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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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The Wreck of the Carlisle Castle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

Judging from papers washed ashore from the wreck of the Carlisle Castle, it is believed that Mrs. Lindsay, the Captain's wife, was aboard. In the vicinity of the wreck, the place is…

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Steamer Traffic. Projected Departures

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

August 9—Lady of the Lake, for Wilcannia. Early date—Pilot, for Wilcannia…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the Wrecked Tekoa. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 3

A CABLEGRAM has been received from New Zealand announcing that five more of the crew of the Tekoa have turned up…

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A Disabled Steamer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

The Queensland mail steamer Duke Buckingham, which left Brisbane on September 1, has returned to Plymouth in a disabled condition…

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Naturalist Puss Saved From Shipwreck by Swimming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 4

On Wednesday, March 12. 1873, a cat reappeared at the house of a Mrs Mowbray at West Hartlepool, Darham, after having escaped from drowning or starvation by…

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The Steamer Teko

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 5

This steamer has arrived at the Falkland Islands, after a most perilous voyage. She struck some unknown vessel in the Lemaire Straits, and sustained croat damage. 20,000…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Wreck of the Thermopylae. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 5

A TELEGRAM has been received by Dalgety and Co. to-day, confirming the report of the wreck of the Thermopylae at Green's Point, in the entrance to Table Bay. The specie was saved…

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Naturalist, Puss Saved From Shipwreck by Swimming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 4

On Wednesday, March 12, 1873, a cat reappeared at the houces of a Mrs Mowbray, at West Hartlepool, Darham, after having escaped from drowning or starvation by…

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The Steamer Glatcus

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 3

The steamer Glaueus from Newcastle to Melbourne broke her shaft in a gale, off Point Grant, on Saturday night. She drifted towards the shore, but the anchors were dropped, and…

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A Steamer Case. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 3

Two stewards from the Oruiuz have beim remanded on a charge of robbing Frederick Thompson, Melbourne, of £315…

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A Terrible Tale of the Sea. Shipwrecked Sailors Fat of the Flesh and Drink of the Blood of Their Mates

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 4

The British steamer, Woodruff recently arrived at an American port, having on board the surviving members of the crew of the barque Drot, which…

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Fire at Dubbo. the Chinese Quarter Demolished and the Oxford Hotel Partially Wrecked

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 2

ON Friday evening, about half-past six o'clock, the alarm of fire was given, and it was discovered that a fire had started in the Chinese quarter, Macquario-street, near the Commercial…

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The Transvaal. The Fighting at Modder Terrific. British now Occupy the Position. Dutch Rebels Increasing. A British Transport Wrecked. All the Soldiers Saved. The British Army Strength, Tuegla River Bridge Destroyed, (By Cable.) London, December 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 2

The British casualties at the battle of Modder River Trere 430. Pontoons have been despathed from Durban for the passage of troops to Tugela…

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The Transvaal. a Serious British Reverse. General Gatacre led into an Ambush. Deceived by Guides, Six Hundred Missing. Boers Repulsed at Kimberley With Heavy Losses. Typhoid in the Boer Camp. General Hunter's Sortie From Ladysmith. The British Climb Lombards Sop. Bayonets Cause a Boer Panic. The Boer Guns Wrecked. The Colonial Troops at Work. (By Cable.) London, Decsmber 11

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 2

A serious British reverse hns been suffered near Stormburg. General Gatncre, with three thousand men, on Saturday night attempted an attack upon…

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At Lombard's Ko[?]. Boer Guns Wrecked. the British Losses

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 4

Later accounts of the British night sorties at Lombard's Kop show that the surprise was complete, and the Boer forces absolutely dem[?]ralised by Major-General Sir A. Hunter's…

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Steamer on Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 3

The steamer Balmain was completely gutted by fire while lying on the slips at Mort's Dock, undergoing repaint…

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