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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Hydro-aeroplane Wrecked. Copenhagen, March 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

Fishing boats have rescued the crew of a German hydro-aeroplane which was wrecked at Jutland…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 3

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

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Total Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 5

The Navigation Department has received a report form the master of the coastal sa[?]ling vessel Advance, to the effect that the ship is a total wreck off Sussex Inlet…

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The Russians. Progress in Poland Siegh Batteries Wrecked. Petrograd, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 5

A communique states: We have progressed along the whole of the Prasnysz front, from Mlava railway to the Orziec, and the left bank of the latter, fighting' all the way…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 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 10.10 p.m., and leaves for…

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Wrecked Zeppelin. Heavy Loss of Life. Amsterdam, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

There were forty-four persons aboard the Zeppelin which was recently seen at Tirlement drifting in a disabled condition. Several bombs exploded and the crew, realising…

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Steamer Recaptured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The "Daily Mail's" correspondent, under Thursday's date, reports that a British cruiser recaptured the steamer Macedonia…

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Swedish Steamer Seized

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 5

The Swedish steamer Geheland, carrying bacon and provisions, has been seized in the Shetlands. It is believed the cargo was destined for Germany…

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Norwegian Steamer Seized. Copenhagen, March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

A German cruiser in the Battle seized the Norwegian steamer Byrssel, which was carrying a cargo of oil from America to Stockholm. A British cruiser had previously…

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Swedish Steamer Mined. London. March 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

A steamer, believed to be Swedish, struck a mine and sank off Scarborough. Two of the crew were killed and the rest picked up…

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French Steamer Sunk. Buenos Ayres, March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

The merchant cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm sunk the French steamer Guadeloupe (6600 tons), off Fernando, Noronha…

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Hydro-aeroplane Wrecked. Copenhagen, March 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 12

Fishing boats have rescued the crew of a German hydro-aeroplane which was wrecked at Jutland…

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Wrecked Zeppelin. Heavy Loss of Life. Amsterdam, March 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 3

There were forty-four persons aboard the Zeppelin which was recently seen at Tirlemont drifting in a disabled condition. Several bombs exploded, and the crew, realising…

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Mail Steamer Quarantined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 5

The mail steamer Morea has been quarantined at Fremantle Owing to a supposed case of smallpox aboard…

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Cargo Steamer Sunk

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 3

A cargo steamer of 8000 toos was torpedoed off Beachy Head, near East bourne, Sussex, on Sunday afternoon. It has been ascertained that the…

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Taubes at Sea. Attack on Steamer. Amsterdam, March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 5

A Taube aeroplane in the North Sea aimed three or four bombs at the steamer Elfiante, laden with grain for the Belgian Relief Commission, but missed…

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Bombing a Steamer. Exciting Encounter. London

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

A German Taube dropped bombs from the steamer Teal in the North Sea, fired twenty rounds from a machine gun, and showered down steel darts…

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Six Forts Wrecked. Rome, March 24

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

The Tenedos correspondent of the "Tribuna" says that the Allied flect wrecked six forts on Thursday. The Turkish losses were very heavy…

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American Steamer. Sank in Mid Atlantic. New York, March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 5

The American steamer Denver, While returning from Bremerhaven, sank in midocean in the Atlantic. The transport liner manhattan rescued…

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Steamer Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 12

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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