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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 2 of 2

Latest Cables. LONDON, Tuesday. a Ship Ashore

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 September 1906 · page 1

The Pacific mail steamer Mongolia, bound from Hong Kong to San Francisco ran ashore on Midway Island. The hull is pierced and the bow is…

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Storm in England Torrential Rain. Crops Damaged. Volunteer Camp Wrecked

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

London beheld last night (2nd August) one of the grandest exhibitions of atmospheric electrical disturbances witnessed for many a day…

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Wrecked by Thunderstorm. Pacific Express Declared Holiday-makers Drowned

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 5

From New York on 30th July the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— The talc is even yet incomplete of…

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Latest Wires. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Wreck of the Australian

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 1

The steamer Australian, bound from Sydney to Japan went ashore in the dirty night on Saturday on a reef 120 miles from Port Darwin. She is…

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War Pinnace Out in Two. Sailor Killed by Steamer

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 9

A fatal accident occurred during the visit of the Medway Reserve Fleet to Margate on 12th September. The pleasure steamer Conqueror,…

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Wreck

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 9

The wreck of the steamer Australian occurred at the spot where the French barque Calcutta was wrecked in 1904 The Australian is resting on…

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Wreck

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 1

The vessel supposed to be the steamer Inger that was wrecked at Ocean Island, all hands are reported to be saved. The news was signalled…

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Duels Afloat and Ashore. Some Interesting Incidents

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 5

In France and Germany dueling enjoys a certain amount of popularity, although the laws forbid it, and. until a half-century ago, a fight with swords or pistols between…

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