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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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The British Blockade. Submarine Captures Norwegian Steamer. Bound for German Port. Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 1

A British submarine captured the Norwegian steamer Konginge, bound to Lubeck, a German seaport. A price crew is taking the steamer to Leith…

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Norwegian Steamer Sunk. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 4

The Norwegian steamer Konig was torpedoed and sunk without warning. The crow were saved…

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On the Egyptian Frontier. the Attack on the Senussi. and the Rescue of Shipwrecked Prisoners. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 4

The official account of the rescue of the shipwrecked prisoners from the Senusal in Cyrenaica says that the rescue was due to the attack by armed…

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Enemy Submarines. British Steamer Attacked in the Channel. Passengers Mostly Belgian Refugees. All Believed to Have Been Saved. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 26 March 1916 · page 1

The Brighton railway Co.'s steamer Sussex, has been torpedoed between Dieppe and Folkstone. She has 250 passengers aboard. She is still afloat…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Fight in the North Sea. British Merchant Cruiser and German Raider. Both Vessels Sunk. Enemy Submarine Sunk. Enemy Submarines Active Dominion Liner Torpedoed and Sunk. British Channel Steamer Attacked. But Safely Makes Port. Panic Created on Danish Stock Exchange. Naval Battle Possibly in Progress. Heavy Cannonading Heard off Belgian Coast. Kaiser Going to Vilna. Peasantry Suffering Starvation in Poland. Fighting on the Salonika Frontier. Tending Towards General Action. Roumania's Mobilised Army British Attacked at Kutelamara. General Smuts Active in East Africa. Fighting the Retreating Germans. Allies" War Conference in Paris. Important Decision Expected. A Fight at Sea. German Raider and British Merchant Cruiser. Both Vessels Sunk. Heavy Loss of Life. British Take Numerous Prisoners. Germans Fight Over Norwegian Colors. New York

Barrier Miner · Sunday 26 March 1916 · page 1

Reuter's London correspondent reports an engagement between the British merchant crusher £[?] [?]ara and the German raider [?]re[?] on Februery 29…

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Another Steamer Sunk. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 2

The steamer Salybia has been sunk by a submarine. All the crew were saved…

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Victims Now Said to Number Thirty. Capsize of a Lifeboat. Paris

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 2

The steamer S[?] carried 1900 bags of mails. Some of the survivos were in the water for four hours. M. Chagnoux, inspector of the…

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Interview with a Passenger. Heroism of the Crew. How the Lifeboat Was Upset. Americans Killed, Missing, and Injured. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 2

Of 3[?]'passengers aboard the Sussex 69 have been landed at Dover. Mr. James 'M'Gillvray, a Manchester man, interviewed, said that just…

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Enemy Submarines. Another Steamer Sunk. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 1

The steamer Sensybridge has been sunk by an enemy subrmarine. The crew landed safely…

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The Steamer Adelaide. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

The Melbourne Chamber of Commerce has been advised by the Department of External Affairs of the receipt of a cablegram from the High…

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A Steamer Steward's Default. Convicted of Unlawful Possession

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

The charge of having unlawfully had is his po[?]eanon a pocketbook," containing a wheat certificate for £169, money to the value of 38s., and a return boat ticket…

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Enemy Submarines. the Steamer Minneapolis. Eighteen of the Crew Missing. Malta

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

The captain of the American steamer Minneapolis states that his vessel was torpedoed without warning. This was on the morning of March 23. The…

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New Zealand Liner Ashore. Off South African Coast. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown

Barrier Miner · Sunday 2 April 1916 · page 1

The Rangatira, one of the New Zealand Shipping Company's liners, ran ashore on Robben Island, near Capetown, South Africa, in a heavy fog…

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Joy in London. at the Wrecking of the Zeppelin. Brought Down at the Start of the Raid. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 2 April 1916 · page 1

There was intense joy in London at the prompt announcement of the downfall of the Zeppelin. An eyewitness states that the scene…

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New Zealand Liner Ashore. Off South African Coast. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 4

The Rangatira, one of the New Zealand Shipping Company's liners, ran ashore on Robben Island, near Capetown, South Afrcia, in a heavy fog…

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Enemy Submarines. Another Steamer Sunk in the Channel. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 4

The steamer Vesuvio, bound from the Mediterranean to London, was torpedoed by a submarine in the English Channel. The captain and five of the…

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Swedish Steamer Captured. by German Torpedo Boat. Its Release Demanded. Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 4

A German torpedo boat captured the Swedish steamer Vega, bound from Stockholm to Copenhagen. Sweden has demanded the release of the steamer…

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The Wars. German Losses in Aircraft. a Dirigible Brought Down. Three Zeppelins Reported Damaged. Verdun Still the Centre of Fighting. Russian Navy Active in Black Sea. German Torpedo-boat Captures Swedish Steamer. (Reuter's Message). The Battle of Verdun. More Germar Attacks. French Advance 200 YARDS.. Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 4

A French official communique says:- "The Germans tried to attack Poivre Hill, but our fire prevented them leaving the trenches. Hand-to-hand…

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Enemy Submarines. Canish Steamer Sunk. Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Sunday 9 April 1916 · page 1

The Danish steamer St. Jernborg was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine outsidp Cagliari, Sardinia (in the Mediterranean). The crew were…

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Enemy Submarines. Another Steamer Sunk. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Adamton has been, sunk by an enemy suhmurine…

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