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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

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The Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 3

There is no news as yet to hand of the steamer Ovalau…

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The Missing Steamer

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 November 1903 · page 2

News has been received of the misting steamer Ovalau. She caught fire and foundeerd off Lord Howe Island on October 20th. All bands were saved…

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The Ovalau. Caught Fire and Foundered. All Hands Saved. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, November 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1903 · page 2

News has been received that the Ovalau caught fire and foundered off lord Howe Inland on October 20. All hands were saved…

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The Missing Steamer. Burnt and Sunk. All. Hands Saved. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1903 · page 4

Tbe steamer Ovalen caught fire on Tuesday, 20th October, near Lord Howe Island. The vessel sank…

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The Missing Steamer Ovalau. Fire on the Vessel

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 November 1903 · page 3

Quite a sensation was occasioned when news was received that the missing steamer Ovalau had been destroyed by fire off Cape Howe Island…

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Shipwreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 5

The ketch Sir George, has been totally wrecked near Smoky Cape. The master and three seamen were saved, and two were drowned…

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After a Wreck

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1903 · page 2

Three of the survivors from the wreck of the botch St. George, who arrived in Sydney last night, give thrilling accounts of their experiences. The captain is in the hospital…

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The P.m.'s Son. Wrecked and Rescued

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 3

AMONG those on board the cutter Helena Morton, lately driven on the Sword Reef, Protector Island, and which was ultimately towed off by H.M.S. Archer, was the eldest…

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Wreck on the Oregon Coast. Eight Lives Lost. Terrible Experiences of Survivors

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 2

The R.M.S. Sierra brought particulars of the wreck of the, steamer South Portland land on a reef near Cape Blanco, on the coast of Oregons on October 18. The…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

The Pilot, with wool and general cargo, left Bourke for river-aide stations and South Australia, on Thursday. The FlorencceAnnie from Wilcannia…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

The Pilot and large for South Australia passed Louth on Saturday morning. The Cato from Wilcanoia for Bourke, passed Louth on Monday…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

The Pilot and barge, from Bourke, arrived at Wilcannia on Wednesday. The Cat[?], from Wilcannia and river-side stations, arrived at Bourke yesterday, with…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 2

The Florence Annie, from Wileannia, arrived at Bourke on last Thursday afternoon, and left again on Monday afternoon, The Pilot, with transhipped cargo from…

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A Shipwreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 3

The Ventura brings details of the wreck of the French barque, Frances Corlee, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco. The survivors suffered terrible hardships…

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