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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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The Steamer Pal[?]. Fired at Without Warning. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 2

The Dutch Shipping Council has delivered judgment declaring that two torpedoes hit the Dutch steamer Palembang, and were fired without…

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Holding Up a Steamer. Hans Schiller's Feat. Disclosures Made. Washington

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 4

Hans Schiller, who held up the steamer Matoppo, single-handed, has confessed to being a renegade Englishman named Hudson. The captain of…

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Swedish Steamer Sunk. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Marjek has been sunk by a submarine without warning…

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Enemy Submarines. Germany and the Steamer Sussex. a Note to the United States. New York

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

A German wireless message to the Associated Press stated that Germany's Note to the United States admits the torpedoing of vessels called the…

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A Steamer Sunk. Barcelona

Barrier Miner · Sunday 16 April 1916 · page 1

Two submarines attacked and sank the steamer Angus. The crew have been landed…

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British Steamer Mined. Two Missing. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 16 April 1916 · page 1

Lloyd's report that the British steamer Shenandoah has been mined and sunk. Two of the crew are missing…

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A Steamer Sunk. B[?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 4

Two [?] attacked and [?] the stea[?] Angz[?]. The crew have been landed…

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British Steamer Mined. Two Missing. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 4

Lioyd's report that the British steamer Sh[?] has been [?] and [?]unk. Two of the crew are [?] ing…

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Enemy Submarines. British Steamer Sunk. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 4

The British steamer Fairpott, which was unarmed, has been sunk without warning…

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War Items. Losses in the Battle of Verdun. British Strength Causes Surprise. Steamer Service with Sweden

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 1

The following items have been transmitted by the Independent Cable Service:- Rome, Friday…

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Enemy Submarines. Americans on a Shelled Steamer. Washington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 2

There were two Americans, one of whom was wounded, aboard the Russian steamer Imperator, bound from the United States to Marseilles, which…

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Enemy Submarines. Another Steamer Sunk. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 4

The Dutch liner Lodewyk ran Nassau, laden with saltpetre and bound for Holland, was sunk by a submarine in six minutes. Five of the crew were…

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British Warships in Action. Several Hit. Two People Killed Ashore. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 2

The Admiralty reports:— "At half-past 4 o'clock this morning a German battle cruiser squadron, accompanied by light cr[?]sers and…

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British Steamer Industry Sunk. Crew Left 120 Miles From Land. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 4

A German submarine sank the British steamer Industry, which was unarmed, bound for America. The crew were left adrift in boats 120 miles from…

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3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages.) Enemy Submarines. French Steamer's Narrow Escape. New York

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 4

A French- steamer, the Patria, carrying passengers, which has arrived here from Naples, reports that she escaped by only 10ft. from an enemy submarine…

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The Following Appeared in Tuesday's Third Edition. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) Enemy Submarines. French Steamer's Narrow Escape. New York

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 4

A French steamer, the Patria, carrying passengers, which has arrived here from Naples, reports that she escaped by only 10ft. from an enemy submarine…

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German Steamer Captured. by British Cruiser. Madrid

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

A British cruiser has captured the German steamer Telde (2073 tons), which was interned at Teneriffe and anchored outside the harbor within…

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Enemy Submarines. Brazilian Steamer Forpedoed. Sensation Caused in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

The report has been officially confirmed that the Brazilian steamer Ric de Braneo was torpedoed by a German submarine. The news has created a…

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Enemy Submarines. the Steamer Cymric. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 2

The White Star liner Cymric, sunk in the Atlantic, had no passengers on board. She was [?]ound from the United States to England. She was [?]orpedoed…

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Another Liner Sunk. the Steamer Cymric. No Passengers Aboard. New York

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 4

A Reuter's message from London reports that the White Star liner Cymric is sinking at sea. The liner carried no passengers…

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