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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

328 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 17

The Emden Visit to the Wreck. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

Notwithstanding all the efforts made ro secure further relics horn the German cruiser Emden. tthere is little likelihood of any more reaching…

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Wrecked Titanic

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

A message from New York states that counsel for the White Star Shipping Co as owners of the wrecked Titanic deposited with the…

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Steamer Evades Submarine. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A Madrid message states that a submarine pursued the English-American Shipping Co.'s, Ltd., vessel Tafna (4393 tons) in the Mediterranean…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. London

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

Lloyd's report that the Spanish steamer Bayo, was mined and sunk off Cakssirin, to town in the Western Mediterranean. Thirty-five persons…

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Dutch Steamer Mined. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

A message from Rotterdam reports that the steamer Maashaven struck a mine in the North Sea. Twenty-two members of the crew were rescued…

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Dutch Steamer Strikes a Mine. London

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

Rotterdam reports that the Dutch steamer Masshaven, struck a mine. Twenty two of the crew were rescued…

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Emden a Total Wreck

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Nothing more can be done towards salving either the remains of the Emden at Cocos Island, or any trophies from her, except such as may…

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Foundered German Auxiliary Lost. Accident Near Kiel Bay. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

A German annual auxiliary steamer has founedd near Island, north of Kiel Bay. Uniform caps have been washed…

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Another Steamer Sunk. London

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Tho steomer Marere has been sunk. The crew was saved…

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Sunk British-australian Steamer. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

The British steamer Marere, of the Commonwealth line, has been sunk…

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Steamer Torpedoed. Malta

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

The steamer, Trematon was sunk. The crew was rescued…

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Fire on a Steamer. Discharging the Cargo. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 3

A fire was discovered smouldering in the hold of the British steamer Dudhope lying in the harbor to-day. The cargo is to be discharged…

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Wreck at the Islands

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 10

News has been received in Sydney of the loss of the auxiliary schooner, Otapire at Toga Island, in the New Hebrides Group. The vessel, which…

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A Volcanic Storm Steamer Covered with Pumice Stone. a Remarkable Voyage. San Francisco

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

The captain of the steamer Siera has reported that when three days out from Sydney pumice stone was noticed falling on deck, indicating that the vessel…

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Wrecked Tara. Senussi Capture Survivors. London

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

The Admiralty announces that 95 of the survivors of the steamer Tara are in the hands of the Senussi. They are well treated and efforts are being…

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Later Details. Houses Wrecked. Paris

National Advocate · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

Later details show that 13 bombs were dropped, wrecking nine houses and killing seven people…

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Steamer Ashore Accidents on New Zealand Coast. Passengers Rescued. Wellington

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

The coastal steamer Kotoa struck a rock at Terawhiti during a fog while on a voyage from Nelson to Wellington this morning. The 70…

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Steamer Strikes Reef Passengers Safe. Wellington (N.z)

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

The coastal steamer Karoa struck a reef off Terrubilli during a fog, on the voyage from Nelson to Wellington. The passengers, numbering 70…

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Norwegian Steamer Ashore. Crew Believed Safe. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Sonfareren (2470 tons) bound for Melbourne, has gone ashore on King Island. The crew is believed to be safe…

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Collision Sailer and Steamer. Only One Life Lost. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

The collision between the sailing ship Been Lee and the White Star liner Philadelphia was of an alarming nature…

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