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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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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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Torpedoed. Another British Steamer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 5

London, Thursday.—The British steamer Saidieh, 3303 tons, with a general cargo from Alexandria for Hull, was torpedoed in the North Sea. Part of the…

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Dutch Steamer. London, June 2

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

The Prize Court at Hamburg has [?]leclared 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. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 2

The United States' steamer Dixaama was torpedoed and sunk off Ushant, after several shells had been fired. The crew narrowly escaped, and took to the boats. A Greek…

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Swedish Steamer Destroyed Off Scotland. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 5

An explosion occurred on the Swedish steamer Lapland 55 miles off Peterhead, Scotland. Iron are with which the vessel was loaded was sent flying all over the ship which…

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Wreck of the Fram. Auckland

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

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

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Towards Souchez. German Works Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 6

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

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French Steamer Sunk. Paris, June 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 5

The French steamer Penfeld, 481 tons, was sunk by a submarine in the English Channel. The crew landed at Brest. The submarine fired 65 milimetre shells,…

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Stabbed on a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 5

While the mail steamer Medina was on her way from Melbourne to Sydney a fireman named Bagga was found to be suffering from knlle wounds under the heart…

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Swedish Steamer Torpedoed. London

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

The Swedish steamer Otage has been torpedoed and the crow landed at South Shields…

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French Steamer Sunk. Paris, June 5

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

The French steamer Penfeld, 481 tons, was sunk by a submarine in the English Chanel. The crew landed at Brest. The submarine fired 65 milimetre shells,…

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Swedish Steamer. Destroyed Off Scotland. London

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

An explosion occurred on the Swedish steamer Lapland 55 miles off Peterhead, Scotland. Iron ore with which the vessel was loaded was sent flying all over the ship which…

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French Sappers. German Works Wrecked

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

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

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 7

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

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Steamer Confiscation. Germany's Protest. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 5

The German Government has protested to the Italian Government has protested to the Italian Government against the confiscation of the steamer Bayern on the ground that Germany has not declared war against…

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Danish Schooner. German Piracy Victim. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 5

A German submarine burnt the Danish schooner Salvador in the North Sea. The crow was pi diced up after several days in0 the bouts…

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Submarines. Bombs a Steamer. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 5

A German submarine exploded bombs on the steamer Trafford, off the coast of Pembrokeshire. The vessel sank, but the crew crew were saved…

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Danish Schooner. German Piracy Victim. Copenhagen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 2

A German submarine burnt the Danish schooner Salvador in the North Sea. The crew was picked up after several days in the boats…

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Submarine Pirates. Coal Steamer Sunk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 6

London, Thursday.—The British steamer Strathnairn (4336 tons), bound from Cardiff to Archangel with a cargo of coal, was torpedoed without…

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Swedish Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 12

The Swedish steamer Otago has been torpedoed and the crew landed at South Shields…

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