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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Swedish Steamer Mined. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

It is announced that the Swedish steamer Anna was mined and sunk off Scarborough. Four lives were lost…

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The Dresden Reappears Big Steamer Sunk. Vaparaiso

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

The Dresden sank the steamer Cornwall Castle. The crew arrived here…

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In the Atlantic French Steamer Put Under. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

A message from Buenos Ayres states that the French steamer Churchill has been sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kron Prinz Wilhelm…

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Steamer Mined. Two of the Crew Killed. London

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Hanna was mined, and sank off Scarborough. Fourteen, were saved, and six lost, apparently being killed by an…

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No Panic. How the Vessel Went Down Submarine Chases Rescuing Steamer. London

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

It was pitch dark when the Banayno the auxiliary cruiser, was presumaby torpedoed off Cornwall Point. She sank in a few minutes. Many…

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Decoy Steamer Submarines New Ruse. Distress Signals Hoisted. Great Southern's Escape. London, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

The Germans are apparently ready to adopt any subterfuge in their piratical campaign against innocent merchant and passenger vessels on the British…

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War News Warship Sunk. Auxillary Cruiser Bayano. Torpedoed on Patrol Duty. Bodies and Wreckage in Firth of Clyde. London

Leader · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 3

The Admiraity announces that the British auxiliary cruiser Bayano has been lost. The warship was missing on the 11th, and the circumstances…

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French Steamer's Escape. Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

The French steamer Campinah just escaped being torpedoed at Cherbourg by refuging behind a neutral ship. Torpedoers chased the submarine…

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The Blockade Another Steamer Sunk. Polite "Pirates." London

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

The German submarine U20 gave the steamer Auguste Conseils' crew ten minutes to quit. The engineer refused to scuttle the steamer, and…

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German Hydroplane Wrecked. Copenhagen

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 3

Fishing boats rescued the crew of a German hydroplane which was wrecked near Jutland…

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Schooner Wrecked. Crew Saved. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

The Navigation Department to-day received a report from the master of the coastal sailing vessel. Advance, which is a total wreck off the South…

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Telegrams. Scow Advance Ashore. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 3

The scow Advance went ashore at Wreck Bay on the South Coast, All bands were saved…

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Germans Capture Swedish Steamer

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Gloria, laden with grain, has been captured by the Germans…

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Washed Ashore. Body of an Unknown Man. Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

The body of an unknown man was found on the St. Kilda Beach this morning. It had apparently been washed up by the waves…

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Hydroplane' Wrecked

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 15

A German' hydroplane was wrecked off Jutland. Fishing boats rescued the crew…

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How the Fingal Foundered. Vessel's Boilers Explode. London

National Advocate · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The Fingal sunk in a few minutes. There was a tremendous explosion. The first boat got clear, but the second, containing the victims, failed…

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Swedish Steamer Seized. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Gloria, grain laden, from La Plata for Stockholm, has, according to Router's correspondent at Copenhagen, been captured by the…

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Steamer on the Beach. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

The Navigation Department to-day received a telegram stating that the coastal steamer Boambee, owned by the River Manning Limestone Company, is…

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Sea and Air. Aeroplane Bombs Steamer. London

Leader · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 3

The steamer Bronde (613 tons), while at sea, was attacked by a Taube aeroplane three miles off the English [?]ast in the vicinity of the…

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Small Steamer Struck. But Reaches Harbor. Reported Sniping by Germans. London

National Advocate · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The Admiralty announces that the small steamer Atlantis was torpedoed off Inishbeg, on the north coast of Ireland on March 14. The crew…

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