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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Vessel Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 6

London, April 8.—The Avanti Savoia, laden with nitrates, and bound from Iquique to the Tyne, has been wrecked at Culswich, in the Shetland Islands. All hands were drowned…

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Persistent Rumors of Naval Engagement. Wreckage Washed Ashore. What Officers of Neutral Boats Saw

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Rumors continue to pour in from Norway concerning the reported naval battle in the North Sea. Al lthe reports tell…

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Reported Naval Battle. Three German Boats Chased in North Sea. Supposed to Have Foundered

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

Sydney, Monday afternoon.—A naval battle is believed to have been fought off Sartar-Oe Island. The inhabitants south of Bergen declare that three…

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Telegrams the War. Naval Fight. German Ships Believed to Have Foundered. Various Reports. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

Danish newspapers report a naval fight off Sartoro Islands on Wednesday night. [A previous message stated that the newspapers were of opinion that a British squadron…

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Wreck Of The Dunbar. Last L[?] Gone. Death of Lonely Sur[?]

The Yass Courier · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 6

A link with the early history of Sydney has been removed by the death of Mr. James Johnstone, who was the sole survivor of the wreck of the Dunbar…

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Steamer John Williams. Struck by Lightning

Young Witness · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon.—The Missionary steamer John Williams arrived this morning from Papua. During the voyage to Daru the steamer…

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Steamer Ablaze

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

Additional particulars received of the sinking of the Dutch steamer Katwijk shows that she anchored six miles off North Hindar A quarter…

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The Dardanelles. the Position Ashore. Heavy Turkish Losses

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 2

London, April 30.—The Daily Chronicle correspondent at Mitylene writes that the most powerful fleet ever engaged in warlike operations commenced to hammer the Hellespont…

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Submarines. More Trawlers Sunk. Swedish Steamer Sinks in Three Minutes

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—A Gorman submarine bank two trawlers in the North Sea. It is believed that the crews were drowned. A submarine…

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Steamer Sunk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 4

The London steamer Minterne, coal-laden for the River Plato, was torpedoed off Scilly. Two firemen were killed. The rest were rescued…

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Germans in London. Wreckage and Pillage. an Infuriated People. Anti-german Riots in Johannesburg

Young Witness · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—Amazing scenes of wreckage and pillage are being witnessed in London. Every German and Austrian shop between…

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The Blockade. Another American Steamer Torpedoed. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 2

The American steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed at Fastnet. The crew was saved. The Nebraskan was outward bound for Delaware, and was 40 miles off Fastnet. She gave…

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Canadian Steamer Torpedoed

Young Witness · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—The Canadian steamer Morwenna 1415 tons, has been torpedoed, or shelled 160 miles from St. Anne's Head, on the west…

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Atlantic Liner Wrecked. Passengers Landed. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

The Atlantic liner Champagne has been wrecked at Saint-Nazaira. Nine hundred passengers were landed. SYDNEY, Saturday…

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German Works Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 3

An official message says: After many months of sapping in the Carenchy sector seventeen furnaces, each containing 300 kilogrammes of explosives, were pushed forward under the…

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Steamer Owners Compensated

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 2

Germany has agreed to compensate the owners of the Greek steamer Ellispontes (2599 tons) torpedoed In the North Sea in April…

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SUBMARINES Two British Torpedo Boats Sunk. Another Steamer Lost. Two Damaged German Submarines. a Danish Statement

Young Witness · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday Night.—It is offlcially announced that a German submarine sunk the British torpedo boats Nos. 10 and 12, in the North Sea…

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Submarine Victims. Steamer Gives Shelter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 2

A submarine sank the French schooner Diamant off Pentieen. The crew was saved. The captain states that the submarine appeared from behind a steamer, which watched the…

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Swedish Steamer Torpedoed. London June 13

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Otago, has been torpedoed by the Germans. Her crew was landed at South Shields…

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A Steamer Lost

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 2

NEY, Tuesday—The steamer [?] was wreeked on the Abamare Aland in the Gilbert Group,. The crow were all saved and have reached…

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