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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Maricopa was torpedoes by a German submarine near the Dogger Bank in the North Sea, and…

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American Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 3

The American steamer [?] of 4400 tons, was torpedoed by Germans off the Irish coast. The crew were…

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Russian Steamer Ashore. Visited by Orient Liner. Fremantle, Wia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 2

The steamer Orsova of the Orient line, arrived on Sunday. While between Aden and Colombo. she picked up a best…

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Schooner Reported Missing. Wellington, N.Z.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 2

The Pacific Cable Board's schooner Strathcone, which left Auckland on June 4 for Suva, has not been heard of since…

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Steamer's Cargo Thrown Out

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 3

A German submarine, instead of sinking the steamer Upus, near Aberdeen, ordered the captain to have the cargo…

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German Steamer Sunk

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

Christian reports that the German steamer Friedrich Arp, 1642 tons, has been sunk near Bolo, Norway. It is believed she…

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British Steamer Sunk

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 3

The British steamer Races has been subma[?]ned. The captain and 11 of the crew were lauded; and 12 others are missing…

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New Enemy Submarine Wrecked

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 3

A new German submarine on trial near Kiel was wrecked last month and twelve of the crew drowned…

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Enemy Destroys Its Armored Steamer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 3

The Admiralty announced that after the sinking of the British patrol ship on Sunday, an armored German steamer was…

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Steamer Cymbeline Sunk

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 3

The British steamer Cymbeline, 4,500 tons, was torpedoed and sunk. Six of the crew were killed, and six injured…

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Greek Steamer Fired

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 4

The Greek steamer Ath[?] of 6742 tons, which was on fire in mid-ocean, has been abandoned…

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British Steamer Torpedoed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 4

The British te[?] Horden, 1413 tons, has been sunk. The crew were saved…

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