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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 12

Nerve Wrecked Germans

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

Germany has been the foremost exponent of the doctrine that war is the great regenerator of peoples. This makes specially interesting an…

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Swedish Steamer Damaged. a Lucky Escape. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

The Swedish steamer Svarmon, ound from Rotterdam to Scandinavian ports, either struck a mine or was torpedoed in the North Sea…

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The Steamer Dacia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—It is officially stated that a French cruiser captured the steamer Dacia, bound for Germany from the United States laden with cotton, and is…

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A Steamer Condemned. Brisbane, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 3

The Chief Justice, as President of the Prize Court, to-day condemned the steamer Signal, which was seized in Moreton Bay on August 23, on her…

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The Steamer Dacia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Times" correspondent at Washington says officialdom there is awaiting the decision of the French Prize Court regarding the steamer Dacia…

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Nerve Wrecked Germans

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 6

Germany has been the foremost exponent of the doctrine that war is the greatest regenerator of peoples. This makes specially interesting an…

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Steamer Fired On. Official Misunderstanding. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

A small coasting steamer was proceeding to sea last night when she was fired over by the fort at South Head. The steamer had been given…

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Smallpox. Three Cases on a Steamer. Fremantle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

Three Lascar crew of the steamer Umballa were found to be suffering from smallpox. One is in a serious ' condition, the disease being in its tenth day, but the…

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Dutch Steamer Damaged. Believed to Be Torpedoed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

The Dutch steamer Noorderuyk, which sailed for America, is returning to Rotterdam, badly damaged. It is believed to be the result of a torpedo…

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Wrecking the Churches. a Priest Murdered. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

Every church in the Dixmude district has been damaged and forty have been demolished. A priest was shot dead in a church…

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The North Sea Blockade. Another Steamer Sunk. the Crew Rescued. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

The steamer Bengrove, 3740 tons, was sunk on Sunday afternoon while on her way from Barry to Liverpool. The vessel was probably torpedoed…

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Trouble in Mexico. British Steamer Seized

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—It is reported from Mexico that Carranzaists seized a British steamer and imprisoned the captain. The United States Secretary for the Navy…

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Another Submarine Rammed. by Merchant Steamer. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 5

Captain White, of the British steamer Overdale, claims to have rammed a German submarine in the Irish Sea on January 1st., sinking her…

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A Wrecked Zeppelin. Paris

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 5

It is rumored that the wrecked Zeppelin L9 was sighted in the Channel a few miles from Boulogne. It was apparently one of three which had been…

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German Airship Wrecked. the Crew Rescued. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

A German hydroplane has been wrecked at Jutland. The crew were rescued…

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Another Zeppelin Wrecked. 41 German Casualties. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

Two British and two French aero planes brought down a Zeppelin in Belgium 21 of the crew being killed and 20 seriously injured…

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A Scow Ashore. All Hands Safe. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

The scow Advance has gone ashore at Wreck Bay, South Coast. All the hands are safe…

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Food for Germany. Swedish Grain Steamer Seized. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 3

A Copenhagen message says the Swedish steamer Gloria, grain laden from La Plata to Stockholm, has been captured by the Germans…

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A Steamer Beached. Lime Cargo Afire. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

The Navigation Department has received a telegram from Newcastle, stating that the coasting steamer Boambee, 113 tons, owned by the Manning…

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Another Steamer Torpedoed. Crew Given Five Minutes' Notice. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 5

The British steamer Leeuwarden was torpedoed by a German submarine 4 miles south-east of Maas light-ship. The crew of 17 were given 5 minutes…

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