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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

263 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 14

Commonwealth Steamer Damaged Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 3

The Commonwealth Navy Office announced that the Commonwealth [?] steamer Talewa has received oxtensive damage, and that she will…

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German Steamer Mined London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Reports from Godser state that a German steamer was mined and sunk. The crew were saved by a Gorman guardship…

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"Dumped Ashore." Boy's Strange Story. Adelaide

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 1
Also in National Advocate

An intelligent looking boy, aged 14, was brought before the Adelaide Police Court on a charge of being a destitute child. He had been taken…

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Exciting Fight American Steamer Sinks Submarine. Vancouver

National Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

The Washington State Department in an announcement says that telegraphic advices record an engagement between an American steamer…

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Fight with a Submarine American Steamer's Experience. Loss of the U Boat Washington

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 3

Tho following statement has been received from Paris. The American steamer Silver Shell (5836 tons), belonging to the Shell Co.,…

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Two Persons Missing a Steamer Mystery. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 1

Whon the steamer Hunter arrived In Sydney yesterday morning from Newcastle the police were Informed that two passengers, who had…

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Wrecked Labor Mr. Holman Speaks. Take Decades to RhCOVER. Bad Judgment of the Extremists. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. Holman, Premier of New South Wales, is visiting the hospitals in which New South Wales soldiers are located. To-day he had a lengthy…

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Zeppelin Destroyed Wrecked in the North Sea. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons that Zeppelin L43 had been brought clown in the North Sea. Details are not available, but it is…

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The Industrialists Wreckage of the Labor Movement. Conference Debate. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

The debate on the motion declaring the "industrial" section an excrescence of the Labor movement was continued at the P.L.L. conference…

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French Steamer

National Advocate · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

The Sequana was damaged by an enemy torpedo boat, and was towed safely into port. Fifty-seven of the crew, including the captain, were…

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French Steamer Sunk

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent report, that the French [?]anner s[?]- quan[?] (5557 tons)has been torpedoed in the Atlan[?] with 650 people…

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German Steamer Mined. Amsterdam

Leader · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

The German steamer, Turin, has been mined, and foundered off Vrieland. The crow were all saved…

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French Steamer. 190 People Missing. London

National Advocate · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the French steamer Sequana (5557 tons) has been torpedoed in the Atlantic, with 650 people aboard, of whom…

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Steamer on Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 2

The Navy Office states that the Union Steamship Company's steamer Waitotara caught fire at sea and was abandoned. The crew were picked up by the steamer Pacifique…

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STEAMER V. Submarine. London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 2

A Paris official message states that a steamer engaged a submarine off the Spanish coast. The submarine was submerged…

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Steamer Afire Abandoned by Crew. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 2

The Navy Department announces that the Union Steamship Company's steamer Watiacara was set afire at sea an dabandoned. The crew were…

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Burnt Steamer Abandoned SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 1

The Navy office states that the Union Steamship Co's steamer Waitotora caught fire at sea, and has been abandoned. The whole crew…

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Norweigan Steamer. London, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

The Norweigan steamer Cederie has been torpedoed. Ten persons have bern rescued. Thirteen are missing…

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Dynamite on a Steamer

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 4

A Stockholm telegram states that dynamite was discovered on a British steamer loading there German agents are suspected…

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