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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 8 of 17

German Steamer Captured. Washed Out of Port. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

The German steamer Tielde (207[?] tons), which had been sheltering at Teneriffe, in the Canary Islands, since the outbreak of war, was…

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Outside Sanctuary German Steamer Captured. British Cruiser's Smartness Madrid

National Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

The British captured the German steamer Telde (2073 tons) which was interned at Tenerife. The vessel was anchored outside territorial waters and…

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The Zeppelins Details of the Wreck. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

Details of the wreck of the airship show that she collided with the c[?] where she was found by two Norwegi[?] destroyers, who are now guarding…

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French Steamer Sunk. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

The French steamer Bernadotte (135 tons) has ben mink in the Atlantic, 160 miles from land. Of tho crow who escaped in boats eight hare been picked…

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Steamer's Escape Attacked by Two Submarines. Sixty Shells and a Torpedo. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

The Glasgow steamer Clan MacFadyen, 2816 tons, had a remarkable encounter with two submarines in the Buy of Biscay…

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Steamer's Escape Attacked by Two Submarines. Sixty Shells and a Torpedo. London, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 3

The Glasgow steamer Clan MacFadlen, 2816 tons, had a remarkable encounter with two submarines in the Bay of Biscay…

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The Rangatira. Not a Hopeless Wreck. Capetown

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

The New Zealand steamer Rangatira, which went ashore, is damaged seriously, though the position is not hopeless. It is useless, however, to…

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Steamer in a Cyclone. Sydney

Leader · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

The Dutch steamer, Tasman, which arrived in Sydney this morning, experienced one of the most violent cyclones ever passed through on the…

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Steamer Sussex Admission by Germany. Amsterdam

The Bathurst Times · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

A semi-official message states that the German Note abandons the view that the steamer Sussex was not torpedoed. The Government has…

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A Rough Trip. Steamer Strikes a Hurricane. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 3

The Dutch steamer Tasman, which arrived to-day, struck an exceptionally heavy gale off the coast of Queensland. The wind lifted…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Government Schooner Sensation. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

Henri Berthold, a seaman employed on the Government schooner J. M. Werrhnax, was remanded until Wednesday on a charge of the attempted…

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German Steamer Mined. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

Malmow fishermen report that an unknown steamer, believed to be a German, was mined off Falsterbo…

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Dutch Steamer Blown Up. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 4

The steamer Batavier V. (1569 tons), with a general cargo, bound from London to Rotterdam, has been blown up. Four persons perished…

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Dutch Steamer Mined or Sunk? an American Drowned. London

National Advocate · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Batavier has been sunk. The vessel was either mined or torpedoed in the North Sea…

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The Steamer Batavier V. LONDON

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 4

The Dutch steamer Batavier V., which was mined or torpedoed in the North Sea while bound from London to Rotterdam, carried £[?]0,000 in…

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On the Line Obstacles Near Sodwalls Attempt to Wreck the Mail. Man Arrested

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 2

What would appear to be a deliberate attempt to wreck the Coonamble mail from Sydney early yesterday morning was made between Sodwalls…

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Sold Steamer Action by Government. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 4

In the House, of Representatives yesterday Mr. Tudor was asked whether the Government was aware that the steamer Innamincka had been held up…

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Attempt to Wreck the Mail

Leader · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 4

What would appear to be a deliberate attempt to wreck the Coonamble mail from Sydney early on Friday morning was made between Sodwalls…

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Coaster Ashore Likely to Become a Total Wreck. Crew Safe. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 2

The ketch premier (114 tons) is ashore at North Head, Nambucca, and according to a message received by the Marine Underwriters'…

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A Steamer Aground Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

The steamer Beulah, 932 tons, while steaming up the bay this morning, with a cargo of coal, went aground off the Gellibrand Reef, near…

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