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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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Shipwreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 3

By the foundering of a lugger, at the New Hebrides, several persona (including the owner) have been drowned…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Castlereagh · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 5

Shortly after 7 o'clock this morning Messrs. Fenwick's passenger river steamer, Sarah Hoxon, which was moored alonguide the public wharf,…

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Break Down of a Steamer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 1

The steamer Newcastle, which left last night for Newcastle, with a large number of passengers, broke down shortly after passing through the heads, and was compelled to return to port…

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A Probable Wreck

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 2

The Norwegian ship Almedia, from Melbourne in ballast, struck a reef at New Caledonia, and will probably be a total loss. The crew were saved…

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Fit for Anything. Three Strong Words which Describe John Murray's Condition after he had been made a Physical Wreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 3

WHEN a man is only twenty-five years old he is presumed to be in the pink of young manhood -- fit for anything -- and if his normal condition of health fails him and he becomes unable to…

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Overdue Steamer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 5

The steamer Pacifique is considerably overdue at Noumea from the New Hebrides. French warships will probably be sent in search…

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Turkish Steamer Sunk

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 4

The P. and O mail steamer Isis sank the Turkish steamer Leonoh at Brindisi. Fourteen Turks wore drowned…

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Ten Minutes' Havoc. Tornado's Devastation. Theatre and Churches Wrecked

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

Prom New York, on 9th May, the correspondent of the London "Dally Mail" wrote:— Twenty-four persons were killed and…

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Lady Skippers Peril Incident of the Motor-boat Wrecks

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 4

On May 15th the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote from Paris:— In spite of the series of disasters…

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Ten Minutes' Havoc. Tornados Devastation. Theatre and Churches Wrecked

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 5

From New York, on 9th May, the correspondent of the London "Dally Mail" wrote:— Twenty-four persons were killed and…

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A Wreck

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

The wreck of the missing schooner Cygnet has been found nine miles south of Cape York. It is believed the crew perished…

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The Latest Telegrams. Loss of a Schtoner. a Steamer's Adventubes. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 4

The steamer Helen Nicol arrived last night in an almost wrecked condition. She had the schooner Jones Brothers in tow, but the line parted twice owing to the…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage, The Case of Mrs. E. COLE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 8

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, of No. 78 Carlton Crescont. Summer Hill, in the company of a…

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Wreckage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 September 1905 · page 4

There is nothing definite with regard to the discovery of wreckage at Kangaroo Island, South Australia…

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Wreckage Found

The Castlereagh · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 3

It is believed that the wreckage found on Kangorro Island belongs to the Loch [?]…

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Wreckage

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 October 1905 · page 4

Wreckage has been discovered along the coast of Kangeroo Island for a distance of 60 miles, including portion of a boat hearing the name of Loch…

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Steamer Blown Up. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 2

The Chinese steamer, H[?], was detroyed through striking a drifting mine off Shanking. Fourteen of those on board perished…

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Jacques Ashore. Rejoicings at Portsmouth. Fraternising of the Sailors

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 4

The Portsmouth correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 10th August from Portsmouth:— Who was it said we are an…

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The Latest Telegrams. a Steamer Ashore. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 4

The well-known steamer Woll[?]bin, went ashore this morning, two miles south of the Bellinger bar. The captain has reported that he beached the vessel to…

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Plague on a French Mail Steamer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 5

A fourth member of the crew of the French steamer Ville de La Ciotat has contracted plague, and the vessel has resumed her voyage from Freemautlo to Colombo. The West…

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