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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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American Munition Plant Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

Still another accident has occurred at an American munition factory. The General Electric Company's plant at Schenectady, on the Mohawk River, in…

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Other Items. More Incendiarism in America. Two Munition Carrying Ships Burnt. Another Zeppelin Wrecked. The American Attitude to the German Torpedo Claims. The British Air Service

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The American Club buildings at Toronto have been destroyed by fire, following upon an explosion. One person was killed and two injured…

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Steamer Blown Up

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

Paris reports that the British steamer Cedarwood, bound from Middlesborough (England), with a cargo of cast iron, has been blown up at sea. All the crew…

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On the Seas. Captured British Steamer at the Canaries. The Westbourne Puts in for Repairs With German Prize Crew Aboard

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

The steamer Westbourne put into Teneriffe, Canary Islands (Spanish) for repairs, flying the German flag, with a prize crew aboard, also 206…

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Zeppelins Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 46

There is jubilation in Paris over the destruction of a Zeppelin by a motor gun section at Revigny. The airship was flying with lights out, and was struggling…

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The Captured Westburn. Steamer Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

The British steamer Westburn (3380 tons). which put into Teneriffe with a German prize crew on board, and also 206 prisoners from other steamers, has been…

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Latest War News. P. & O. Steamer Sunk. Sydney, Monday, 9 a.m

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 3

The P. and O. mail steamer Maloja, en route from England to Bombay, was mined and sunk off Dover, the passengers being resetted…

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Another Large Liner Sunk. The P. and O Maloja Mined and Sunk. Many Lives Lost. A Rescuing Steamer Meets a Similar Fate. A Terrific Explosion. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 2

The Peninsular and Oriental Co.'s mail steamer Maloja, en route from England to Bombay, was mined and sunk off Dover…

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The War. Sydney, Monday. Mail Steamer Malo[?]a Mined

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

Lloyd's report that news has been received that the P. and O. liner Maloja was mined and sunk off Dover, on route to Bombay. People are new…

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French Steamer Mined

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

The French steamer, Trique, has been mined and sunk in the North Sea 26 were drowned. The Dido was mined and driven…

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Dutch Steamer Mined. London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

The Dutch steamer the Mecklenburg, of 2885 tons, bound from England to Flushing, struck a mine and sunk…

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Other Items Another Steamer Sunk. Death of the Dowager-Queen of Roumania

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 1

The steamer Turkos, has been mined and sunk Six persons were killed or injured. Major A. B. Pland, who has returned…

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British Steamer Sunk

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 2

A British steamer was sunk by an Austrian submarine forty miles from Marseilles…

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Spanish Liner Wrecked. Disaster Due to Fog. Rio De Janeiro

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 2

It has now been learnt that the wreck of the Spanish liner Principe [?] Asturias while travelling from Buenos Aires to Barcelona was due to a thick fog. The…

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STEAMER 14 Days Late at Sydney. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 5

Owing to a severe snowstorm at Van[?]ver the steamer Makura arrived in Sydney tod-ay 14 days behind the schedule time…

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Steamer Destroyed by Explosion

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 2

A fire, followed by an explosion, destroyed and sank the Shaw Savil liner Matalu last night at the docks at St. Johns, loading for New Zealand, and…

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A Steamer for N.z. Destroyed. Mysterious Fire and Explosion

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 2

The steamer Matatua, which was loading a cargo for New Zealand at St. John's (New Brunswick) has been destroyed. A fire first broke out, and it was…

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Bombs on Essen. Famous Works Raided. Six Sheds Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" has learn ed that Allied aviators flew over Essen (the site of the famous Krupp works) and Munich-Gladbach (an important…

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Latest War News. Steamer Sunk. London

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

Two boats full of survivors from the steamer Tuban[?]a have reached North Hander. Plenty of succour was sent, including torpedo boats from Flushing…

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Steamer From Holland Torpedoed. Three Tubes Fired

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

The steamer Palembang from Rotterdam to Java, via London was torpedoed near Galloper Light. The crew was saved…

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