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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

18 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

News From Everywhere Steamer Turns Turtle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 8

News of the drowning of 150 drink crazed mutineers in the raging torrent of a Mexican river has been received at San Diego, California. The…

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His Domestic Happiness Was Wrecked

The Cobar Herald · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 2

"It's just awful how criminally ignorant I've been regarding our food," said Mrs. Newlight to ber husband the other day. " I can never be thankful enough that I…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

June 18—The Nile and barge arrived at Louth down stream at 7.30 p.m. yesterday…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

The Nile, with barge, arrived from down river on Monday morning, bringing 340 bales wool from below Tilpa. The William Davies, and one barge…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 4

July 2.—The William Davies left Bourke for Louth, at 3.30 p m July 4.—The Nile left Bourke for Tilpa down stream this m[?]ing…

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Schooner's Crew of Women Captain's Husband the Only Man Not Suffragettes

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 3

W.S. Gilber[?],in his "Bab Ba[?]ads," treated the idea of a ship being manned by women from a humorous standpoint; Clark Russell, in one of his sea stories, also utilised the…

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Mystery of a Wreck. Cruiser Abandoned Five Years Ago

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 6

The mystery of an abandoned vessel reported to have been seen at Cape Gatha Blanco, French West Africa, on May 10, and feared to be a Union-Castle liner, was…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 4

The Excelsior left Wilcannia on Thursday, up stream…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 2

July 29—The S. E. Nile passed Louth up stream at 11 p.m. oil Monday…

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Wrecked on Desert Island. Six Months on Ice-clad Rock

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 3

News readied North Shields of the safety of twenty of the crow of the sealing schooner, Sea Bird, belonging to Messrs. Vivian, of that town. The Vessel was wrecked…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 2

The Nile arrived down stream at Louth at 6 p.m. on Monday…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

August 11.—The Nile passed Louth upstream at 9 a.m on Sunday. August 5.-Boggabilla 2ft, Mungundi 8ft 4in, both falling. Mogil 2ft 6in,…

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White Star Enterprise. New Triple-screw Steamer "Ceramic"

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 7

As an instance of the striking advance in the conditions of British Australian shipping, it is worthy of mention tho[?] the connection of…

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Barque Wrecked

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 5

The barque " Amaranth "bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, was wrecked on Jarvis Island in the Pacific ocean. After being 16days…

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A Race with Fire. Steamer in Desperate Straits

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 5

The steamer Sommell, with decks red hot, raced to port. Huge seas broke the steering-gear, and the vessel was temporarily helpless in…

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Cyclonic Storm. White Cliffs Devastated. Houses Unroofed, Big Buildings Wrecked. Remarkable Escapes From Death. White Cliffs

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 2

A cyclone passed through the town at 3 p.m. yesterday, doing enormous damage. Nearly every bouse was more or less affected…

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Whale Butts a Steamer

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 3

A collision with a whale caused such seriout damage to the Danish steamer Wladm[?] Reitz that the vessel was forced to put into St. Johns, Newfoundland, for repairs. The…

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Directors and Wrecks. Fixed Reponsibility

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

After the disaster on the New Haven Railroad at North Haven, U.S., in which twenty-one persons were killed, the Coroner's inquest placed the blame upon the…

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