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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 9 of 17

Steamer Ash[?]e Efforts at Re-fioating Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

While steaming up the bay this morning the steamer Beluah (932 tons) went aground near Williamstown Beach. Half of the vessel is…

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Wreck Sold. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 2

The wreck Premier, ashore on the north coast, was to-day sold to A. E, Ellis for £30…

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The Wreck of the Premier. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 2

The wreck of the Premier to-day was sold to A. E. Ellis for £30. The coastal ketch, Premier, went ashore last Wednesday, at the entrance to…

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A Rough Trip. Steamer Makes Four Knots. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 1

The steamer Manuka, which arrived from Sydney to-day, suffered one of the worst trips on record. Part of the deckwork was carried away, and…

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Neutral Steamer Sunk London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Ra[?] (3047 tons) has bee sunk…

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Scow Wrecked Crew of Five Missing. Wellinton (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 3

Information has been received that the scow Southern Isles was wrecked off Farewell Spit, at the north-western corner of the South Island. There is no…

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Survivors' Stories Fate of the Elbing. Scenes of Wreckage and Death. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 2

Fuller stories are arriving regarding the North Sea battle. Many survivors are landing on the East Coast ports…

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Steamer Sold for £38,000. SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 3

The steamer Dunsyre, now in port, flying the American flag, has been sold to the Ralph Navigation and Coaling Company for £38,000. The vessel will he taken to New York…

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To-day's War News. Survivors of the Hampshire Twelve Washed Ashore. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

It is officially announced that a raft has been washed ashore, containing 12 survivors of the warship Hampshire. Further details are awaited with feverish anxiety…

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The Lost Chief Kitchener's Body Unrecovered Washed Ashore Body of Lieut.-colonel Fitzgerald. London

National Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

The body of the late Lieut.-Colonel Fitzgerald, Kitchener's military secretary, has been washed ashore at the Orkney Islands…

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Hampshire Survivors 12 Washed Ashore London

National Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 2

It is officially stated that 12 survivors from the cruiser Hampshire have been washed ashore on a raft. No trace has yet been found of…

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Hampshire Twelve Survivors Ashore on a Raft. More Bodies Recovered. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 2

It is officially stated that twelve survivors of the Hampshire were washed a shere on a raft. Further details are anxiously awaited…

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Survivors From Hampshire Twelve Washed Ashore on Raft

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 2

The Admiralty announces:—"A dozen survivors of H.M.S. Hampshire's crew have been washed ashore on a raft. The Kirkwall…

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Naval Men Ashore. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 4

Orders were issued to-day that in future, during the period of the war, all officers and men of the navy shall wear their uniforms while ashore…

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Steamer Strikes Reef a Midnight Tragedy. San Francisco

National Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 4

The steamer Bear struck a reef on the Californian coast at midnight and the passengers took to the boats after some panic, but were unable to lana…

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Italian Steamer Sunk. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 2

The Italian steamer Motia has been sunk. (The Motia was a steel screw steamer of [?] tons, built in 188[?].)…

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Explosion at a Mine. Boiler Wrecked. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 3

A sensational incident was to-night reported from Hill End goldfield, uponn which there has been a dispute over the non-union question for many weeks…

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German Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

A submarine, believed to be British, torpedoed in the Kattegat the German steamer Ems, 699 tons. The crew were landed…

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British Exploits. German Steamer Sunk. Stockholm

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 4

A submarine, believed to be British, northwards of Falkenberg, 59 miles south-east of Gothenberg, torpedoed the steamer Ens, from…

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Wreck of a Steamer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 24

The steamer Bear, 4507 tons, owned by the Portland S.S. Company, struck a reef off the California, coast at midnight. The passengers took…

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