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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918

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The St. Lawrence. a Body Found. the Orete Wreck. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

The police have received information that a body has been found in the river, about 20 miles from Rockhampton, which is thought to be that of the missing…

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Cork Steamer Torpedoed

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

The Cork steamer Kenmar has been torpedoed. Six of the crew were rescued…

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Irish Steamer Sunk. Most of Crew Lost. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

The Cork Steamship Company's steam packet Kenmare was submarined, and six out of the twenty-six or a crew saved. The Kenmare was…

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The U-boats. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Rescued by American Destroyer. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

The captain and five of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Havna, have been landed in Britain. The vessel was torpedoed without warning, and sank in…

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Overdue Steamer Arrives. Macksville

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

The overdue steamer Dolphin arrived at Nambucca River yesterday…

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A Steamer Missing. Maryborough

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 9

The steamer Hopewell left Cairns on Saturday last for Maryborough and since lias not been seen or heard of Grave anxiety is felt locally, as in all probability…

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Danish Steamer Torpedoed. Captain Taken Prisoner. Copenhagen

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 3

The Danish steamer Rahdelsborg was torpedoed outside the German danger zone. The captain was taken prisoner, and the crew abandoned after the…

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THE U. Boats. One Sunk by Tank Steamer. Fight in Bristol Channel. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 3

A New York message states that an American tank steamer on arrival, reports a battle with a Hun U. boat, which she hit and sank after an hour's fight in the…

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Dutch Steamer Taken. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 2

The Commonwealth authorities have taken possession of the Dutch steamer Tasman in pursuance of Great Britain's arrangements for the acquisition of Dutch…

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News of the World. Steamer Torpedoed. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 2

The Admiralty reports:—A submarine torpedoed and sank the armed boarding steamer Tithomas, on March 28. An officer and three men were lost…

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U-boat Menace. Another Steamer Sunk: Number of Men Missing. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

The steamer Conargoo has been torpedoed. Thirty-five are missing. (Published in "The Times.") The Conargoo was sailing for New York…

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Dutch Schooner Damaged. by German Seaplanes. Amsterdam

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 5

Four German seaplanes held up bombed and badly damaged a Dutch schoner en route to Ymniden and stole the log-book. The crew abandoned the ship, but…

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The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified through the Australian Cables Association.) in the Baltic. Hun Battleship Lost. Sunk or Wrecked. Stockholm, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1918 · page 2

It is reported that the German battleship Rheinland has been mined off the Aaland Islands (Baltic Sea) and sank. Other reports say the vessel…

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A Barque Wrecked. All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 2

The schooner James Bruce, bound from Eureka to Sydney, is a total wreck in the Pacific. All hands were saved…

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The Wrecked Schooner. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 5

The crow of the wrecked schooner James Bruce reached Sydney to-day. It appears the vessel struck a reef in the Pacific on the morning of March 27. It…

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American Schooner Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 5

The American schooner James H. Bruce, bound from Enrcka to Sydney with 600,000 feet of timber, has become a total wreck in the Pacific. All hands…

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Y-boat Menace. Spanish Steamer Sunk. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

The Spanish steamer Louisa, proceeding to the United States, was torpedoed. Three of the crew were drowned…

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American Steamer Blown Up. 41 Lives Lost. Washington, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 3

The steamer Florence, has been blown up in a French port, 34 being saved out of the crew of 75. This was the result of an internal explosion…

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Explosion on Steamer. Thirty Killed. Washington

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 5

The steamship Florence exploded, thirty of the crew being killed…

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American Steamer Sunk. Forty-four Missing. Washinpton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 5

The Navy Department announced the American steamship Lake Moor while on her maiden voyage, with a navacrew aboard, was torpedoed in Europear…

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