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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Austrian Steamer Ordered From Naples. Rome, Aug, 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 2

The Austrian steamship Bayern has been ordered to leave Naples owing to her cargo containing dynamite and live projectiles. She was trying to reach the Adriatic under…

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German Steamer Captured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1914 · page 6

Senator Millen, Minister of Defence, had received word from Fremantle that the German Australia line steamer Neumunster, 4224 tons, has been brought in by a prize crew from…

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German Steamer Captured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 2

Senator Millen, Minister of Defence, has received word from Fremantle that the German Australia line steamer Neumunster, 4224 tons, has been brought in by a prize crew from…

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German Steamer Escapes. Prizes at Colombo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1914 · page 6

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Wynne) arrived in Melbourne on Monday from Colombo. Where he was stopped by the war on his way to Madrid to attend the International…

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German Mail Steamer Zieten. London Aug 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1914 · page 5

The Germen mall [?] Zloton was last board of in the [?] channel(the Ziolon left Sydney on July 8 for Broman, via ports. she called at colombo…

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The Atlantic. Regular Steamer Sailings. Washington. Aug. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1914 · page 6

The steamship sailing to France and Great Britain are now so regular that, as a result, the War Department does not find it necessary to charter special vessels to…

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British Steamer Seized. Naval Guard Aboard. Vessel in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1914 · page 6

Surprise, was expressed in Sydney shipping circles yesterday when the steamer Zambesi, which was generally supposed to be leading phosphates at Nauru, near Ocean…

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A Steamer Aground. Montreal, Aug. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

The steamer Anglo-Brazilian ran aground in the St. Lawrence when leaving for Australasia. A thousand tons of cargo have been lightered, and it is expected that the…

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Collision at Sea. Steamer Sunk. Vancouver, Aug. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

The Canadian-Pacific Railway Company's steamer Princess Victoria (1943 tons) collided with the United States steamer Admiral Sampson (2262 tons) near Seattle, and the…

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Big German Steamer. Sunk by British Cruiser. London, Aug. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 5

The British protected cruiser Highflyer is reported to have sunk the Nord-Deutseller Lloyd mail steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse (14,349 tons), off the West…

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"Vorwaert's" Office Wrecked. Copenhgen, Aug. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

Militarists are reported to have wrecked the offices of "Vorwaerts." the official organ of the socialists in Berlin, for having published articles in which the Gorman…

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German Mail Steamer Zieten. London, Aug. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 2

The German mail steamer Zieten was last heard of in the Mozambique, channel. (The Zieten left Sydney on July 8 for Bremen, via ports. She called at Colombo,…

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Big German Steamer. Sunk by British Cruiser

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 4

London, Thursday.—The British proteced cruiser Highflyer is reported to have Sunk the Nord Deutscher Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse…

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The Atlantic. Regular Steamer Sailings. Washington, Aug. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 3

The steamship sailings to France and Great Britain are now so regular that, as a result, the War Department does not find it necessary to charter special vessels to…

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British Steamer Seized. Naval Guard Aboard. Vessel in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 3

Surprise was expressed in Sydney shipping circles on Wednesday when the steamer Zambesi, which was generally supposed to be loading phosphates at…

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The Latest. German Cruiser Ashore. Under Fire From Russian Fleet. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 4

The German cruiser Magdeburg, of 4478 tons, went ashore in a fog in the Gulf of Finland. It was found impossible to refloat her, and the majority…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 2

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it Will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her beneath the sea…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 3

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves…

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Another Danish Steamer Sunk. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 5

A Dannish steamer struck a mine 45 miles from Tyne, and sunk. '…

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Another German Steamer Seized. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 5

'A' German steamer, believed to the Hostan, from Bremen, entered Port Phillip Heads this morning, and was placed under arrest. An armed naval guard was…

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