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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Copper-laden Steamer. Torpedoed Near Liverpool. London, Feb. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Cambank (31,12 tons), which was bound from Huelva to Liverpool, laden with coper, took up a pilot and was gathering speed when when the periscope of a…

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French Mayor's Appeal. His Wrecked Village

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

[?] raced to the front, and won by had neck from Miss Meadows, who finished [?] fast, with Golden Wire two lengths [?] third. Time, 1 min. 1/4 sec…

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Steamer Interned. Buenos Ayres, Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

The steamer Holger, which landed the crews of the victims of the armed German merchantman Kronprinz Wilhelm, has been interned…

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The Blockade. American Steamer Mined. London, Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

The United States steamer Evelyn, laden with cotton, was mined and sunk off Borkum Island, on the north-west coast of Prussia…

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More German Bombs Dropped in Essex. Only Slight Damage. U.s. Steamer Mined. Details Wanted. French Success. German Activity in East Prussia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

Three bombs were dropped on Braintree (Essex), and one on Coggeshall, five and a half miles away. Another bomb burst at Colchester. An aeroplane was observed…

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Mullumbimby (N.s.w.) a Pereect Wreck Through Kidney Disease

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4

I was brought down by Kidney Disease so, that I could not raise myself from my bed, being weak as a baby. The pain in the back was positively…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 6

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 for…

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Torpedoed. Colliery Steamer. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5

The collier Ayparana was torpedoed off Eastbourne, Thirty-one of the crew were saved…

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The Blockade. American Steamer Mined

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—The United States steamer Evelyn, laden with cotton, was mined and sunk off Borkum Island, on the north-west coast of Prussia…

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Norweglan Steamer Torpedoed. the Crew Saved

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

While the Norwegian cargo steamer Rejin was at anchor off the Kentish coast, in a fog, she was torpedood by a German submarine. The crow of 22…

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Blown Up and Sunk. Another Neutral Steamer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

London, Tuesday.-The Norwegian steamer Regin, of 1844 tons, was blown up and sunk at Dover. A British destroyer saved the crew…

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The Blockade. Another Steamer Sunk. London, Feb. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Oakley (Oakby?) has been sunk in the English Channel. The crew were saved. The captain states that he was on the…

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Blown Up and Sunk. Another Neutral Steamer. London, Feb. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5

The Norwegian steamer Regin, of 184 tons, was blown up and sunk at Dover. A British destroyer saved the crew. A later message states that the Regin…

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Steamer Mongolia. Turkish Dead

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 7

A Fremantle message states that running two days late the P. and O. steamer Mongolla arrived from London on Thursday afternoon. She was hung up for two…

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Torpedoed. Colliery Steamer. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

The collier A[?]parana was torpedoed off Eastbourne. Thirty-one of the crew were saved…

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Steamer Dacia. London, Feb. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Dacia, which is bound for Germany laden with cotton, from the United States has been sighted 400 miles west of Lands End…

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Steamer Interned. Buenos Ayres, Feb. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Holger, which landed the crews of the victims of the armed German merchahtman Kronprihz Wilhelm, has been interned…

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Torpedoed. Norwegian Tank Steamer. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 12

A German submarine torpedoed and damaged the Norwegian tank steamer Belridge, from New Orleans to Amsterdam, in the English Channel…

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Seen From a Steamer. Troops Burying Dead

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

Running two days late the P. and O. steamer Mongolia arrived at Fremantle (W.A.) on Thursday afternoon from London. She was hung up for two days…

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Mined and Sunk. Norwegian Steamer. Copenhagen, Feb. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 13

The Norwegian steamer Bjaerke, from Leith, struck a mine, and foundered. The crew were saved…

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