargo of Saltpetre and Carbide. London, Sunday Night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 2

Saltpetre aboard the liner Engineer (5800 tons), bound for Mauritius, ignited in Larenzo Marques Harbor (Portuguese East Africa, on Delagoa…

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American Schooner in Peril Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 16

A wireless message received last night intimated that the American schooner, Vigilant, was in difficulties in a violent storm off the coast…

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The Prince at Newcastle. New Steamer Launched

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 4

Twenty thousand persons acclaimed the Prince of Wales at Newcastle this morning. Subsequently the Prince launched the steamer Enoggera, one of the vessels being built…

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FERMOY Wrecked by Soldiers Wrecked by Solders. As Reprisal for Capture or Lucas. Dublin

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 2

British soldiers, seriously angered, in searching for Brigadier-General Lucas, got completely out of hand. They wrecked Fermoy, smashing up shops…

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Steamer in [?]Uarantine. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

The Japanese steamer, Yoroppa Maru, from Batavia, which arrived in Sydney last night, has been sent into quarantine, with a suspicious…

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Steamer Held Up. Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

The steamer Borda is still held up at Port Adelaide and developments are being watched by the men and the company…

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Belfast a Wreck. Police Murder Continues. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

A Belfast chaffeur, disregarding the troops' challenge, was shot dead. The troops, anticipating attacks, fired machine-guns in the streets. There…

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Six Deaths. Steamer in Quarantine. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 5

Telegrams received by Dr. Cumpston. Director of Quarantine, report that six deaths have [?]urred on the steamer Roberto Figueras, which has…

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Trawlers Wrecked. Wellington (N.z.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 13

Two trawlers have been wrecked at Kaikoura, while sheltering from a heavy gate…

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Stranded Steamer Sukimaru. Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 8

The Japanese steamer. Suki Maru, which recently stranded on a reef near Cooktown, and was refloated, arrived at Cairns…

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Ireland. a Own Wrecked. London, Tuesday NIght

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 11

Following the shooting of a police inspector at Templemore. County Tipperary, armed police practically wrecked the town…

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Crash at Culcairn Parer's Machine Wrecked. Aviators Escape Injury. Flight Definitely Abandoned

National Advocate · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 2

Lieuts. Parer and McIntosh, after spending the night in Bathurst, left Bathurst with the intention of flying to Cootamundra on Saturday…

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Body Washed Ashore a Manly Sensation. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 2

The body of a returned soldier, named Henry Darcey, lately living at Jersey Road, Paddington, was washed up on the beach at South Steyne,…

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Man Overboard From Manly Steamer. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

The Marly steamer, bellubera, left C[?]ar away, for Many a 7 o'clock [?]ugh and when in the vicinity of Fort Denison a passenger rose the…

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Explosion on Steamer. Two Men Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 10

An explosion occurred on the steamer Canadian Importer, at Snail's Bay last night, when two members of the crew received…

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Liner in Collision One Steamer Reached. Vancouver

National Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 2

The Orient, liner Konigen Louise for Australia, collided with the steamer Loughborough, in a thick fog off Lisbon…

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Disastrous Explosion on Oil Steamer. New York

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 7

A disastrous explosion occurred here today on a Canadian oil tank steamer. It is believed that six of the crew were killed and many more…

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1300 Miles Covered. Melbourne's Fruitless Search for Missing Schooner Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 3

There is still nothing to report concerning the mission schooner Amelia J. At 8 p.m. yesterday the Melbourne…

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