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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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The Lost Steamer "Waratah."

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 18

A Leinster paper publishes the story of a remarkable claim which is said to have been made by a man now at the war. In response to a "Missing…

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Latest War News. Reported Germans Lost Auxiliary Cruiser. Enemy Submarine Driven Ashore. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 11

It is reported that the Germans also lost an auxiliary cruiser in the Gulf of Riga battle, and that a German submarine was driven ashore. It is estimated…

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Additional River Steamer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 4

An additional proof of the growth of the Nam bucca district is given by the action of the North Coast Shipping Co. in placing on the trade…

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Another British Steamer Submarined

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 15

The British steamer. Diesator (4,116 tons) has been sunk by a submarine. The crew were saved…

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The Burning Steamer

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 15

It is reported that 574 of those on board the steamer Santa Anna, on fire in mid-Atlantic, have arrived at Marseilles…

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British Steamer Submarined

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 15

The British steamer Mimosa was sunk by a submarine, but the crew, were saved. The steamer Santa Anna has been…

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Further Members of Crew of Submarined Steamer Saved

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 15

It is reported that a further 16 of the crew of the steamer Villa de Mostagnem, which was sunk by a submarine, have been saved…

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Steamer in Distress

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 11

The steamer Yeddo is in distress 200 miles south-east of Albany with a broken tail shaft. A steamer has gone to her assistance…

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Survivors of Steamer Athenia

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 14

The steamer Truscania has arrived at New York with 409 survivors of the Athenia, which was abandoned on fire in mid-ocean. The crew fought the…

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Swedish Steamer Captured by Germans

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 14

On Sunday the Swedish steamer Aera, with a cargo of corn and oil, and bound for Stockholm, was captured by a German destroyer. It is believed that the…

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Russians Sink Turko-german Submarine. British Steamer Sent to the Bottom. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 14

It is announced that the Russians sunk a Turko-German submarine in the Black Sea. The British steamer Horden (1,413…

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Latest War News. the Steamer Santa Anna. Poisonous Gases Used. 40 Persons Affected. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 14

It is reported from Naples that in regard to the steamer Santa Anna, which got afire with 1,600 Italian reservists on board, the explosions were due…

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Wreck of a Scow. All Hands Saved

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 11

The scow Curlew was wrecked at Glenny Island, off Wilson's Promontory, all hands being saved…

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New Steamer for the Bellinger

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 2

The new steamer Bellinger made her maiden voyage to the Bellinger River last week. She is an acquisition to the timber industry being fitted to carry…

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Iron-laden Steamer Captured by British Submarine

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 14

A Petrograd message states that the steamer Nike, of Grefle, bound for Stettin, was captured by a British submarine and taken to the Russian town…

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Wreckage From German Vessel

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 14

A Copenhagen message states that wreckage from a German mine-layer has been washed ashore at Aeroe Island, Denmark…

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German Steamer Torpedoed

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 14

It is believed that the German steamer Cordelia has been torpedoed in the Baltic…

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Steamer Ancona Submarined by Austrians. 300 Lives Lost

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 14

Three hundred lives, mostly women and children, were lost by the sinking of the steamer Ancona, in the Adriatic, by an Austrian submarine. One hundred…

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British Destroyer Wrecked

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 14

The British destroyer Louis has been stranded and totally wrecked in the eastern Mediterranean…

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British Destroyer Wrecked

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 2

London, Wednesday—The British stroyer Louis (980 tons displacement, 33 [?]nots) has been stranded and totally wrecked in the Eastern Mediterranean…

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