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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

28 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 2

A Wreck Of the Sixties the Steamship London. Terrible Loss of Life

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

Just forty years ago on the 11th January the s.s. London, bonud from London to Melbourne, foundered In the Bay of Biscay, after three or four days' batting…

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Mr Roosevelt's Adventure. a Steamer Collision During His Sleep

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 27th November:—At the close of his visit to New…

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A Wreck of the Sixties the Steamship London. Terrible Loss of Life

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 15

Just forty years ago on the 11th January the s.s. London, bonud from London to Melbourne, foundered in the Bay of Biscay, after three or four days' battling…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salage. The Oa[?] of Mrs. E. CCOLE. (By a Local Reporter.)

Western Champion · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 17

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Col[?], of No, 78 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill. in the company of a…

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Shipwrecked Kitten. Special Trip of Rescue

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

An electric launch put out from a wharf near Trent Bridge on 22nd December for the special purpose of rescuing a shipwrecked kitten which was…

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A Fortune from a Wreck

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 7

It is pretty generally known that during the last twelve months the Hon. J. G. Aikman, M.L.C , of Melbourne, has made some thousands of pounds out of the wrecked…

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A Fortune From a Wreck

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 17

IT is pretty generally known that during the last twelve months the Hon. J. G. Aikman, M.L.C., of Melbourne, has made some thousands of pounds…

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Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 3

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 19th January:— The precipitancy of a workman in…

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Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 6

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 19th January:—The precipitancy of a workman in pulling the lever of a switch caused the…

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Adrift on an Iceberc. Shipwrecked Crew in Camp

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

Sea captains have all strange experiences (says the Sea[?]le Post intelligence"), but that of Captain Harry Turner, port captain of the…

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British Captain's Suicide. Suddenly Goes Mad. on a French Steamer

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 7

From Marseilles on february 7th the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote: The steamer Tafna, belonging to the…

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Shot on the Bridge. Steamer Fired At. Ysterious Outrage

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 3

Particulars of a remarkable outrage in the North Sea were given at Leith on 1st February by C. Lilge, the first mate of the German steamer Gemma, 540 tons,…

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Submarine in Collision. Struck by a Steamer. Narrow Escape

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 7

A submarine had a narrow escape from disaster off Plymouth on 13th February. According to the "Daily Mail," the officers appointed to the Naval War…

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Wrecked Crew's Adventure Hardships in an Old Indian Fishing Camp

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 3

The details of a little, drama (writes the London "Daily Mail" of 13th February) of the sea have reached Newport Monmouth…

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The Aquidaban Wreck. Three Admirals Lost

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 3

The "Daily Mail" of 13th February wrote:— The explosion which sank the Brazilian ironclad Aquidaban on the night of…

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Fifty Years Under the Sea Souvenir of the Sirius. First Atlantic Steamer

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

The King has been graciously pleased to accept a souvenir of the s.s. Sirins, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. The souvenir is a circle or metal about…

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Wrecked Crew's Adventure Hardships in an Old Indian Fishing Camp

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 6

The details of a little drama (writes the London "Daily Mail" of 13th February) of the sea have reached Newport Monmouth…

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All-irish Steamer. a New Idea

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 7

The Heroic, the new twenty-knot passenger steamer of the Belfast Steamship Company, made her maiden journey across the Irish Channel on 27th April…

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A Steamer Mystery. Where Is the Man?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 7

A mysterious and sensational incident occurred at Barry Docks, Cardiff, early on Saturday morning. Dock workers had just returned to…

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A Motor Lifeboat

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 3

A feature of the French life saving exhibition at the Grand Palace in the Champs Ely sees is a motor [?]boat , the first ever built in France. It is provided with a…

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