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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

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Gale in New Zealand. Houses Wrecked—no Loss of Life. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 July 1922 · page 6

A violent gale passed over Ta[?] district in the centre of the North Island, N.Z., on Saturday night, and many buildings were wrecked…

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Ireland Enniscorthy Evacuated a Courthouse Wrecked London, Sunday Night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 2

The rebels have evacuated Enniscorty, which the Nationalists occupied after slight trouble with snipers, Fifty prisoners were captured…

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Sailing Vessel Wrecked Crew Believed Safe Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 2

Hope is held out for the saving of the crew of the five-masted barque Prance, which is wrecked off tho coast of New Caledonia. Tho vessel itself,…

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S.O.S. Steamer in Distress Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 2

Bound from Sydney to South America, the big cargo steamer, Southgate, is in distress in mid-ocean. She is sending out distress calls "S.O.S.," but the…

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Steamer Afire Crew's Tight for Life Auckland (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 2

Further messages regarding the steamer Southgate show that the vessel caught fire. A report received in the early hours…

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Collision at Sea N.Z. Steamer Disabled London, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 2

A collision occurred between the New Zealand Shipping Company's passenger steamer Ramuera and the Ellerman liner, Marengo…

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Struck a Cyclone a Steamer's Peril Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

North of Gabo Island, the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Yankalilla ran into a cyclone. Her engines broke down and her steering gear was…

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Steamer Collision So Persons Injured New York, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 3

The excursion steamer Grand Republic, 1261 tons, collided, with the ferry boat Chautauqua in the Hudson River in a fog…

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Wrecked Fastest British Light Oruiser Dicaster Off Labrador Six Sailors Missing London

National Advocate · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 2

The British light cruiser, Raleigh, has boon wrecked in the Straits of Belle Isle off Labrador coast. Most of the sailors were rescued by other…

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The Raleigh Wreck

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 3

HALIFAX (Nova Scotia.), Tuesday. Tho steamer Montrose, bound for England, has, wirelessed that she. picked up 43 officers, 39 petty…

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A Memorable Shipping Disaster When the Earl of Charlemont Was Wrecked

The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 4

It is now 59 years since the Earl of Charlemont was wrecked at the Barwon Heads. A few old people will remember how, on March 12, 1853, the vessel…

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Wrecked Giant U.S.A. Seaplane Vancouver

National Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 2

The Navy Department announce that the Campals Correia, America's giant seaplane has collapsed. U.S.A. cruiser picked up Commander…

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240 Perish Passenger Steamer Founders Vancouver. Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 2

A message from San Diego, Chili, states that the Chilian passenger steamer, Ilata, sank oil Chores Island. It is reported that 150 persons are…

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Cromarty Strikes Wreckage London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

while the world's largest seaplane, the Cromarty, was carrying out secret experiments for the Air Ministry off the coast of Scilly, she struck some…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

National Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 6

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time. But, if disregarded, it will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her…

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Ireland Steamer Arrested Laden with Arms London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 1

The British destroyer Doon arrested outside Cork Harbor a steamer partly laden with arms and ammunition…

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Wrecked Egypt Court of Enquiry's Findings Captain and First Officer Responsible Master's Certificate Suspended London

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1922 · page 2

The enquiry into the loss of the P. and O. boat Egypt, found that it was due to a collision with the steamer Seine, and that the loss of life was…

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German Steamer Sunk London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 1

A wireless message from the Union Castle liner Kinfauns Castle, bound from Southampton to the Cape, says that in response to S.O.S. messages…

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Wrecked Liner Captain Day's Fine Achievement London

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 2

Amidst the uncertainty as regards the liner Hammoria owing to tho confusion in the wireless messages, the fact emerges that Captain E. W. Day…

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Gold Smugglers Discovery on Steamer Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 2

An examination of the luggage of a Chinese passenger who arrived from the East to-day by the steamer St. Albans revealed £12 10s in gold hidden…

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