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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Blockade by Air Attack on a Steamer. a Taube Ou-manoeuvred. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Teal. while voyaging from Amsterdam to London, was attacked by a Taube machine. Bombs and darts fell closely around…

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Dutch Steamer Sunk. London

National Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 4

The German submarine U28 sank the Dtuch steamer Medea southward of Beachy Head. The crew were rescued…

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American Steamer Bombed. Washington to Reply. London

Leader · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 6

Washington is determined ot make representations with regard to the damage done to the steamer England (owned by the American Relief…

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Dutch Steamer Sunk. German Submarine Uses Guns London

Leader · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 6

The Admiralty announces that at 10 o'clock, on Thursday morning the steamer Medea, flying the Dutch flag was sunk by gunfire from a German…

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Disregard for Neutrals Dutch Steamer Sunk. Germans' Glaring Breach. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that at 10 o'clock yesterday morning "he steamer Medea, flying the Dutch Flag with a Dutch crew on board, and with the…

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British Steamer Ashore. Lives Imperilled. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The Trosberg, a British cargo steamer, is on the rocks at Cape Spartil. Thirteen of the crew have been saved by three torpedo boats, but 57 other…

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British Steamer Torpedoed. Goes Ashore Burning. London

Leader · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Delmire was torpedoed in the channel by a German submarine, and she went ashore at La Hogue, burning…

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Delmira Afire and Ashore. Submarine's Latest Victim

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

Lloyd's reports that the Delmira, a British vessel of 3459 tons, which was tropedoed in the Channel by a German submarine, caught fire and…

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Steamer's Close Call. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The Wilson liner Tycho narrowly escaped the German submarine U5 in the Downs, off the Kentish coast. The captain zig-zagged, and thus…

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Another Steamer Lost. Air Attack on Neutral Vessel. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

Another British steamer has been sunk by the Germans. This was the Delmira, 3459 tons, which, when bound for Boulogne, was…

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The Blockade Another British Steamer Lost. a Chinese Crew. London, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 5

Another British steamer has been sunk by the Germans. This was the Delmira, 3459 tons, which, when bound for Boulogne, was…

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Big Steamer Escapes. Was Another Submarine Sunk? London

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

Captain Wyatt of the Great Eastern steamer Brussels, states that when off Maas Lightship, a large German, submarine signalled to stop. Captain…

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Stirring Chase Submarine V Steamer. merchantman sunk by shells "If I'd Only Had a Gun." London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Vosges, which was sunk by shell fire off the Cornish Coast, reports that he evaded the German submarine for two hours…

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Another Steamer Lost. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Aquila was submarine off Pembrokeshire. The crew were landed lafely…

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Dutch Steamer Mined. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that the Dutch steamer Anistel was mined and sunk off Flamborough. The crew was saved…

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Dutch Steamer Sunk.. London. Tuesday

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Arnstel struck a floating mine off Flamborugh Head and Was blown up. The mine was sown; by the Germans…

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Dutch Steamer Strikes Floating Mine. London

Leader · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Arnstel struck a floating mirne off Flamborough head, and was blown up. The mine was sown by the Germans…

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Dutch Steamer Blown Up

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 21

The Dutch steamer Arnstel struck a floating mine off Flambrough Head, and was blown up. The mine was one of those sown…

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Steamer Vosges Sunk. Submarine Uses Gunfire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 21

The steamer Vosges, which was sunk off the Cornish coast by shellfire, evaded the submarine for two hours, preventing the discharge of…

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Dutch Steamer Strikes Floating Mine

Molong Argus · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 4

The Dutch steamer Arnstel struck a floating mine off Flamborough head, and was blown up. The mine was sown by the Germans…

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