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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918

155 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 8

Sunken Dutch Steamer. Government to Examine. Amsterdam. Wednesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

It is understood that Holland is undertaking an expert examination of the sunken Konining Regentes in order to ascertain the cause of her loss…

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Shipping Held Up More U-boats Off American Coast. Another Steamer Shelled. New York, Friday night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 2

Ships in American ports are not leaving owing to tho report that now submarines are off the coast. The Captain of the American…

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Liner Wrecked. Vancouver, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 2

A message from a Canadian pon states that the Cunard liner Ascana is ashore on the Newfoundland coast She is breaking up. All aboard have…

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Steamer Kyarra Lost Had She Rui[?] Urning Soldiers Aboard?

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 2

News has reached Melbourne that the steamer Kyurra, formerly employed in the Australian Inter-State trade, was torp[?] while [?]ting…

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Wrecked In a Storm. Cunarder Ascania Gone All Passengers Rescued Vancouver, Friday, night

National Advocate · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 2

The Cunard liner Ascania, 9121 tons, has been totally wrecked in a storm on the Newfoundland coast. The passengers were rescued…

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Rowed 400 Miles. Crew, of Burned Schooner

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 13

The schooner Crescent. 1443 tons, from Sydney, has been burned at sea. The crew, including the captain's…

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Steamer Fights Submarine. Washington

National Advocate · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

The American steamer Devrasker had a running fight for two hours with a submarine on Monday night off the Virginian coast…

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Torpedoed Steamer Come of Survivors Land. Three Boats Missing. New York, Wednesday night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 2

Fifty seven survivors of the merchantmen torpedoed off the American coast, have landed. They rowed and railed in a lifeboat for 200 miles. They…

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MINED Well Known Steamer Off New Zealand Coast. 73 Lives Lost. Enemy Mine Field Located. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

A big shipping disaster has occurred off the New Zealand coast, resulting in great loss of life. the well-known Sydney-New Zealand…

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Some Going Americans Build Steamer in Twenty-seven Days

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 July 1918 · page 2

All previous records for speed in ship construction made anywhere in the world with steel, wooden, or concrete ships, will be completely cast…

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Belgian Steamer Lost. Vancouver

National Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 2

The Belgian steamer Chilier was submarined off Bemudas on June 25. The crew is safe…

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Belgium Steamer Submarined. Crew and Passengers Saved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 17

The belgium steamer, Chiller, has been submarined off Bermudas, in the West Indies The crew and passengers were saved…

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Wrecked in the Pacific the Barque John Murray'

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 18

The barque, John Murray, one of the vessels attached to the line owned by the Commonwealth Government, has become a total…

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Submarines Off America Belgian Steamer Sunk. Washington, Thursday night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 2

The Navy Department announces that the Belgian steamer Chiller was sunk by a German submarine 1400 miles off the Atlantic coast on Juno 21…

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Steamer Capsizes Heavy Death Roll. Shocking River Disaster. New York, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 2

The steamer Columbia, with 163 passengers and a crew of thirty, capsized on the river at Peiora, Illinois. It is estimated that from seventy to a…

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Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 1

A message from an Atlantic port [?] that the Norwegian steamer Ar[?]vald, (3406 tons) was torpedoed ami sunk in mid-Atlantic. Three…

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Attacked by S[?]bmarine Steamer in American Waters. New York, Wednesday night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 2

An American steamer with a carge of nitrates from Chili was attacked by a German submarine on Monday, 350 miles off the coast. Two torpedoes…

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A Narrow Shave American Steamer Escape Torpedoes. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 3

Wireless messages received by the captain of the American vessel loaded with nitrates from Chili, the unsuccessful attacking of which…

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The Omrah Lost. Welliknown Mail Steamer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 2

New [?]…

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Russia Allied Troops' Landing. Americans Also Ashore. London, Monday, Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 2

British troops have occupied Kem, the White Sea port. The Americans have also landed on the Murman coast…

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