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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

111 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 6

Steamer on Fire at Sea Sydney

Leader · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

The M[?]ring [?] have received a cable [?] ste[?]er Pap[?]roa is an fire in 3 h[?] off the [?]outh-west [?]…

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Steamer on Fire Wool Damaged. Dunkirk

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 2

A fire broke out in the spare bunkers of the British steamer Port Macquarie, from Sydney. Fifty bales of wool were slightly damaged…

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Missing Ketch Anxiety at Darwin. DARWIN

National Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 2

It is believed that disaster has over-taken the 33 ton ketch, John Ace, which left two months ago for Thursday Island, with two Japanese and…

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Trawler Wrecked. London

National Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 2

The trawler Salmonby, with a crew of thirteen, sank at the mouth of the River Humber, utter a boiler explosion. Only two were saved…

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Sydney Harbor Swept 55 Mile an Hour Gale. Shipping in Danger Steamer Driven Ashore Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 2

Conditions were wild and stormy in the harbor last night. A gale, which at times reached a force of 55 miles an hour, made the harbor…

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A Steamer on Fire London

National Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 2

The steamer Port Lincoln from Bristol, is afire at Hull. The cargo has been damaged…

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Foundered Dorrigo Crew. Still Missing. Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2

Double Island and Inskip Point Lighthouse reported this morning that no trace has been found of the crew of the Dorrigo, which…

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Steamer Dorrigo Founders Crew of Twenty-two Lost

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2

News was received in Sydney on Sunday that the steamer Dorrigo had foundered on Good Friday off the Queensland coast. Captain Gray, her master, and his son were…

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The Dorrigo Wreck. No Bodies Found. BRISBANE

Leader · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2

Double Island and [?]skip point light hom[?]s [?]par[?]ed this morning that no trace had been found of the [?] two missing of the [?] of the…

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DORRIGO [?] Wreckage [?]Red Brisbane [?]day

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 28

Two lifeboat rad[?] of which bore the [?] Dorrigo in Targe letters, [?] washed ashore on the bead Double…

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Explosion on Steamer Several Men Killed 35 of Crew Missing. Vancouver

National Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 2

The New Orleans authorities have been notified that the Dutch steamer Sylvanus collided with the oil tanker Thomas H. Wheeler on Thursday…

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The Wreck of the Dorrigo. Brisbane

Leader · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 2

When the body of John Lowe, the boatswain of the Ill-fated Dorrigo, was found on the beach, It was clad only in a singlet, with a life belt around its…

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Wreckage From the Dorrigo. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 2

A [?]from Twen[?] [?] that a number of ma[?] which have been washed an at Sharks Boy and [?] B[?] are [?] to…

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Struck a Rock Ferry Steamer Damaged. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 2

Damage to the extent of £700 occurred when the vehicular ferry steamer Killara struck a rock off Kirribilli Point in Sydney Harbor,…

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Yacht Ashore a Dobroyd Mystery Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 2

A two masted yacht was found this afternoon on the rocks at Dobroyd. It is believed to have been washed ashore during last night. The police…

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Treasure Trove Wrecked Liner's Wealth Divers to Search Sea Floor. Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 2

French and German divers will leave Brest (France) on May 11 to salvage a million sterling. In gold and silver aboard the P. and O. liner…

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Crew Drunk Trouble on Steamer Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 2

How the captain, two engineers and one firemen, had to work the coastal steamer 'Allen Hood' down the coast to Sydney with the assistance of…

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£40,000 STEAMER Work for Walsh Island Local Industry Supported Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 1

The State Cabinet has decided that a new steamer to replace the old pilot steamer, AJax, shall be constructed at a cost of about…

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British Trouble Affects Steamer in N.Z. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 21

The steamer Port Nicholson, which was due to sail last night from Wellington. N.Z., was held up owing to number of the crew…

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Ashore in Fitzroy River. [?]Ane

Leader · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 6

A wir[?] manage p[?] this morning stares that the A.U.S.N. [?]’s [?]mer, Mar[?] had g[?] aground between Rocky Pol[?] and [?]…

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