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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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Dutch Steamer Sunk Dy a Submarine. Contradictory German Instructions. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

The Dutch on tank steamer A[?]mis has been torpedoed off the North Hinder lightship in the North Sea. A submarine came up and ordered…

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Picture Shows Wrecked. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

The London "Evening News" states that the Zeppelin hovered over a Derbyshire town for three hours on Monday night, and dropped a number…

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Steamer Ashore. an Incorrect Report. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 1

The news that an Australian transport named the Tarpeh has run ashore but has been refloated, was incorrest. The vessel was the steamer Australian…

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German Bullies. Torpedo a Dutch Steamer. London, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 4

A message from Rotterdam states that the Dutch oil steamer, Artemis, 3803 tons, bound from Rotterdam to London in ballast, was torpedoed on…

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STEAMER V. Submarine Fight in the Mediterranean. British Vessel Sunk. 8 KILLED; 14 Wounded. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 3

Captain Hughes of the British steamer Woodfield narrates that while in the Mediterranean at 7 a.m. a German submarine, heavily armed…

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Another Lost British Steamer. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 4

The British steamer Balgownie (1061 tons) has been sunk. The second officer was lost…

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American Steamer Stopped Sensation in Denmark. Copenhagen

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

The newspaper "Kobenhavn," published at Copenhagen, states that a German torpedoer attempted to scartch the American steamer Morene in…

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Franco-British Artillery Effective Bombardment, Trenches Wrecked and Germans Gassed Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

A communique states : Franco-British artillery destructively bombarded German, trenches at Baesinghe, and silenced two batterics…

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Naval Steamer on Fire. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 3

A fire broke out on the naval boarding steamer, Peel Castle in the Straits of Dover. Other craft assisted in the fire fighting and pumped…

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Steamer Afire No Loss of Life. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 4

A fire broke out this morning on the steamer Pearl Castle (1471 tons) in the Straits. Tugs assisted in fighting the fire…

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Enemy Warship Gone. Wreckage on Swedish Coast

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 15

A cablegram from Copenhagen states that according to the newspaper "Avis," published in Helsingor, there are persistent and…

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Missing Steamer Turns Up. Network

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

The steamer Orissa has touched Cape Verdes on January 2[?]4. This apeases all anxiety as to her safety…

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Italian Steamer. Loss of Life. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

It is reported that 31 officers and men of the Italian steamship Tity de Palcro are believed to have been drowned…

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German Apology. Sinking of Dutch Steamer. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 6

The Hague advices that Germany has "apologised to the Netherlands Government for torpedoing the dutch oil steamer Artemis and has offered to pay…

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America and Austria Attack on American Steamer. Apology and Indemnity Demanded. Washington

National Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, has demanded Austria to apologise for the warningless attack on the steamer Petrolite, and also demand's the…

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Norwegian Steamer Sunk. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 4

[?] 1312 tons, has been sunk in the North Sea. Ten of the crew were rescued. The captain, chief engineer, and…

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Was it the Moewe ? a Steamer Chased. New York

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 2

The steamier Critic, which has arrived here, reports that she was chased by an enemy ship near Gibraltar. Some suggest that the…

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Tried to Escape Interned German Steamer. a South American Incident. Rio Janerio

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 3

The German steamer Suncion, interned in port, requested permission to approach the wharf to take in water…

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The Alleged 'Cruiser' Probably Oil Tank Steamer. No Cause for Surprise London

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 4

The "Daily Chronicle's" naval correspondent is of the opinion that the vessel which the Germans contend is the cruiser Arabis, is really an oil…

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Norwegian Steamer Destroyed. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

The Norwegian ship, Alabama, was torpedoed or mined, and sank in two minutes. Tho crew were picket…

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