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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages.) Nearly Torpedoed. Passenger Steamer's Narrow Escape. in English Channel. London, Wednesday Morning

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

A submarine attempted to torpedo a crowded passenger steamer which was travelling across the English Channel from Folkestone (England), to…

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Hurricane Havoc. Thirteen Churches Wrecked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

According to information brought to Sydney yesterday, 13 churches were wrecked in the recent hurricane in the Tongan Isands Group, in the Pacific…

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British Steamer Sunk. the Crew Saved. London, Wdnesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

The British steamer Oakley was sunk to-day in the English Channel. The crew was saved…

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American Steamer Mined. Cottonl Aden Vessel Off the German Coasts. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

The American steamer Carib, cottonladen, struck a mine and sank near the German coast…

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War Items. Australian Mail Steamer Fired On. British Transport Reported Sunk. the Position in the Dardanelles. Portion of Evelyn's Crew Missing. Swiss Capture German Aeroplane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The following late news has been transmitted to Australia by the Independent Cable Service:— New York, Tuesday…

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Machinery Confiscated. a Danish Steamer's Cargo. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The State Chief Justice yesterday, in the prize court, made an order confiscating certain machinery which had formed part of the cargo of the Danish…

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The Steamer Deptford. Experiences of the Crew. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

The steamer Deptford, one of the victims of the Channel torpedo raid, was strack abaft the engine-room. A lifeboat was launched and the roll called…

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Steamer Western Coast Blown Up. Sinks in Seven Minutes. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Western Coast was blown up and sunk off Beachy Head, on the south coast of England. All on board were saved. It is believed…

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War Items. the Enemy's Reverses. the Russian Retreat. Harshness to British Prisoners. Attack on Channel Passenger Steamer

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The following late news has been transmitted to Australia by the Independent Cable Service:— Petrograd, Wednesday…

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The Missing Clan Macnaughton. Wreckage Picked Up. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The crew of the missing British merchant cruiser Clan Macnaughton included 24 men from Newfoundland and 69 men of the mercantile marine…

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The Wars. Desperate Fighting with Russians. Reinforcements at Bukowina. the Torpedoing of Steamers. Progress of French Forces. Hundreds of Germans Killed in Trenches. Heaps of Dead at Ypres. Enemy Defending the Tyrol. Members of Duma Charged with Treason. (Reuter's Messages.) Germany and Merchant Shipping. Steamer Harpalian Torpedoed. Three Chinese Killed. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Harpalian going to the United States, was torpedoed off Beachy Head, on the Southern English coast. Three Chinese, were killed…

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The Steamer Dacia. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 4

The steamer Dacia, about which there has been so much negotiation, has been sighted 400 miles west of Lands End…

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The Wreck of a Royal Romance. Duchess of Luxemburg's Love Affair

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 7

By far the saddest wreck of a Royal romance which the war has wrought is 4 that of Prince Heinrich of Bavaria and the beautiful young Grand Duchess of…

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Northern Seas Blockade. Swedish Steamer Damaged Mined or Torpedoed. Off Dutch Coast. Amesterdam

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 February 1915 · page 1

The Swedish steamer Svarton to-day arrived at Muiden (near Amsterdam) in a seriously damaged condition, due to being either mined or torpedoed…

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A Zeppelin's Fate. Wrecked by Gale. Crew Drowned. Rome

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 February 1915 · page 1

A violent gale carried away and wrecked a Zeppelin from Pola, a port on the Austrian, coast. The crew were all drowned in the Adriatic…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Late Official Commiques. The Dardanelles Penetrated by Allied Fleets. Germans Increase Defences of Constantinople. The Allies in Eastern France. Brave Deeds Near Ypres. Russians Shatter German Attacks. Germans Suffer Heavy Losses. In the Mediterranean. Zeppelin and Its Crew Lost. Turkish General Murdered at Constantinople. Demonstrations in Italy. Rioters Fired on by Soldiers Straw Food for Germans. The Merchant Shipping Blockade. Swedish Steamer Damaged off British Coast. An American Spy Story. Mr. Fisher and the Australian Troops. Doctors Respond to War Office Appeal. Dardanelles Penetrated Inner Forts Bombarded. by Daring French Cruiser. Athane

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 February 1915 · page 1

A French cruiser daringly penetrated the Dardanelles to-day and bombarded the inner forts for an hour. The extent of the damage done to…

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Steamer Reported Disabled. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

The S.S. Germania, which left Sydney on Saturday for Papua and Rabaul, via Brisbane, was reported off Port, Stephens at 9 o'clock yesterday…

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A Marauding Armed Steamer Sinks Two Vessels. Conception (Chili)

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

The German armed merchantman Prinz Eitel Friedrich, in December, sank the steamer Kildalton and the French barque Jean. The crews were…

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Wreckage Washed Ashore. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 2

The wreckage washed ashore on the South Coast last week is believed to have been material dumped, from one of the transports off the coast…

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The German Submarines. Steamer Captain Says He Sank One. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Thordis claims that he sank a German submarine off Beachy Head, in the South of England…

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