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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

26 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2

Steamer Traffic. Projected Departure

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

This day—Maud, for Wilcannia…

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Steamer Traffic. Projected Departures

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

Early date—Cato, for Brewarrina…

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Cablegrams. a Wreck. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 3

The German steamer S[?] has been wrecked on the coast of Cor[?] will, and 40 persons have been drowned…

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A Disastrous Wreck. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 2

NEWS received from New York states that the schooner Hilda has arrived there with four survivors from the wreck of the French liner La Ville de la Nazaire, which foundered off Cape…

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Steamer Traffic. Projected [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 2

This Day—Flurence Aunic for [?] March 25—Exce[?] for Wilcannts…

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An Accident at the Sydney Docks. a Sailor's Narrow Escape. Head Struck a Pier While Rowing Ashore with the Line From a Ship, and Fell Into the Water Bruised and Insensible

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 4

Wh[?]n a member of our staff went in search of Mr. John Smith, of 4 Wilmot-street, Sydney, he fortunately fonnd him at home, and on his remarking that the object of his…

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An Accident at the Sydney Docks. a Sailor's Narrow Escape. Head Struck a Pier While Rowing Ashore with the Line From a Ship, and Fell Into the Water Bruised and Insensible

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 1

When a member of our staff went in search of Mr. John Smith, of 4, Wilmotstreet, Sydney, he fortunately fouud him at hon.e, and on his remarking that the object…

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THE P. AND O. Steamer Aden. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 3

Further particulars of the wreck of the Aden state that the lifeboat and gig belonging to the steamer Aden were swept away by heavy seas immediately they were…

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Wreck of the Aden. London, June 3O

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

The P. and O. steamer Aden, from Hongkong.has been wrecked off the Island of secotrs. The vessel struck on a reef on the 9th…

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Fearful Wreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 2

LONDON, July 10.-- Information to hand brings news of another disastrous wreck. It appears that the Bombay pilgrim steamer Sultan, with a large number of pilgrims on board,…

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Supposed Loss of a Steamer. Sydney, July 16

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 2

No word has been received of the missing French steamer Tanais and two warships have gone in search of her. The Tanais had 95 passengers on board…

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A Steamer Stranded. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 3

The German steamer Solanger, which left for Newcastle last night, struck on a rock near Watson's Bay during a heavy fog. The stranded…

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Wreck of a Steamer Total Loss. Six Persons Missing. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 3

The steamer Tasmania, from Sydney, went on the rocks of the New Zealand coast last night, and went down within an hour after. All the…

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Wreck of the Tasman[?]. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, July [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 2

[?] New Zealand has been totally wreeked [?] [?] [?]…

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Wreck of the Tasmania. Sydney, July 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 3

Captain McGee asserts that the Tasmania was wrecked on an unchartered rock, about 18 feet under the water, The night was clear and land seemed a long way off. The…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

August 10— Florence A[?], for Wileanuta. August 11—Brewarrma, for B cwar[?] and Walgett. August 12—Exceisier, for Wilcanala…

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Wreck of the Tasmania. Sydney, August 10

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

The evidence at the inquiry into the wreck of the Tasmania shows there would probably have been no loss of life if an attempt had not been made to land in the…

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The Wreck of the S.S. Tasmania. Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 3

An inquiry was commenced yesterday into the cause of the wreck of the s.s. Tasman in. The evidence shows that there would probably have been…

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The Wreck Up the Tasmania. Sydney, August 17

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 2

Diving operations at the w[?]eok of the Tasmania failed owing to the rough water. Ou[?] passenger has offered £100 reward for the recovery of his jewellery…

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The Wrecked Tasmania. Sydkey, August 31

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 3

The wrecked steamer Tasmania sunk ten feet in sand and is filled with mud, The attempts to recover the mails have been [?]band[?]ned…

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