The Wars. Latest Official Communiques. Summary of the Situation. German Offensive Broken. British Warships Shell Belgian Coast. Hard Fighting in France. Russia's Great Offensive Movement. Driving Back the Austrians. Hungary Loses a Million Men. British Steamer Torpedoed by a German Submarine. Airship Raids. Allies Attack Krupp's Works. (Reuter's Messages.) The Zeppelin Raid. Spies in England. Motor-car Guides Airship. London
Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4
Trustworthy evidence has been received that a motor-car at King's Lynn and at Snettisham used headlights to indicate where the airship should drop…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fate of a Zeppelin. Foundered at Sea. Amsterdam
Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 2
Fishermen who have just arrived at Noordwyk report that they saw a Zeppelin airship founder at sea. The fishermen state that they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner Ashore. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4
The schooner Tramp, while leaving Sydney yesterday for the Manning River, went ashore at the North Head. The crew is safe, but had a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Afire. Puts Into Havre. Was It a Submarine Victim? London
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4
The S.S. Nairnshire, with a fire in her holds, has run into Havre. [The message does not state how the Nairnshire came to be afire, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Subtle Submarine. U21's Previous Record. Said to Have Sunk the Pathfinder. But Outpaced by a Mail Steamer. London
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2
The German submarine U21 is credited with the sinking of the Pathfinder and the Malachite, off Havre, on November 23…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smuggling Chinese Ashore. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3
Two men were yesterday fined £40 at the Water Police Court for trying to smuggle Chinese ashore at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Toko Maru. How the Steamer Was Sunk. the Escape of the Crew. London
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2
The captain and second officer of the steamer Toko Maru, sunk by a submarine off the English coast, were on the bridge of the steamer when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked at Sydney Heads. Crew's Perilous Plight
Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4
The schooner Tramp was piled on the rocks at North Head on Sunday night, and the crew narrowly escaped (says the "Daily Telegraph" on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanese Cruiser Ashore. Breaking Up on Mexican Coast. End of the Asama. Fate of Crew Unknown. San Francisco
Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4
The Japanese cruiser Asama is breaking up on the Mexican coast, near Point Bartolomi. The fate of the crew of 500 men is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer From New Zealand Blow Up. All Gifts for Distressed Belgians Lost. Monday afternoon
Western Grazier · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 1
A communique issued in Paris states that the British have recaptured all trenches that were momentarily lost. At La Basse the batteries destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →H.M.A.S. Australia on Duty. Chases and Sinks a Merchant Steamer. Valuable Cargo Sent to the Bottom. the Crew Saved. London
Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4
An officer on H.M.A.S. Australia, in a letter to England, states that the warship sighted an enemy steamer on the Brazilian coast on January 6, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wars. the Conflict in Egypt. Stiff Fighting on the Canal. the Australians in Action. Turkish Casualties Estimated at 2400. Prisoners, Guns, and Camels Captured. Battleship Australia Sinks a Steamer Off the Brazilian Coast. Sway of Battle on the Continent. French Recapture Trenches. Germans Claim Victory Over Russians. the German Threat Against Merchant Shipping. Safe and Dangerous Waters Specified. 10,000 More Australians for the Front. (Reuter's Messages.) Official Communiques. Austrians Evacuate Tarnoff. Decisive Battle Progressing. Amsterdam
Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4
An Austrian official communique says:— "We evacuated Tarnoff owing to the Russian bombardment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mail Steamer Mongolia Safe. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2
A wireless message, "All safe," has been received from the P. and O. Company's mail steamer Mongolia, bound for Sydney. The Mongolia left London…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wrecked Cruiser Asama. Strikes a Rock. Crew Land on Mexican Soil. Washington
Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2
The Japanese warship Asama was lost through striking a rock on the Californian coast during a heavy gale. The officers and crew landed on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Missing Steamer. London
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2
The steamer Oriole, with a crew of 22, which recently left London for Havre, has not arrived at Havre. It is believed that she was torpedoed at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Seized in Japanese Waters. Tokio
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2
The authorities here have seized the Norwegian steamer Christian Bors because she surreptitiously conveyed to China Herr von Hintz, lately German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Laertes Fired On. Hoists the Dutch Flag. Escapes Both Cannon and Torpedo. Amsterdam
Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4
When shei[?]d by German warships the steamer [?]es when off the Maas lights up raised the Dutch flag to protect the many neutral passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. Schooner Bumped to Pieces. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 4
After being bumped on the rocks at the North Head for twelve days, the schooner Tramp went to pieces last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand. Hope for Steamer Abandoned. Wellington
Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2
All hope for the safety of the British four-masted schooner Rimac, four months overdue at The Bluff (N.Z.) from Surprise Island, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Laertes. Bravery of Officers and Crew Recognised. the Captain Decorated. London
Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 4
The British Admiralty announces that Captain Probert, of the steamer Laertes, has been gazetted a lieutenant of the Royal Naval Reserve and will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →