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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 8 of 14

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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Argentine Steamer Sunk. Paris

Leader · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 4

The Argentine steamer Zero has been sunk in the straits of Gibraltar…

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Mails Washed Ashore. London, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 2

It is reported from Calcutta that that Mongolia sank in sixteen minutes on an even keel. The explosion killed twenty of the crew. Thirty of the…

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About to Break Argentine and Germany. Sinking of a Steamer. New York, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 2

The United Press correspondent at Buenos Ayres states that Argentine is likely to revoke her neutrality within the next few hours…

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French Ships Lost. Cruiser Near Brest. Passenger Steamer in the Mediterranean. London

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

The French cruiser Kieber struck a mine and sank near Brest. Thirty-eight of those on board are missing…

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German Seaplane Wrecked. London

Leader · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 2

A German seaplane has been wrecked in the Baltic. The crew have heen rescued…

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Steamer Crashes on Wharp. Milwaukee

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

Eleven were killed and to injurea when a cargo and passenger steamer, Christophus Columbus, rammed the wharf, loosing the foundations or p…

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Ultimatum to Germany Argentine After Reparation. Sinking of a Steamer. New York, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 2

A message from Buenos Ayres states that Argentine has demanded from Germany immediate reparation and indemnification for the sinking…

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Second Edition. Another Steamer Sunk Mails Lost. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 4

The British India Company's steamer Mongara, from Australia, has been sunk The mails were lost…

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Norweigan Steamer Submarined. London, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 2

The Norwoigan steamer Renguela, insured for four million kroner, has been submarined. All the crew were transferred to a Spanish steamer…

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Sunk Steamer From Australia. All Mails Lost. London

National Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 2

The steamer Mongara, from Australia, has been sunk. At the mails were lost. The Mingari was a vessel of 2565…

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Norwegian Steamer Submarined. London

Leader · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer, Bengrilla, which was insured for four million kroner, bound from England to Philadelphia, has been submarined, after…

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Telegrams. Explosion and Wreck on Victorian Coast. Cumberland Ashore at Gabo. All Hands Safe. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

The s[?]er Cumberland, 8993 [?] which left Sydney on Thursday for England, was seriously damaged early on Friday morning,…

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Explosions Steamer Cumberland Damaged. Beached at Gabo

The Bathurst Times · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

A Melbourne telegram states: The Navy Office announces that the steam ship Cumberland, which left Sydney on Thursday last, the 5th. inst., on her…

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Steamer and Submarine 100 Shots Fired. Paris, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 3

The French steamer Diane fought a submarine on June 5. A hundred shots were discharged, and she ceased firing only when damaged and…

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[?]Rench Steamer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 22

Another ship has been lost in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Messageries Maritimes steamer Caled[?]en, 4140 tons, was sunk on…

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American Steamer Submarined. Loss of a Million Pounds. London, Wednesday Night

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 16

Router's Vancouver correspondent reports that the American steamer, Ka[?]sas, has been submarined…

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French Liner Sunk 61 Lves Lost. Another Steamer's Heroic Fight. Paris

National Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 1

The French liner Caledonia was sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 30. The vessel was either mined or torpedoed. Of the 431 on…

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After the Captain's Head Submarine and American Steamer. a Discusted Hun Commander. New York, Wednesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 2

The survivors, of the United vessel Orleans, recently submarined, suited that when the vessel sank the captain was drawn under the water…

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Another Million Gone American Steamer Submarined. Vancouver

National Advocate · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 2

The American steamer. Kansas, has been submarined. The loss is estimated at a million…

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