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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Zeppelin Wrecked. Brought Down by Forts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 22

The Russians have wrecked a Zeppelin at Libau, on the Baltio and captured the crew. The navy staff at Petrograd…

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Zeebrugge Raid. Four Hundred Motors Wrecked

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 22

The "Algemeen Handelshlad" states that as the result of the air raid on Zeebrugge by Squadron-Commander Davies and…

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Steamer Strikes Rocks. Gets Back to Port. San Francisco

The Bathurst Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

The steamer Marama has made port by her own steam with her aft compartments flooded. Going twenty miles off her course in…

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Relief Steamer Blown Up

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Toko Maru from New Zealand, which, was laden with gifts for the distressed Belgians, has been blown up in the English Channel. She sank in 1 12 hours. The…

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Torpedoed Submarine Sinks Steamer. Enemy Active in North Sea. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

A German submarine yesterday torpedoed in the North Sea the steamer Beneruacher. The entire crew of 20 have been landed at Flectwood, Lancashire…

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Schooner Ashore Crew's Perilous Position. Returned to the Wreck for Breakfast. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

The crew of the schooner Tramp, which was wrecked at North Head last night, returned to the vessel this morning and cooked breakfast…

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Schooner Tramp Wrecked. the Crew Safe. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

The crew of the schooner Tramp, which was wrecked at North Head last night, returned to the vessel early this morning and cooked. breakfast…

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Steamer in English Channel. I New Zealand Cargo on Board. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Tokomaru, carrying New Zealand mutton, also a consignment of fruit for the Belgians, was sunk at 9 o'clock in the English Channel near…

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Another Steamer Afire. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Nairnshire is afire off Hav[?]…

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Britain and America Steamer Wilhelmina to Be Seized. Foodstuff As Contraband. No Surprise in the United States. Washington

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

The Government of Great Britain will seize the steamer Wilhelmina, travelling from America to Germany, as foodstuff is considered to be contraband…

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Disastrous Gale. Forty Vessels Wrecked. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

A message from Gibraltar states that a heavy gale has wrecked forty vessels off Cadiz, Spain, with loss of life and enormous destruction in the harbor…

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Japanese Cruiser Ashore. Crew's Fate Unknown. San Franfrisco

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

The Japanese cruiser. Asama. is breaking up on the Mexican Coast, near Point Bartolomi. The fate of [?]00 of the crew is unknown…

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The Neutrals Unable to Assist Germany. How a Steamer Was Blown Up. Perth

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Captain Hansen, of the Norwegian steamer Tysla, which arrived to-day, stated in an interview that the general opinion in neutral countries is that the…

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Japanese Cruiser Wrecked on Mexican Coast San Francisco

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The Japanese armed cruiser Asama (9750 tons) has been wrecked on the Mexican coast. No details are yet to hand, and the…

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Japanese Cruiser Wrecked. San Francisco

Leader · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

The Japanese cruiser Asama, 9750 tons, which took part in the RussoJapanese war, was wreeked on the American coast. No details are as…

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Japanese Cruiser Ashore. on Mexican Coast

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

The Japanese cruiser Asana is breaking up on the Mexican coast, near Point Bartolomi. The fate of the crew, numbering…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

The Spanish steamer Alphonso suddenly sank while lying at anchor in the harbor at Santander, Spain. The crow were saved. A German plot is suspected…

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Wrecked Japanese Cruiser the Crew Safe. Washington

National Advocate · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 5

The Japanese warship, Asama, was lost through striking rocks on the Californian Coast during a heavy gale. The officers and crew landed on…

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Wrecked in a Gale. London

National Advocate · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 5

During a terrific gale on the Aberdeen Coast a salvage boat from Hull turned turtle, and six were drowned. One of the crew was imprisoned in the…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. Mysterious Affair. German Conspiracy Suggested. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The Spanish steamer Alphonso, lying at anchor at Santander, Northern Spain, suddenly sank, the cause being a mystery…

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