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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Torpedoed. Norwegian Oil Steamer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 2

Christiania, Sunday.- The Maricopa a sister ship to the steamer Belridge, which was torpedoed early in Germany's submarine blockade, has bèn torpedoed,…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 7

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

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Merchant Shipping. Barque Wrecked. London, May 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 5

The barque Bidart, from New Caledonia for Glasgow, was wrecked at Faja Grande, Azores. Nine persons were drowned. Arrivals.—San Francisco, Kilmarrie;…

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Swedish Schooner. Destroyed by Germans. Copenhagen, May 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

A German submarine stopped Danish and Swedish schooners in the North Sea. It allowed the Danish to proceed, but burnt the Swedish…

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Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

The Steamer Morwenna, from Montreal bound for Cardiff, in ballast, was torpedoed and shelled 160 miles from St. Andshend. The crow landed and reported one killed and…

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Swedish Schooner. Destroyed by Germans

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

Copenhagen, Thursday.— A German submarine stopped Danish and Swedish schooners in the North Sea. It allowed the Danish to proceed, but burnt the…

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Torpedoed. American Steamer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

London, Wednesday.— The American steamer Nebraskan (4409 tons) was torpedoed near Fastnet. The crew were saved…

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Canadian Steamer Sunk. Torpedoed Off English Channel

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

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

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Enemy in Our Midst. Barber's Shop Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

At Port Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon a girl in the shop of a barber and tobacconist snatched a little Union Jack from a soldier in khaki who had…

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Another Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

The steamer Tulloch Moor was torpedoed off Ushant. The crow landed at Barry…

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A Danish Steamer, Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 5

Great Britain has reinsed to allow the steamer Sydland, owned by Albert. Jansen, to leave Liverpool under the Danish ling, on the ground that his company owned 15 large…

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More Pirate Work. Merchant Steamer Sunk

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 2

London, Sunday Night.— The British steamer Tullochmoor, 3520 tons was torpedoed by a submarine near Ushant, off the west coast of France. The officers…

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Torpedfed. Another American Steamer. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 5

The United Stales' steamer Dixaama was terpedood and sank off Ushant, after several shells had been fired. The crew narrowly escaped, and took tp the boats. A Greek…

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Aerodrome Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 5

0Allied airman wrecked the German aerodrome at Gontrode, killed 44 soldiers and wounding 30…

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Dutch Steamer. London. June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 5

The Prize Court at Hamburg has declared the Dutch steamer Zaanstroom, which was seized by the Germans about the middle of March, to be a lawful prize,…

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Another American Steamer. Torpedoed Off Ushant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 4

London, Tuesday.— The United States steamer Dixiana has been torpedoed and sunk off Cape Ushant. A Greek vessel picked up the crew after its…

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Wreck of the Fram. Captain's Story. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 7

Captain Stub, with 10 of the crew of the Norwegian barque Fram, wrecked at Malden Island, reached Auckland yesterday…

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Riots at Milan. German Premises Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 4

Anti-German riots at Milan lasted 12 hours, and £40,000 damage was done to Siemens and Sehukort's premises and Roeckling Brothers' building. Many…

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French Sappers. German Works Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 5

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

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Another Steamer Sunk

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 12

The steamer Tulloch Moor was torpedoed off Ushant. The crew landed at Barry…

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