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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Wrecked Zeppelin. Paris, March 9

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

It is rumoured that a wrecked Zeppeilin, L. 9, was sighted in the channel a few miles from Boulogne. This apparent one of the three…

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The Blockade. a Despicable Ruse. Decoy Steamer Flies Distress Signal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 2

The passenger boat Great Southern, while voyaging from Rosslare to Fishguard, noticed a two-funnelled steamer trying to head her off. The steamer then flew a signal of distress…

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Parseval Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 2

Amsterdam, March 12.—A Parseval airship "was wrecked in a wood at Ghent. Part of the crew were saved, two of whom were injured…

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The "Blockade." French Steamer Escapes. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

The French steamer Campinas just escaped being torpedoed at Cherbourg by taking refuge close to a neutral ship. Torpedo boats chased the submarine, but the latter escaped…

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Decoy Steamer. Submarines New Ruse. Distress Signals Hoisted. London, March 12

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

The Germans are apparently ready to adopt any subterfuge in their piractical campaign against innocent merchant and a passenger vessels on the…

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Parseval Wrecked. London March 13

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

Another of the enemy's large air stips has come to grief. Advices from Amsterdam state that a Parseval airship has been wrecked…

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German Hydroplane Wrecked. Copenhagen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

Fishing boats rescued the crew of a German hydroplane, wrecked at Jutland. SYDNEY, Monday. DROUGHT-STRICKEN…

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Re-captured. German Steamer Macedonia

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

London, March 18.—The German steamer Macedonia which escaped from Las Palraas, has according to the Dally Mall been recaptured by a…

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The Blockade. Aeroplanes at Work. American Steamer Sunk. Plucky Merchantmen. Defeated Aviators. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 2

A German aeroplane repeatedly failed to bomb the steamer Pandion in the Channel. Five bombs fell within 15ft. of the vessel. NEW YORK, Wednesday…

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Dutch Steamer Lost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 2

London, March 26.—The German submarine U28 sank the Dutch steamer Medea, 1235 tons, south of Beachy Head. The crew were rescued…

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The Latest. the War. The Blockade. Another Steamer Torpedoed. Dropping Darts on Neutral Ship. Germany's Reply to Holland. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 2

A German submarine sank the English steamer Delmira, bound for Boulogne in the English Channel. The crew were saved. LONDON, Friday…

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The War. Country Pre[?] Special to the Witness. Submarines Again. Steamer in Distress

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

London, March 29.—The steamer Faloba which left Liverpool on Saturday is in distress in the Bristol Channel. It is believed she has been attacked…

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The Latest. the War. The Submarines. a Torpedoed Steamer. a Heartless Enemy. British Casualties. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Falaba was torpedoed at Milford Haven. One hundred and forty passengers and 112 of the crow were saved. The Germans laughed at the spectacle, and did not attempt…

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Plot to Blow Up Steamer. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

Raymond Swoboda has been arrested. Incriminating documents show that his mission was to blow up the Latouraine, on which he was a passenger. He represented himself to be a…

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The Blockade. Chased by Submarine. Another Torpedoed Steamer. Dutch Trawler Stopped. the Flaminian. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

A submarine off the Scilly Islands chased the City of Cambridge for one and a half hours. Shells damaged the City of Cambridge's deck. The steamer escaped…

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The War. Country Press Special to the Witness. Submarines Off Coast of Ireland. a Steamer Chased

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

London, March 31st.—The captain of the steamer Dunedin, which has arrived in Dublin, says that he eluded German submarines after a six hour chase…

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The War Bay By Day. British Liler Torpedoed Germans Look on and Laugh. Another Dutch Steamer London, March. 30

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The steamer Felabe, Left Liverpool on Saturday and was reported to be in distress in the Bristol channel. It was feared that a submarine bad…

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Steamer Captured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 2

London, Thursday.—The Lodewijk Van Nassau, an oil-laden vessel, has been captured and brought to Newhaven. It is believed that she was supplying submarines with oil. The…

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French Steamer Torpeded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 2

London, Thursday.—The French steamer Emma was torpedoed off Beachy Head without warning. Seventeen of her crew are missing…

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Collision at the Heads. Pilot Steamer and Collier Damaged

Young Witness · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 5

Sydney, Friday.—A collision occurred at the Heads at one o'clock this morning between the collier Herga and [?]pilot steamer Captain Cook. The…

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