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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 7 of 8

Under the Commonwealth Flag. [?] of Motor Schooner Arrives

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 4

The Commonwealth [?] arrived in Sydney [?] after a fast passage [?] from San Francisco…

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Spanish Steamer Torpedoed. London

National Advocate · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 2

The torpedoing of the Spanish steamer Alexandrina is reported…

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Another Spanish Steamer Gone. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

The Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs has notified the Cabinet of the torpedoing of the Spanish steamer Akazfimende, bound for Spain with a…

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Two shots Fired. Exciting Scene on Schooner Seamen Killed. Sydney, Saturday

National Advocate · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the captain of a schooner lying at Flood's Wharf narrowly missed being hit by a bullet which entered the bulkhead of the…

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Another Spanish Steamer. Sunk by Submarine. Paris

National Advocate · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 2

A submarine shelled and torpedeed another Spanish steamer off the Canary Islands…

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Turning the Tables Steamer Sinks Submarine. Skipper's Promptitude. London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 3

The newspapers detail a remark able example of seamanship in the doings of the captain of a British merchantman, who not only saved his…

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Steamer Torpedoed 58 Men Lost. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 1

The Admiralty announces that a German submarine on the 12th torpedoed and sank a British boarding steamer…

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Steamer Torpedoed. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 2

News has been received by the Navy Office of the loss by submarine of the steamer Tasman in European waters. Eight men who signed on in…

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Torpedoed. Australian Steamer. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 2

The Acting-Minister of the Navy Melbourne reports that the steamer Caffman was torpedoed in European water on september 16. Eight…

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All Lost American Steamer Torpedoed Disaster in Bristol Channel. London, Friday night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 October 1918 · page 2

A Washington message states that the American coast guard steamer Tampa was engaged in convoy duty on September 26 in the Bristol…

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Freight Steamer Sunk

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday Night. An American freight transport has been sunk off the coast. Six persons have been drowned…

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Ferdinand a Nervous Wreck. Why He Abdicated. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 2

A report received from Austria describes Ferdinand as a nervous wreck. He refused to leave the train at Budapest. On reading the Hungarian…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk. Eighteen Persons Saved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 22

The South African Government announces the [?]orpedoeing of the Japanese steamer Hirano. There were eleven passengers on board…

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Steamer Torpedoed. Three Hundred Lost

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 4

Reuter.--The steamer Hiranon Arch has been torpedoed. Three hundred lives were lost…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk 300 Persons Drowned. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 2

A Japanese steamer has been torpedoed off the British coast. Three hundred persons were drowned…

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The Japanese Steamer No Time to Launch Boats. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 3

Further particulars of the torepdoing of a Japanese steamer with a heavy loss of life, show that the vessel was the Hirano Maru, and that…

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Tropedood Japanese Steamer. 300 Lost. London

National Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1918 · page 2

The Japanese liner Hirano Maru has been torpedoed with 320 souls on board. It is feared that 300 have been lost…

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Another Steamer Lost Captain and 23 of the Crew Perish. New York, Saturday Morning

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 October 1918 · page 2

A British freighter arriving in an Atlantic port states that a British, steamer was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast. The captain and…

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600 Missing Mail Steamer Sunk the Leinster Sinks in 15 Minutes. Two Torpedoes Strike. London, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 October 1918 · page 2

The Irish mall boat Lemster, 2640 tons, has been torpedoed and sunk. The Leinster was voyaging from Dublin to Holyhead when the first…

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More Collisions British Steamer and French Warship. A.C.A. Special.) New York, Wednesday night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 October 1918 · page 2

A British freighter was sunk in collision with a French warship in the lower bay The crew of the freighter was…

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