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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Steamer Sunk. London, Nov. 12

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 2

The Liverpool steamer Rhineland has been sunk. One of the ship's company was saved ; 23 are missing…

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To-day's Wires. Riot at Manly. Soldiers Wreck Fruit Shop. Thirty-six Names Taken

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A cerious riot took place at the Manly whart last night, when a number of soldiers wrecked De Finas' fruit shop…

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Panic on Steamer

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

New York, Nov. 29.—A. Turkish submarine stopped the British passenger ship Burulos. After 25 had been drowned the submarine assisted many of the 250 passengers who had gone…

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British Steamer Sunk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 3

London, Dec. 1.—The British steamer Malinche (1868 tons) was sunk in the Mediterranean. The crew in two lifeboats reached Malta exhausted, after battling in a heavy sea…

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Steamer Helpless. Crew Suspected. Vancouver

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

An explosion has taken place on the Minnesota, which was bound from Seattle to London with foodstuffs, and she was rendered helpless 25 miles south-east of Coronadas. She is now…

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American Steamer Seized. WASHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 2

A British cruiser seized the American steamer Winnibago off the South American coast. The ownership of the Winnibago is disputed…

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Steamer Afire. Paris, Dec. 7

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Carlton put into Newcastle to day. The vessel is afire-- the work it is believed of an incendiary…

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Foul Play. Explosion on Steamer. London Dec. 7

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

Further details have been received of the disaster of the steamer Ninnesota. Some chemicals were dropped into…

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British Steamer's Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 2

Paris, Dec. 13.—A communique states: A British cargo steamer ran ashore on the Belgian coast. German seaplanes tried to sink her with bombs, but Allies' aeroplanes routed them…

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