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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Bombs on Passenger Steamer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 22

It is reported that forty passengers perished in the fire on board a steamer at Helsingfors, the capital of Finland, on which Zeppelins dropped bombs…

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Danish Steamer Sunk by Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 20

Bound from an English port to Sundsvall (in Sweden), the Danish steamer Ely (1747 tons) struck a mine off Stockholm, and foundered. All on board were saved…

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The German Submarine Crusade. Two British Trawlers Sunk Also a Danish Schooner

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 1

The Victoria and Hinose, two Welsh trawlers, have been sunk by submarines. Ten persons were aboard the Victoria, including a boy…

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On a Murray Steamboat. Unpleasant Night Adventure Steamer Aground in a Lakh

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 3

The cruise of visiting Federal and State legislators on the Murray River, which ended at Goolwa, S.A., on Monday, was not a mere pleasure jaunt, although it…

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British Wreck Trenches

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 2

A paris telegram states that the British exploded a large mine in the region of the Ploegsteert Wood, to the south of Ypres. Both the front and rear trenches of the…

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Danish Schooner Burnt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 19

The Danish schooner Salvandor, bound for Bristol, has been shelled and burnt by a German submarine in the North Sea. Only five minutes' notice was given, and…

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Airman's Thrilling Experience. Wrecking a Zeppelin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

Some further graphic details are available regarding the air battle in Belgium, in which a Zeppelin was destroyed by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford, the Canadian…

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Danish Schooner Burnt

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 5

A German submarine in the North' s Sea burned the Danish schooner Saivador. The crow were picked up after being several days in the boats…

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Austrian Airship Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 22

According to a German message, an Austrian airship has been lost. It was returning to Trent, after reconnoitering on the frontier, then it was caught in a storm…

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Wrecked Zeppelin Taken to Germany

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 46

The wreck of the Zeppelin which was bombed and partly destroyed at Evere has been conveyed to Germany…

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Steamer Torpedoed. Crew Missing. Sydney, Thursday, 3.30 p.m

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 2

The steamer Belgrade, which was torpedoed off South Wales, was towed into port bottom upwards. The crew is missing…

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Zeppelin Wrecker Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 19

The "Daily Express" states that Sub Lieutenant Warneford, the Ganadian officer of the British Naval Flying Wing who, a few days ago, destroyed a Zeppelin…

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Dutch Steamer Torpedoed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 3

The Dutch steamer Ceres has been suak in the Chief of Bothnia. The crew of 25 were saved. The captain believes that the Ceres was torpedoed, as a torpedo boat…

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Steamer for Hay

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 2

Permewan. Wright and Co. notify that they intend despatching a steamer from Echuca for Hay on Friday, 2nd July. Forecast…

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In East Africa. German Base Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 2

The Press Bureau states that as the German troop sin East Africa were recently showing activity on the Uganda border, west of Lake Victoria Nyanza, it was…

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Large Steamer Sunk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 22

The steamship Indrani (5706 tons, of the Indra Line Ltd.) has been sunk by a torpedo in the Irish Sea, while on a voyage from Glasgow to Montreal. The crew were…

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Italy and Austria. Power Station Wrecked. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 July 1915 · page 2

A daring exploit has been accomplished by a quintette of Alpini, the hardy Italian mountaineers. The men volunteered to destroy an Austrian electricity plant at…

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British Steamer on Fire. In the Atlantic

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Minnehaha, 13,000 tons, trading between New York and Britain, is on fire in mid-ocean. It is believed that a German sympathiser had…

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Germany's Wrecked Zepperlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Daily Chrontele" in Northern France says that since July 6 not a single Zeppelin remains in Belgium. This condition is attributed to…

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Wrecked Zeppelin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 22

A party of British women and children and several Irish nuns, who have returned from Belgium, relate how the Germans are endeavouring to inflame feeling against…

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