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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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With All Hands American Steamer Lost Pathetic Last Message Constantinople

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 2

"The Conejos is sinking fast; No. 1 hold is full of water; bow awash; have received no response from our calls for help."…

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Steamer Ashore. Help From Brisbane. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Wireless news has ranched Sydney to the [?] that the steamer Pruth, from New York. has gone ashore on a reef near Port…

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A Ketch Missing Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 2

On September 28 last, the 14-ton ketch Salome left Sydney for Rabaul Mr. H.A. Mackenzi, his wife and two children, Mr. H. Ware and G…

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The Dixmude Wreckage Located London

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 2

The wreckage of the Dixmude has been located under the sea, south of San Marco. Two bodies have been found off Anpexado…

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Prohibition in U.S.A. Another British Steamer Seized New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

A message from Galveston (Texas) states that a coast-guard cutter captured the British auxilliary schooner Muriel E. Winters, five miles off…

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Latest Cables. Lost Dixmude, More Wreckage Discovered. Paris

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 16

A. disputed boat which was searching for wreckage of the Dix[?] recovered iron the sea a coarrea body with [?]…

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Big Steamer Wrecked

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

The cargo steamer Port Elliot is ashore at East Cape, New Zealand. Latest adviesc indicate she is a total wreck. The crew landed safely. The Port…

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Car[?] Steamer Wrecked Crew Safe. Wellington (N.z

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 14

The cargo steamer Port Elliott is ashore at East Cape. The vessel was holed hadly on grounding and all lands abandened the vessel…

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Barooma Wrecked. No Lives Lost. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

Driven on the rocks at Barooma in Saturday night, the coastal steamer, Bodalla, is believed to be a total loss. Yesterday she was full of…

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Wreck at Bodalla Bathurst Party's Loss

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

Through the total wreck of the Illawarra and South Coast Company's steamer, Bodalla, and the loss of all its cargo, just outside of Narooma, on the…

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A Steamer Ashore Melbounre

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 2

A steamer, Port Lyttleton, went ashore at Low Head, last night at the mouth of the Tamar River She had a cargo of butter, wheat and wool…

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Attempt to Wreck Glascow Express. London

Leader · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 6

It is estimated that over 80,000 Welsh colliers are Idle through the railway strike. The strike committee. claim that 160 N.U.R. drivers at…

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Safe! Overdue French Steamer Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

A wireless received in Sydney early this morning announced the safe arrival at Noumca of the overdue French mail steamer, Pacifique…

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Not the Pacific Wreckage Found on the Coast Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 3

Captain Morris, Superintendent of Navigation, stated tonight that he did not think the wreckage was from the Pacific. Although these were…

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Held Up a German Steamer Too Many Deserters Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 3

The second attempt on the part of the captain to get the German—Australian steamer Ha[?]nover away has failed and the men were again to-day…

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Old-Time Christmas Disaster Recalled Wreck of New England at Clarence Heads

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

The Christmas holidays are over and this recalls one of the old Christmas holiday disasters. I look far back into bygone years and through the dim…

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Explosion on Steamer Colac

The Bathurst Times · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

When the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Kapara, which left Melbourne on Tuesday for Adelaide, was six miles off Cape Olway, an…

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22,000 Tonners N.z.'s Big Steamer London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

"Lloyd's Shipping List" draws attention to the fact that ten motor passenger steamers are now being constructed in European shipyards, of…

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Disturbance on Picnic Steamer. Sydney

Leader · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 3

[?] on the liquor [?] ferry boat [?] back to the [?] returned from Clifton [?]…

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