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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Latest Telegraph[?] Big Steamer Standed, Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

A large unknown steamer is reported to be stranded on Lihou reef, in the Great Barrier. The main mast and [?]unnel have gone, and the vessel…

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A Stranded Steamer. Sydney

Forbes Times · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

A large unknown steamer is reported to have been stranded on the Great Barrier reef. The mainmast and funnel have gone, and the vessel appears to have been…

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A Missing Schooner. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 4

There is still no news of the missing schooner Dancing Way and it is feared she has foundered with all hands…

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The Ketch Galgabba. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 5

A portion of rail and bulwarks, with the name 'Galgabba" on the latter, has been picked up at Port Stephens. The ketch Galbagga left…

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Steamer in Peril

Western Champion · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 11

The Japanese liner Tenyomaru has arrived at San Francisco from Yokohama, after weathering a storm which her skipper says is the roughest he…

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Submarine in Collision. Struck by a Steamer. Narrow Escape

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 6

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

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A Criminal Band. at Their Guilty Work. Burglary, Fires, Wrecking

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 6

The "Express" reports that the extraordinary series of outrages, including burglary, incendiarism, and attempted train-wrecking, which has occurred in…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her…

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A Steamer Mystery. Where Is the Man?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 8

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

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 5

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

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Bird Chorus on a Wreck

Forbes Times · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 7

Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wrecked near Aberdeen, with a loss…

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Bird Chorus on a Wreck

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 1

Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wreeked near Aberdeen, with a…

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Bird Chorus on a Wreck

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 9

Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wrecked near Aberdeen, with a loss…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

Forbes Times · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 2

The steamer Mindoro has been wrecked on a reef off the coast of Papua. All hands were saved…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 4

Yesterday a fire occurred on board the steamer Matunga at Port Moresby. The mails were destroyed, and the cargo also damaged by water…

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Fire in a Steamer. Sydney

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

A fire occurred in the mail room of the steamer Matunga at Port Moresby yesterday, and the mails were destroyed, while damage was…

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Shipwrecked Kitten. Special Trip of Rescue

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 6

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

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A Steamer Wrecked. London

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 2

The four masteo barque Queeu Margaret which left Sydney on January 17th with a cargo of 41385 bags of wheat, bound for Queeostown, has become a total wreek at…

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A Stranded Steamer. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

The stranded steamer Indrabarah is in a perilous position. Seas are breaking right over her. The captain asks for immediate assistance…

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Warship Wrecked

Western Champion · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 23

The Portuguese cruiser Adamastor has been wrecked while homeward bound. She struck a rock off the Chinese coast, and was badly…

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