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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

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The Valencia Wreck London

The Castlereagh · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 4

At present it is only known that fifteen persons hage been saves from the wreak of the Valencia…

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The Valencia Wreck London

The Castlereagh · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

At presented a is only known that fifteen persons have been saved from the wreck of the Valencia…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

The s.s. Viola and barge left Louth upstream at 5 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Jandra and barge left Bourke at 11.30 a.m. to-day for Tilpa, with cargo…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

The S.S. Jandra arrived at Louth down stream on Sunday afternoon, and continued her journey on Monday morning…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 2

Feb. 8.—The Jandra arrived down stream at Tilpa at 11 a.m. yesterday, and returned up at 1 p.m. Brewarrina and barge passed Louth up…

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A Wreck of the Sixties Rock! Rock! Rock! the Steamship London. Terrible Loss of Life

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 7

Just forty years ngo on the 11th January tho s.s. London, bonud from London to Melbourne, foundered in the Bay of Biscay, after three or four days' battling…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 2

Feb. 10.—Jandra left Louth up stream this morning. Feb. 12.—Jandra arrived at Bourke yesterday morning…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 2

Feb. 15.—Viola and barge arrived down on Thursday at 11 a.m…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 2

Mundoo and barge passed Tilpa up stream at 1 p. m. on Saturday. Pilot and barge arrived at Tilpa on Saturday, and left up stream at 6 o'clock on…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 2

The Jandra passed Louth up stream at throe o'clock on Thursday morning…

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A Shipwreck. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 4

The ship Speke, 2700 tons, from Sydney to Melbourne, in ballast, was totally wrecked cfi the Victorian coast yesterday. Twenty-six of the crew reached the shore…

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Steamer Troubles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

The following "par" from the SPECTATOR of last Saturday's date is interesting:—The captains of the little river steamers plying between Walgett and Brewarrina are…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

March 7.—Pilot and large arrived at Bonrke load d with wool on Wednesday evening last. Pilot left Bourke down stream uith…

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The Thordis Wreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 5

The wreck of the steamer Thordis has been sold for £376…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The case of (By a Local Reporter.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 8

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

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The Jandra left Bourke down stream with loading to-day, (Tuesday.) Pilot plumed Tilpa up stream yesterday afternoon…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 2

The steamer Agincourt, bound from Newcastle to Hong Kong, struck an unchartered reef and became a total wreck. The crew reached Caroline…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

The s s Jandra arrived up, at Bourke, on Tuesday evening last…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

March 25.—Pilot and barge arrived down at Tilpa on Sunday night, and left down stream on Monday morning. The s s Jandra left Bourke down stream,…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

March. 28.—Jandra passed Louth down stream at 4 p. m. to-day…

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