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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

44 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 3

German Seaplane Wrecked

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 4

A German seaplane has been wrecked in the Baltic. The crew have been rescued…

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Late Telegrams. Federal Liner Ashore. With Shipment of Frozen Meat. SYDNEY

Forbes Times · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

The Foderal liner Cumberland, from Sydney to England, had two explosions in her hold, and was beached at Gnbo Island to save sinking. She is in a…

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The War. German Pirates. Capture Dutch Steamer

Forbes Times · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 6

Three German hydroplanes held up a Dutch steamer from England to Rotterdam a mile outside neutral waters, put a German officer aboard, and took…

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Burns-Philip Steamer Missing Tuesday Morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 2

The Bums-Philip steamer, "Matuuga," bound from Sydney to Rabaul, is missing. She was last heard of on August…

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Steamer Missing. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 5

Burns, Philps' steamer Matunga, bound from Sydney to Rabaul, is missing. She was last heard of on August 5th. when she wirelessed that…

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The Wreckage

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 4

"Prior to the war—early in 1914—the Government debts of the world were about £8,250,000, and in three years of war they have approximately grown by…

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The Wreckage

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 3

"Prior to the war--early in 1914--the Government debts of the world were about £8,250,000, and in three years of war they have approximately grown by…

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Steamers Foundered. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 19

The North Coast steamer Nerang foundered off North Head. The fate of the crew is unknown, but a steamer is searching…

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Late Telegrams. Steamers Foundered. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The steamer, Nerong, foundered on the North Coast. There is no trace of the crew, The steamer, POrt Kembla, [?] route…

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Coastal Steamer Lost. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The coastal steamer Nerong is supposed. to have foundered off North Head. It is feared all hands were lost…

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Cargo Steamer Founders. Internal Explosion. SYDNEY

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The cargo steamer Port Kembla, of the well known Port line, on the trip from Melbourne to London, has foundered off the New Zealand coast, as the…

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Late Wires. Steamer Afire. Friday Noon

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 4

A large steamer arrived on Monday from Melbourne, and was found to be on fire at midnight on Monday The fire brigrade and the vessel's…

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An Overdue Steamer. Disclosures at Inquiry. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2

At the court of inquiry in regard to the long overdue steamer Wairuna, held at Welington, the counsel for the Crown described the vessel's loading,…

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Latest Telegrams. Fire on Steamer. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 19

A fire on the steamer Melbourne destroyed all the parcels and mails aboard. The hold was afire for two hours before it was discovered, and…

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Another Steamer Afire. Wednesday Morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 3

A steamer berthed at Victoria Dock, Melbourne, was found to be afire last night. The flames were issuing…

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Another Steamer Afire Monday Morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 10 October 1917 · page 3

A fire discovered on the steamer Indarra in Sydney Harbor yesterday. No. 3 hold, which was full…

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The War. Steamer Torpedoed in the Mediterranean 250 Persons Missing. Wednesday, 10 a.m

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 3

A steamer in the Mediterranean, conveying Algerian troops and passengers, was torpedoed and sunk…

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Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 4

Wreckage brought to Sydney from the Islands has been identified as part of the missing steamer Matunga. and confirms the theory that the…

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Newspaper Man Missing. Off the Steamer Tambar. SYDNEY

Forbes Times · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 2

On the arrival of the steamer Tambar at Bellingen on Saturday the captain reported that a passenger J. Boultwood, manager of the Raleigh…

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Kendall's Pictures Peg o' the Ring (Evert Monday Night) Next Monday Night Episode 7. "The Wreck."

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 12

Flip tells the police of Peg's malady, and for lack of evidence the counterfeiters are released, to-gether with Hugo. Peg's pony is…

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