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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Schooner Wrecked

Young Witness · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — The Pacific cable board received the following wireless message from their steamer Iris:—"Found schooner Stralhcona…

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Russian Steamer Sunk. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 2

A submarine torpedoed and sank the Russian steamer General Radetzky, timber laden, off the Shetlands. The crew of 22 landed at Peterhead…

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The Submarines. Another American Steamer Sunk. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

A submarine sank the American steamer Leelannaw, bound from Archangel to Belfast with a cargo of flax. The crew landed at Kirkwall. The British steamer Grangewood, from…

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Chicago Disaster. Picnic Steamer Capsizes. 1,000 Lives Lost

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

CHICAGO, July 25.—An appalling disaster has plunged Chicago in grief, the condition of the great city recalling that which followed on the Iroquois…

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Submarine Warfare. Another American Boat Sunk. Enguish Steamer Torpedoed

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—With a cynical disregard for the protest re-emphasised in the latest American Note, the Germans have sunk another American…

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Steamer Purchase. a German Move. Washington

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 6

The Government has agreed to register 11 foreign-built steamers bought for Herr Richard Wagner's American Trans-Atlantic Company. It is reported that they were purchased in…

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Another Steamer Submarined

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—The steamer Valpins, 2512 tons, was submarined. The crew consisting of 24 landing safely…

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First Ashore. Search for Australian Hero

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.—The Australian officers are endeavouring to ascertain the name of the first Australian who reached the shore of…

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German Submarine Wrecked. Copenhagen Report

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

LONDOX, Monday.—Acording to a Copenhagen report a new' German submarine was wrecked last month which on a trial trip near Kiel. 12…

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Submarine Wrecked on Trial Trip

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

Copenhagen, Aug. 2.—A new German submarine was wrecked while on her trial trip on the 24th ultimo, near Kiel. Twelve of the crew were drowned…

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New Submarine Wrecked. Paris, August 3

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 2

One of the new German submarines has gone. While the vessel was making a trial trip un July 24 near Kielshe was wrecked…

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British Steamer Sunk. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 4

The British steamer Costello has been sunk. One man was drowned…

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Held Up by Submarine. Norweigian Mail Steamer. Russian Mail Thrown Overboard

Young Witness · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday Nighty.—The Norweigian steamer carrying the Russian mail from Newcastle to Bergen (Norway) was stopped by a German…

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Another Steamer Submarined

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—The British steamer Princess Caroline, 888 tons has been submarined. Fifteen of the crew were killed and 4 are missing…

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New Australian Steamer. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Howard Smith's steamer Macedon has been launched at Port Glasgow. SYDNEY, Tuesday. THE STATE IN THE FISH BUSINESS…

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Mails Destroyed. Taken From Norwegian Steamer. London, August 10

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 2

A Submarine stopped the mail steamer Haakon, Bound for England and seized her mails. The Norwegian Government has…

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Ashore and Afloat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

The steamer Yambacooma went ashore south of Big Ben Rock. outside Nobby's, this morning. The crew was taken off by lifeboat. 4 few hours later the vessel was hauled off and…

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The Steamer Sunk. Crew Rescued

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—The Hesperian sank on Monday while being lowed to Queenstown, The crew was rescued before the steamer foundered…

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British Steamer Sunk. Six of Crew Perish

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—The British steamer Cymbeline, 4500 tons, was torpedoed and sunk. Six of the crew were killed and six injured and 31…

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More Piracy. Oil Steamer Sunk. London Sept 6

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 2

Another proof of the cynical disregard of the undertaking given by Germany to the United States is afforded eye the sinking of the British…

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