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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Torpedoing of Swedish Steamer. Five Minutes to Quit. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 5 May 1915 · page 3

The crew of the Swedish steamer Elsa has arrived. They report that the vessel was torpedoed by a German submarine,…

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Steamer Torpedoed. Two Bremen Killed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 14

The steamer, Mintern, laden with coal bound for the River Plate was torpedoed off Sicily Islands. Two firemen were killed. The remainder…

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British Coal Steamer Torpedoed. London

Leader · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Minterne, 3018 [?]ons, when proceding to River Plate with a cargo of coal, was submarines off the Scillies. Two fishermen were…

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The Submarines British Steamer Put Down. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 4

The British steamer Minterne (3018 tons) was proceeding to the River Plate with a cargo of coal when she was torpedoed by a German submarine…

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Motor Launch Wrecked. Heavy Weather. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 1

A report has reached the Navigation Department concerning a motor launch being wrecked off Barrenjoey. Fishermen saw the craft, which was…

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The Blockade Trawler Sunk by Gunfire, Steamer Mined. London

National Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 3

A German submarine's gunfire sunk the trawler Stratton, in the North Sea, and the schooner Earl of Flatham, at Kinsale Head…

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Liverpool's Indignation. German Shops Wrecked. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 4

A number of German shops at Liverpool were wrecked. Twenty rioters were arrested at Everton. Their comrades tried to effect a rescue, but…

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Anti-German Outbreaks Serious Disturbances. Shops Looted and Wrecked. Demand for Internment of All Aliens. London

National Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 4

The anti-German outbreaks continue. The city men reassembled at the Royal Exchange to-day, and, amidst extraordinarily enthusiastic scenes…

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Riots More Wrecking and Pillage. German Places Burned. London

National Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 4

Amazing scenes of wreckage and pillage have been witnessed throughout London. Every German and Austrian shop between Hackney and…

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Dutch Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Martha has been torpedoed. The crew have been saved…

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German Submarine Sunk. Cut Down by Steamer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 3

The British steamer Collati[?] (435 tons) sank a German submarine off the Northumberland coast. The engineers felt the shock as the…

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German Submarine Sunk. Steamer's Lucky Collision. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 1

The master of the steamer Collairnie, which has arrived at Blyth, has reported that the vessel unknowingly collided with a submarine and…

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Steamer's Baptism of Fire. Shelled on the Stocks. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 4

Despite that German warships had sent shells crashing into her hull making her a complete wreck aft, the steamer Sagama River, which has…

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Torpedoed. Another British Steamer. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 3

The British steamer Martha was torpedoed off Aberdeen. The crew was saved. Nearly all the witnesses before the…

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The "Battered Salvage." Liquor Proposal Wreck. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 2

Discussing in the House of Commons the Immature Spirits Restriction Bill, Mr. Lloyd George admitted that the measure was the "battered…

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Taste of its Own. Raiding Zeppelin Bombed by 'Planes. Houses Wrecked on Coast. Soars Away to 7000ft. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 2

Tho Admiralty announced that aeroplanes sent up from East Church and Westgate chased a Zeppelin that raided Ramsgate as far as the Hinder…

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Twice Torpeooed Another Steamer Sunk. London

National Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

The steamer Dumcree was torpedoed but not sunk, and was taken in tow by a Norwegian; steamer. The submarine again gave chase,…

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Another Steamer Torpedoed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 2

A sister ship of the Bellridge has been torpedoed by a Gorman submarine. off the Dogger Bank…

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Turkish Camps Wrecked. Gallipoli Bombarded. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 4

There was a lively bombardment of the Strait on Thursday, concentrating against the Turkish Asiatic camps. The town of Chanak was wrecked,…

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Torpedoed. Norwegian Oil Steamer. Christinia

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 2

The Maricopa, a sister ship to the steamer Belridge, which was torpedord early in Germany's submarine blockade, has been torpedoed and damaged…

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