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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Steamer Macquarie Leaking

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Macquarie entered port yesterday forenoon considerably down by the head. A leak broke out, due, it is thought, to the vessels…

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Pillage of Cargo. Every Steamer Robbed. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

During the hearing to-day of a case in which a man was sent to jail for a month for cargo-broaching, the Superintendent of the Australian…

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The North Sea Blockade More Trouble for Germany. Big American Steamer Sunk. the Crew Saved. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

The American steamer Nebraska, 4400 tons, has been torpedoed and sunk by the Germans off Fastnet, Ireland. The crew were saved…

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Fram Totally Wrecked. the Crew Picked Up. Auckland. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

A wireless message was received this morning from the captain of the steamer Talune, bound to the South Sea Islands, stating that his vessel has…

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The Emden Wreck. What a Visitor Saw. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

Mr. Charles Cusden returned to Sydney to-day after taking a picture of the Emden. He says the salvage operations will be dangerous for heavy…

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Canadian Steamer Torpedoed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The Canadian steamer Morwenna, 5414 tons, of Montreal, was torpedoed or shelled on the west side of the entrance to Milford Haven. The…

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ANOTHER U.S.A. Steamer Sunk. the Crew Rescued. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 3

The United States steamer Dixans has been torpedoed and sunk off Cape Ushant. A Greek vessel picked up the crew after its members had been…

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Swedish Steamer Seized by Germans

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A German torpedo boat has seized the Swedish steamer P[?], 8[?]2 tons, off Falsterho, on the coast of Sweden, a few miles south of Malmo. The…

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Suez Canal Blocked. Italian Steamer Sunk in Collision. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

A British steamer collided with the Italian' steamer Krinten, laden with stone. The Krinten was sunk in the middle of the fairway in the Suez…

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A French Bombardment. Turkish Port Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 5

Athens reports that two French warships bombarded Port Tchesme, wrecking the wifeless station,and sinking two sailing, boats. The…

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Another Steamer Sunk. the Crew Saved. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 5

The steamer Trafford, bound for Sydney, was sunk by a German submarine off St. Anne's Head. The crew were saved…

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The North Sea Blockade Another Steamer Sunk. Eleven Lives Lost. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 5

The str. Strathnairn, bound from Cardiff to Archangel, was torpedoed without warning in the Irish Channel. Eleven out of the crew of 22 were…

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Another Steamer Torpedoed. All on Board Saved. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 3

The steamer Indrani, 5706 tons, [?]nd from Glasgow to Montreal, was [?]ed and torpedoed in the Irish Sea. [?]sank in a few minutes, but all…

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Mail Steamer Sonoma in a Gale

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. --The mail steamer Sonoma, which arrived this morning from San Francisco after a record run encountered a furious gale on Friday last, during…

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No[?]wegian Steamer Submarined

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 5

CHRISTIANA, Thursday.--The Norwegian steamer Marina, bound to Leith, was submarined and sunk off Aarl Sound…

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A Missing Steamer. No News for a Month. Wellington

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

The Pacific Cable Board's schooner Strathcona, which left Auckland on June 4 for Suva (Fiji), has not been heard of since. Much anxiety is felt…

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Schooner Overdue

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, .Friday.--Some anxiety is felt in Auckland concerning the Pacific Cable Board's schooner Strathconna, which left Auckland on June 4 for Suva, and has not…

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The Torpedoed Steamer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--The United States Ambassador in London cabled to Washington that the Admiralty notified him that the, Armenian was engaged on Admiralty…

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Naval Attacks by the Germans. Heavy Death Roll at the Dardanelles. Enormous Turkish Losses. Steamer Torpedoed by Germar Submarine. a Number of Americans Drowned. Exciting Combat in the Air. Dairymen's Views on the Shortage of Butter. the Armenian Torpedoed. a Long Chase. Inquiry Asked for by America

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A German submarine torpedoed and sank F. Leyland and Co.'s steamer Armenian, 8825 tons, in the English Channel, off the Seilly Islands on Monday…

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Sugar Steamer Sunk. a Significant Warning. London, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1915 · page 3

Gunfire from a submarine sank, off Castletown, the British steamer Welbury, 3591 tons, owned by the Bury Shipping Company, Limited. She had…

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