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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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Gas at Sea Applied by German. a Steamer Enveloped

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 2

Copenhagen reports that two German destroyers, by means of suffocating gas fumes, which enveloped the steamer Lambert, endeavored to force the latter…

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German Destroyers Ashore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen declares that two German destroyers went aground on the south-east of Saltholm Island, off Denmark Cruisers and trawlers…

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Steamer From Australia Overdue

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 3

The Clan Line steamer Clan MacTavieh, bound from Australia to London, has been reinsured for 8O guineas, owing to the absence of news concerning her…

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The Steamer Appam. Sydney, Thursday, 3.30 p.m

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

The "Times" says that it is likely that the German prize crow on board the steamer Appam will be interned in America…

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The Steamer Appam. Reaches Port Under German Flag. Sydney

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Appam, which was reported as being considerably overdue, and for whose safety all hope had been abandoned…

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Today's Latest. Appam's Passengers Land in America. Identity of Moewe Still Uncertain. further Particulars of Zeppelin Raid. British Steamer Sunk

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

Cheers greeted the British officials' launch as it approached the captured Appam to inform the captives that they had been granted permission to land…

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Zeppelin Wrecked in South Sea. Trawler Captain Declines to Rescue

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 5

Details of tie loss of a Zeppelin in the North Sea have been supplied by the captain of the trailer King Stephen (162 tons), which has arrived at Grimsby. He…

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Empty Dutch Steamer Torpedoed. Germans' Unjustified Outrage

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 3

Rotterdam reports state that the Dutch oil steamer Artemis, bound from Rotterdam to London, in ballast, was torpedoed on Wednesday in exceptional…

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On the Seas. a Zeppelin Bomb Sinks a Steamer A Dutch Steamer Torpedoed An Australian Transport Goes Ashore but is Refloated. Austrian Submarine Captures a Big Italian Steamer

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 1

A Zeppelin, on Tuesday night, sank the former German steamer Franz Fischer, captured early in the war. She left Northfern early on Tuesday…

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On the Seas. Reported German Cruiser at Bermuda. A German Warship said to be Mined and Sunk. A British Steamer Sunk

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

It is reported that the German cruiser Roon towed a prize ship into Bermuda, after a running fight, which lasted two hours…

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A Wrecked Zeppelin. (Country Edition, continued). In the North Sea An Admiralty Report

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 1

The Admiralty announces that a trawler saw a Zeppelin in difficulties in the North Sea. Later…

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Naval Boarding Steamer Ablaze. Mishap Off Dover

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 3

A fire broke out on Monday on the naval boarding steamer Peel Castle, when it was in the Straits of Dover. Tugs from Dover and other craft…

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Steamer's Arrival Delayed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 2

The Medina, owing to Labor Troubles, will not arrive until Friday…

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Dutch Steamer Torpedoed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 20

Tho Dutch oil steamer Artemis j3803 tons), bound from Rotterdam to London in ballast, was torpedoed last Wednesday in exceptional circumstances. Four…

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American Steamer. Attempted Search in Danish Waters

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

The newspaper "Kkobenhavn" states that a German torpedoer attempted to search the American steamer Morene in Danish territorial waters…

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Was Airship Wrecked?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

According to the newspaper "Echo de Beige" rumors are current to the effect that a Zeppelin airship was wrecked by French airmen near Ha[?] in Belgium…

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Arsenal Wrecked

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

A terrific explosion occurred at the arsenal at Skoora. Three workshops manufacturing twelve-inch hydraulic guns, were blown into the air, and…

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British Steamer Torpedoed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Springfell, bound for India, has been torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. The officers and crew, numbering 73 all told, were picked…

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Other Items France and Italy Make a Firm Agreement. The British Distilleries Turned into Munition Factories. Another Zeppelin Reported Wrecked

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

France and Italy have established a positive durable alliance in the fields of politics, economics, and commerce. Mr. Lloyd George is taking over and…

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A British Cruiser Mined. The "Saucy Arethusa" a Wreck

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

The light cruiser, Arethusa, struck a mine off the East Coast and it is feared she will become a total wreck. Ten lives have been lost…

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