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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

77 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 4

Steamer Aground Loss of Life Thrilling Scenes Sydney .Thursday

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 2

News has been received from Auckland (N-Z) of the grounding of the big steamer Wiltshire on the Great Barrier reef…

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Brisbane Express Attempt at Wrecking Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 3

An attempt was made to wreck the Brisbane express train between Eastwood and Epping about 4 p.m. yesterday. Fortunately the cow…

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Big Steamer Wrecked. on Great Barrier Reef. Vessel Breaks in Two

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 4

The Federal Steam Navigation Company's steamer Wiltshire, which went ashore on the Great Barrier Island, off Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday night, is now a…

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Wiltshire Wrecked Breaks in Two on Reef Whole of Crew in Peril Disaster Off New Zealand Coast Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 2

The steamer Wiltshire, 12,150 tons bound from Liverpool to Auckland, N.Z., was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand. She is in…

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The Wreck of the Wiltshire. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 6

An Auckland message states that a large steamer, the Wiltshire, belonging to the Federal Steam Navigation line, Is ashore in the great Barrier…

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Steamer Held Up London

National Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

The destroyer Warwick held up a steamer voyaging from Moville (County Donegal) to Donegal, at a point on Loughfoyle, where the Ulster…

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The Wiltshire 20 of the Crew Ashore Auckland N.Z.

National Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

Twenty of the crew of the wrecked steamer Wiltshire are now ashore. It is thought some may have to spend another night on the wreck. The…

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Eighty Perish Steamer Founders After Explosion New York. Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 2

A message from Beunos Ayres states that SO persons are believed to have perished through the sinking of the steamship Villa franca, on the Parana…

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Contemptible Thieves Wrecked Wiltshire Raided Auckland (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 2

An official party visited the Wiltshire Wreck yesterday and discovered that thieves had been on the vessel and had ransacked everything of…

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Spirit of Wrecker Lives in New Zealand Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 3

A large gathering attended the Wilt-shire thanksgiving service in the Town Hall. Many express the opinion that the work of Kchoo,the seaman of the…

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All Hands Saved From Wiltshire Wreck. Auckland

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 16

All the crew of the wrecked steamer Wiltshire, 103 officers and men have been safely rescued. The work entailed almost…

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The Wrecked Wiltshire. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 4

A cablegram has been received in Sydney [?]stating that the underwriters' surveyor had visited the Wiltshire wreck in regard to…

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Steamer Capsizes London

National Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 2

A Berlin message states that the Brazilian steamer Azaire berthed at the Hamburg docks, completely capsized. It was at first reported that…

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Big German Steamer London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 2

The Columbus, a steamer of 32,000 tons gross, has been launched from the Danlzg yards. This is the first mammoth steamer completed since…

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Wrecked Wiltshire Captain's Evidence Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 2

The Wiltshire Inquiry was continued today when Captain Hayward gave further evidence. He said he toot the time of the wreck as 11.24 p.m…

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N.z. Reporter's Feat at Wreck of Wiltshire Three Days Work on End

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 1

Now and then the American movie people send us a racy film of special reporters rushing to train wrecks in aeroplanes, or tearing across country in…

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Steamer Held Up. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 2

The Commonwealth liner Large Bay is still anchored in Farm Cove, waiting for a crew. Efforts by the management of the liner to secure a…

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Struck a Rock Sugar Company's Steamer Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 2

The Commonwealth Sugar Company's steamer. Rona, struck a rock, 23 miles from Auckland last night. The latest report states that the…

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On the Rocks a Steamer's Experiences Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 2

Tho steamer Rona was renoared. She is on her way up the Hauraki Gulf under her own si cam in smooth water. In the night 1700 tons of sugar in…

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Wreck of Four Courts Leader of Rebels Taken. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 July 1922 · page 10

The Government has received news that the Four Courts building in Dublin has been blown up. The insurgents surrended at 4…

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