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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Russians. Enemy's Centre Beginning of Break Quiet at the Canal. Spanish Steamer Sunk. Firing Heard in North Sea. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent in Petrograd states that great importance is attached to the Russian advances over the Dukla and Uzsok passes in the…

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Mysterious Spanish Wreck. London

Leader · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

The Spanish steamer Alplionso, lying at anchor at Santander, North Spain, suddenly sank, the causo being a mystery. The crew, who were…

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Japan Seizes Steamer. Tokio

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

The authorities seized the Norwegian steamer Christian Bors, because she surreptitiously conveyed to China Von Hints, [?]ately German Minister in…

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Grossing, Indian Ocean. the Australian Troops. Strange Steamer Causes Surprise

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 3

Private Harry Lowe, a native of Bathurst, and son of Guard George Low, well-known on the western line, who has just arrived in Egypt in the…

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Wool Embargo. Steamer Lord Erne's Cargo. Will the Ship-sail? Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Lord Erne arrived from Melbourne this morning to complete her loading for Boston. There are 6300 bales of wool awaiting to be loaded in…

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Was She Torpedoed? a British Steamer Lost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 16

The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel Oriole (1489 tons) with a crew of 22, bound from London to Havre, has not reached her…

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Nerve Wrecked Germans

Leader · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 1

Germany, has been the foremost exponent of the doctrine that war is the great regenerator, of peoples. This makes specially interesting an…

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The Emden Obtaining Relics. Visit to the Wreck. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

One of the officers of a steamer which visited the Emden wreck stated on the arrival of the vessel to-day that provided the water remained calm he…

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Dodging a Torpedo. British Steamer Ignores German Warning. London

Leader · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 6

The British steamer Laertes had an exciting adventure with a German submarine off the Dutch coast yesterday afternoon,…

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Chased by Submarine British Steamer's Close Run. Vessel Struck by Bullets. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Laertes had an exciting experience with a German submarine off the Dutch coast yesterday afternoon. The submarine called upon…

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Cargo Steamer Damaged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

Reports from London state that the cargo steamer Tor[?] has been towed into Scarborough in a sinking condition. She was either torp[?]…

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Merchant Steamer Attacked London

Leader · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 3

The steamer Torquay has been towed into Scarborough in a sinking condition, caused by a mine or a torpedo. Two men were killed and other…

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Steamer in Sinking Condition London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Torquay has been towed into Scarborough in a sinking condition after having either struck a mine or been torpedoed eight miles from the…

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Shipping Disasters. Wrecks on British Coast. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 2

During a heavy gale early yesterday morning the barque Andromeda, bound to London, became a total wreck off Falmouth. Twenty-eight of the crew of…

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Steamer Mined. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 3

The steamer Waverlet has been mined and beached at Deal. The crew landed, except 12 who were drowned, owing to the capsize of a boat…

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Steamer Refloated. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 3

The steamer Mersina, which went ashore at Cooktown, has been successfully refloated, and is now safe in Cooktown harbor…

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Steamer Blown Up by Mine. London

Leader · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 3

The steamer Wavelet, laden with timber, had hole torn in her [?] [?] Deal, on the Keptist coast on Saturday. Two of the crew were…

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Steamer Blown Up All the Occupants Drowned. Supposed Torpedo Attack. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Wavelet, ladch with timber, shipped a pilot off Deal, on tho Kentish coast, on Saturday afternoon. When the vessel was in The…

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The Navy General Review. by Mr. Winston Churchill Magnificent Superiority. Financing the Allies. Chancellor's Big Statement. Neutrals and the "Blockade." British Steamer Blown Up. Switzerland and Germany. Apology Demanded. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Winston Churchill declared that at the beginning of the war the British navy was just as well prepared as the new German army. Since Parliament…

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The Cathedral Wreckers Metz Structure Threatened. Subterranean Work. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

One of the fans papers, "Iclair De Lest," says that the Germans are carrying out subterranean work at Metz Cathedral…

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