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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 5 of 17

A Talk on a Steamer, War Precautions Act. Two Civilians Committed. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

A case under the War Precautions Act, heard before Mr. "Wilkinson, S.M., at Many, occupied some time, and excited mush in court…

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Tee Maloja Bodies and Wreckage Washed Up

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

The Dover correspondent of "The Times" states that a number of sightseers visited the beach to view the' scene of the Maloja disaster…

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Rough Time. Schooner in a Gale. Disaster Narrowly Averted. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The American schooner Meteor, which to-day brought a cargo of timber to Sydney, ran into heavy weather off Lord Howe Island, and…

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Steamer in Dock. £35.000 Worth of Repairs. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The steamer Mutlah (3499 tons), which has been in Mort's Dock since the beginning of the year having repairs effected to the extent of about…

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German Prize Court and New Zealand Steamer. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

The Prize Court at Hamburg has postponed for 3 months' consideration the case of the steamer Kapara which had New Zealand frozen meat…

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Submarined Italian Steamer. No Warning Given. Invisible Periscope. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

A British steamer has arrived at Piraeus, Greece, with the crew of the Italian steamer Giava, which has been torpedoed by an Austrian…

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Spanish Steamer Wrecked OVER 400 Missing. Buenos Ares

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 2

The Spanish steamer Princeipe Deaisturias from Barcelonia to Buenos Ayres struck a rock near Santos and sunk in five minutes. Three…

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Foundered Spanish Liner Big Loss of Life Feared. Struck Rock in South Atlantic. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

A shocking marine catastrophe, involving great loss of life, has occurred off the Brazilian coast. The Spanish liner Principed…

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Spanish Steamer Wrecked Due to a Fog. Captain Commits Suicide. Rio Janeiro

National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 3

The disaster to the Spanish steamer Principe de Asturias is attributed to a thick fog. The captain committed suicide when…

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Schooner Overdue. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

The schooner J. M. Whethermax is 282 days from Pagent Sound to Sydney with a large carge of timber…

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Steamer Aground. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

An outward bound steamer went ashore on a sandbank last night, but was floated off this morning, and…

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Steamer's Big Repairs. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

The steamer Mitlah was floated at Morts Dock this morning. The vessel had been repaired to the extent of £30,000, the largest undertaking of the…

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Steamer Turns Back. Refrigerating Plant Breaks Down. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

The streamer Kulambagra, of the Pacific Plantation Co., which left Sydney yesterday for Liverpool via Durban, turned to port to-day, the…

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Another Steamer Cone Mysterious Explosion Vancouver

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 4

At St. John's (New Brunswick) fine and explosions destroyed and sunk the steamer Matatua at the docks. where she was loading a cargo for…

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Another Steamer Gone. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

The steamer Paleberry, from Rotredam to Java, via London, was torpedoed near Galloper Light. The crew were saved…

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Steamer Paleberry's Fate All Escape. London

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 2

Regarding the torpedoing of the steamer Paleberry bound from Rotterdam to Java, via. London, some members of the crew state that three…

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Torpedoed Steamer. Survivors' Story. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 4

The rescued crow of the Dutch steamer Palembong has arrived at the Sailors' Home is London. They state that three distinct…

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Russian Steamer Sunk. Survivors Landed. Copenhagen

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 2

Eight members of the crew of the Russian steamer Novojasalboda have landed in Denmark. The captain and his wife and…

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Russian Steamer Sunk. Captain and Wife Killed. Copenhagen

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 2

Eight of the crew of the Russian steamer, Novo Jasalboia, have been landed. The captain, his wife and children, and ten of the crew were…

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Chasing the Senussi Armored Cabs Used. Rescuing Steamer's Survivors. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 4

It is stated that the armored motor cars used by the Duke of Westminster in his successful pursuit of the Sanussi have rescued all the imprisoned…

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