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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

9 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers

The Elingamite Wreck

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

THE inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the steamer Elingamite has concluded, and the finding affords another proof of the risks which…

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WRECKED. (Copyright.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

"Confound it, Belle, when a man comes home tired and discouraged, he can't stand this eternal worry about bills."…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

The steamer Oakland, from Newcastle to Sydney, foundered yesterday near Port Stevens. Eight of the crew ware drowned, and the seven…

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A Shipwreck. the Steamer Oakland Foundered. Eight of the Crew Perish

Western Champion · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 13

The steamer Oakland, bound from Newcastle to Richmond River, found, ered yesterday near Port Stevens. Eight of the crew were drowned…

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Terrible Wreck. London

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

The Pacific Company's big steamer Arequipa foundered during a storm, off Valpariso. The Captain and wife, all the…

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Wreck at Seal Rocks the Croki Ashore

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 2

The steamer "Croki" is shore at Seal Rocks and likely to become a total wreck. Heavy seas are breaking over the…

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His Domestic Happiness Was Wrecked

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 6

"It's just awful how criminally ignorant I've been regarding our food," said Mrs. Newlight to her husband the other day. "I can never be thankful enough that I…

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Shipwrecked at Sea; a True Tale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 1

An ocean liner crossing the Banks in seas that swept the decks sighted a fishing vessel with the flag flying the union down—everywhere the…

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Tragedy of the Sea. the Missing Steamer Ovalau. Burnt at Sea. Boilers Explode and the Steamer Founders All Hands Safe. (By Special Wire.) SYDNEY,Monday

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 4 November 1903 · page 2

The Sydney agent of the Messageries Maritimes Company has received a cable message from the captain of the steamer Pacifique which has arrived…

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