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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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American Ship Sunk. Cotton Steamer's Fate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 13

An American steamer laden with cotton and bound for Bremen, struck, a floating mine off the island of Borkum, in the North Sea, and…

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More Blockade Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed. London

National Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Regin, from the Tyne to Bordeaux coal laden, was torpedoed and sank in 10 minutes. A British destroyer saved the crew…

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Torpedo Goes Wide. Submarine Attacks a Steamer. London

Leader · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that between Folkestone and Bologne a channel steamer was attacked by a German submarine on Monday night…

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Torpedoed. Norwegian Steamer Lost. Attacked While at Anchor. London

Leader · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The Norwegian carge steamer Regin was torpedoed while lying at ancliar. A thick fog caused her to turn into…

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American Steamer Evelyn. President Wilson Finds an Excuse. Washington

National Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

President Wilson states that with regard to the steamer Evelyn's accident, he had been told unofficially that the captain had followed a safe course…

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A Dastardly Objective Attempt on Passenger Steamer. Torpedo Misses by Thirty Yards. London

National Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

A submarine tried to torpedo a Folkstone to Boulogne passenger steamer on Monday night. The torpedo passed 30 yards ahead of the…

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Ballast Steamer Torpedoed. London

Leader · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

The steamer Oakby was sunk in the channel. She was bound in ballast from London to Cardiff. The crew were landed at Dover…

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American Steamer Mined. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The American steamer Carib, cotton. laden, was mined and sunk off the German coast…

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Loss of Norwegian Steamer. National Opinion Inflamed. London

Leader · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

The destruction or the Norwegian steamer Regin, which was terpsdoed on Tuesday, has Inflamed public opinion in Norway. People assert that…

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A Sinking Vessel. Seen From a Swedish Steamer Christiania

National Advocate · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

A Swedish steamer reports seeing sinking vessel off Mandal. The captain believes the disaster was caused by a German submarine…

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The Blockade Rhine Steamer's Subterfuge Discovered by Dutch Authorities. Much-needed Copper. Rotterdam

National Advocate · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The khine steamer Hanna, with her skipper, proprietors and others have been arrested for having on board five tons of copper, including 3,000 bullets…

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Steamer Service Normal. London

Leader · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

The passenger steamer service between England and the Continent is being maintained with clocklike regularity. The normal number of…

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Passenger Steamer Mined Off Beachy Head. London

Leader · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

The crew of the passenger steamer Western Coast, which was sunk off Beachy Head, have been landed at Portsmouth…

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U.S.A. Steamer Runs Into Mine. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

Berlin reports that the United States steamer Carib, 2287 tons, due at Bremen, ran into a mine through not following German sailing instructions…

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Viewed From a Steamer. Troops Burying Dead. Fremantle, Friday. [?]

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

[?] late, the P. and O. steamer Mongolia has arrived from London. She was hung up for two days at Port Said during the time the…

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The Blockade Steamer Sunk Off Beachy Head. Violent Explosion Amidships London

National Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

The steamer Western Coast was blown up and sunk off Beachy Head. All on board were saved. It is believed she was torpedoed. The…

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The Wrecked Harpalion. London

National Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

A torpedo struck the steamer Harpalion amidships, and the boilers blew up. The chief engineer was saying Grace…

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Swedish Steamer Strikes Mine. London

Leader · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

The Swedish steamer Svarrnon. from Rotterdam to Scandinavian. ports, struck a floating mine or was torpedoed in the North Sea. The…

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Steamer Seized. Bullets Concealed in Cargo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

The Rhine steamer Hanna has been acized and the shipper of the cargo, the proprietor of the [?], and others arrested. Five tons of…

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French Steamer Sunk in Adriatic. Paris

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

It is officially stated that a commencement has been made with the work of mine-dredging in the Dardanelles. The French torpedo destroyer Dague,…

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