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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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At Sea. a Shipwreck Experience

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 2

After all the women and children were gene, I began to think it was time to take my own passage. Nothing, I hope, would have induced me to leave the sinking…

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Unknown Vessel Wrecked

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 November 1911 · page 3

A telegram from Kingston (S.A.) states that a three-masted ship was wrecked on Sunday at Cooring. The name of the vessel is unknown. She lies half of mile…

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The Macleay Wreck

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1911 · page 2

The Marine Court found that the evidence pointed to the loss of the steamer Macleay having been brought about by the mate altering tho course…

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The Steamer Rosedale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 4

According to the Port Macquarie 'News' the steamer Rosedale, recently lost with all hands off the New South Wales coast, earned enough money to buy out the Bank…

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Wreckage Found. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 4

A large quantity of wreckage has been found strewn along Broulce Beach near Moruya. A part was timber, whihc appeared to be from a Ship's…

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Mysterious Wreckage. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Kapunda reports passing off Kiama a number of floating cases, apparently full. Some of them were like cases in which…

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Royalty Shipwrecked

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 2

The P. and O liner Delhi, with the Duke and the Duchess of Fife, and their daughters, Princesses Alexandra and Maud, on board, went ashore off…

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Wreck of a South Coast Vessel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 2

The South Coast steamer Brooklyn was wrecked at the entrance to Crookhaven Heads on Friday night, She ran on to a [?]eef that projects about a…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 4

Louth.—The s s. Jandra arrived down at noon, and left downstream at 3 p.m. on the 20th inst…

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