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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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The Latest Cables. German Gun Boat Ashore. Change of German Plan of Campaign. 25 Lives Lost by a Cloud Bursting. Warsaw Operations. the Pause Explained. German Plan of Campaign. Exhaustion of Enemy's Reserves

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 3

ZURICH, Wednesday.--Private news indicates that the Russian defensive means a complete change of the German plan of campaign. A stream of troops from west to east began three…

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The North Sea Blockade British Steamer Sunk. One Seaman Drowned. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 5

The British steamer Costello, 1591 tons, has been sunk by a submarine. One of the crew was drowned…

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British Steamer Sunk

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The British steamer Costello, 1591 tons, has been sunk and one of the crew drowned…

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Seizing a Dutch Steamer. Running the Gauntlet

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A Berlin wireless states that the "Local Anzeiger" prints a letter declaring that the British seized a Dutch steamer and compelled her to make a…

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President's Villa Wrecked

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Bombardment by the enemy completely wrecked the country villa of the French President, situated at Sampigny…

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Rescued at Sea. Plight of Schooner 'S Crew

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 3

Rescued from their waterlogged derelict after they had been four days without food and water, the captain and crew of six of the sethooner Lizzie B, willey, which sailed on…

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British Patrol Steamer Sunk. the Attacker Blown Up

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The British armoured patrol vessel, sunk by the German armed auxiliary cruiser Meteor on Sunday, was the Ramsay. Four officers and…

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British Patrol Ship Sunk. Armored German Steamer Blown Up. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 5

The Admiralty announces that after the sinking of a British patrol ship on Sunday, an armored German steamer was blown up to avoid…

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Mail Steamer Stopped

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A submarine stopped the mail steamer Iris in the North Sea, and compelled the captain to throw overboard a valuable Russian mail…

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Almost Wrecked. Barque's Rough Experience. Towed Into Safety. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 3

The Peruvian barque Lorton. 12917 tons, arrived yesterday in a crippled state, with her hold partially flooded and her sails torn to shreds. The crew…

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Mail Steamer Stopped. Printed Matter Looted

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A submarine stopped the mail steamer Haakon, bound for England, and seized her mails. The Norwegian Government protested to Berlin. The…

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Late Wires Collision at Sea. Both Vessels Damaged. Ketch Towed Into Port. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 2

The coasting ketch Wave was towed into port in a damaged condition by the collier Yuloo. The two vessels were in collision…

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Mail Steamer Waylaid. Norwegian Warship Intervenes. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 3

A Copenhagen message says that a German submarine hailed the Scandinavian mail steamer Irma, from Newcastle, when a little north of…

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A Steamer Sunk

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The steamer Diomed has been submarined and sunk. The captain was killed on the bridge, and several of the rew were injured…

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Enforcing the Regulations. Japanese Steamer Fired On. at Sydney Heads. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Buyo Maru arrived off Sydney Heads last evening at 5.58 from Adelaide and was about to enter the port when the pilot…

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A Shipping Dispute. Steamer Laid Up. Men Refuse Big Money. Wellington (N.z.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 2

Huddart Parker and Co. has decided to lay up the Victoria owing to the crew's demands. They yesterday refused a bonus of £5, plus full wages…

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Wreckage From the Deep

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. -- The Koraaga, while trawling off Wattamulla Bay, pulled up a quantity of deck planning from a depth of 74 fathoms. The captain is satisfied he…

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Brest-litovsk Destroyed. What the Germans Found. Wreckage and Smouldering Ruins. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 3

German correspondent states that the Russians set fire to the whole of Brest-Litovsk. The greater part of it is burned, and the flames were still…

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Auxiliary Schooner Burned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--News has reached Sydney that the auxiliary schooner Polenia was totally destroyed by fire at Jal[?]it, in the Marshall Group. The fire occurred…

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British Steamer Sunk

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The British steamer Cymbaline has been sunk. Thirty-one members of the crew were landed, six were killed and six injured…

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