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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

255 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 13

The War on the Seas. British Submarines in the Baltic. How the Prinz Adalbert Sank. A British Cruiser Wrecked

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 2

A British submarine has sunk four more steamers in the Baltic. It is reported that the Prince Adalbert was struck by two torpedoes. She…

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Wrecking Munition Ships. Conspiracy Widespread

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 2

Another arrest of a German has been effected by the American police in connection with the plot instigated by Robert Fay, a German lieutenant, and his…

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Steamer Hits Reef. Is Persons Drowned. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 2

Serious loss of life attended a shipping disaster which occurred on the coast of Oregon (U.S.A.) on Tuesday. While on a voyage to San Francisco the…

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Wreck of Argyll. Salvage Impossible

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 November 1915 · page 5

Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr. T. J. Macnamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, said he feared the salvage of the British…

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To-day's Latest. a British Armed Steamer Sunk. Reported Wreck of Six German Vessels. The Latest from Servia

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 November 1915 · page 2

Two of the enemy's submarines, in the eastern Mediterranean, sank the British armed steamer, Tara. Thirty-four of the crew are missing…

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Late News the European War Enemy Submarines Active Armed British Steamer Sunk LONDON, November 9

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 2

The London official press bureau reports: Two enemy submarines on Friday sunk the armed British steamer Para in…

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Escaping German Steamers Wrecked

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 2

A Stockholm message says six German vessels have been wrecked on the Swedish coast while trying to escape from British…

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Submarine Sinks French Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

A report from Rome reports that a submarine sank the French steamer France from Salonica. A tug rescued the crew of 75…

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Steamer and 23 Men Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 2

The Liverpool steamer Rhineland has been sunk. Only one members of the crew was saved, and the remaining 23 are missing…

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Steamer Torpedoed Near [?] 21 People Missing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 2

It is semi-officially announced in Rome that an Austrian submarine on Tuesday in the vicinty of Syracnse (on the cast coast of Sicity) sank the steamer Fireenze…

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Norwegian Steamer Sunk

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 2

The Norweigan steamer, Waconsta, has been sunk. The crew were saved…

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British Steamer Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 2

News had been received that the British steamer Moorside (311 tons) has been sunk. There was only one survivor…

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Steamer Bound for N.Z. on Fire, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 3

The steamer Monarch from New York to Auckland was abandoned on fire on the 9th inst., 420 miles south of St. Helena The captain and 17 of the crew landed at…

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Betting on Steamer Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 1

Seven men were charged at the Water once Court yesterday with betting on a ferry steamer during a sailing race in Saturday, and were…

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The War on the Seas. a German Submarine Sunk. Norwegian Steamer Sunk in the North Sea. With an American Gift to Belgium

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 1

It is reported that a French Destroyer has sunk a large German submarine off the Tripolitan coast. The Norwegian steamer, Ulriken,…

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Wreck of the Emden

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 4

What was left of the German cruiser Emden after she was smashed by H.M.A.S. Sydney, and run ashore at North Keeling Island, is not to be preserved to…

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A Riot at Manly. a Greek Fruit Shop Wrecked. Thirty-six Soldiers Arrested. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

A serious riot took place at Manly last night. The riot was pre-arranged, and was the result of a fight on Saturday night in a fruit shop, when a…

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Italians Seixe Greek Steamer

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 2

The Italian Government has seized a Greek steamer which was carrying 120 barrels of bansine, and supplies for [?]…

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Steamer Escapes From Submarine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 5

It is officially stated in Paris that a German submarine on Wednesday last fired 30 shots at the steamer Taflva in the Eastern Medeterranean. The captain with…

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Enemy Aeroplanes Attack British Steamer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday, 3.30 p.m. Three German aeroplanes attacked the British steamer Balgowais, on the Dutch coast by rifle and machine gun…

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