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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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Missionary Steamer Returns. Lengthy Islands Cruise. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 6

The London Missionary Society's' ship John Williams returned to Sydney to-day after a four months' cruise among the Pacific islands, during…

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The Withdrawal Last Job Ashore. London, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. G. Ward (Price, official correspondent at the Dardanelles, continuing his story of the evacuation of Suvla Bay and Anzac, states:…

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Another Steamer Sunk. the Persia. London

Leader · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 2

The steamer Persia, while on a voyago to Bombay, was sunk on Thursday afternoon. Most of the passengers and crow wore drowned, but four…

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Creek Steamer on Fire. Tangier

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

The Greek steamer Salonika, ironladen, proceeding to Glasgow, was seen near-Tarina, enveloped in flames, It is believed that the crew was taken…

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Explosion on Steamer. Another Pro German Outrage. New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

An explosion on the oil tank steamer Aztec in Brooklyn dock, killed one and injured a score. Eighteen of missing…

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Big Steamer Sunk Collides with Transport. No Loss of Life. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

Tho P. and O. steamer Geelong has been sunk in the Mediterranean, by a collision with an Adimiralty storeship…

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Murder Enemy Submarines More Steamers Sunk Attacks in the Mediterranean. Big 9000 Tonner Down. Only Ten Lives Lost. Japanese Steamer Sunk. the Persia Tragedy. Death Roll 207. Crisis for America. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

The Teuton assassins arc continuing their warfare against defenceless merchant vessels. It is announced that two more…

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The Wreck of the Persia

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

All hope that any further rescues from the Persia is disappearing. Many bodies have been washed up. The Maharajah of Kaparthala lost jewellery…

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Loss of the Geelong Colliding Steamer Reaches Port. Vessel Seriously Damaged. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 2

The "Daily. Mail" correspondent at Alexandria states that the steamer Bonvileston which collided with the Australian troopship Geelong, has…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk

Molong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

The Japanese steamer Kenkon Maru (2787 tons) has also been torpedoed. All on board were saved before the…

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German Steamer Captured London

Leader · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

An official press message states that the naval expedition to Lake Tanganyika, on December 20th, attacked the armed German steamer Kingami, and…

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Surrendered German Armed Steamer. a Lake Battle. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

It is officially stated that the German armed steamer Kingand surrendered on DEcember 26 to the British on Lake Tanganyika. The action…

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The West German Trenches Wrecked Paris

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

A communique states: We wrecked several trenches at Champagne and exploded ammunition depots…

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French Steamer's Escape

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Meinam, bound from Calcutta to Marseilles, was chased by a submarine which fires 100 shells at her. The…

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French Steamer's Escape. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 1

The Messageries Maritimes" steamce Meinam, bound from Calcutta to Marseilles, was chased by a submarine which fired 100 shells at her. The…

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Italian Steamer Mined. 200 Perish. Rome

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

An Italian steamer, has been mined in the Adriatic. Two hundred perished…

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Vessels Collide in Bass Straits. Steamer and Schooner Damaged. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

A collision occurred in Bass Straits at 10 o'clock on Friday night between the steamer City of Florence (5400 tons)and the American schooner…

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In the Black Sea Big Turkish Steamer Sunk. Engagement with the Goeben. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

A Petrograd official message states: Our torpedo boats sank a large steamer which was coming out of the Bosphorous…

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The Mediterranenan Another Steamer Lost. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

It has just been announced that the steamer Clan Macfarlane (4523 tons) was sunk in the Mediterranean on December 30…

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In the Mediterranean. Another German Steamer Sunk. Malta

National Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

The steamer Clan MacFarlane was sunk cm December 13, and the chief officer, engineers, four others of the crew and 18 lascars were picked up…

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