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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

179 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 9

Incidents of the War. Seaplanes Raid England. Nine Persons Killed. Hostile Machine Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 3

Four German seaplanes raided Dover and Ramsgate on sunday, Bembs were dropped by the airmen and nine persons were killed and thirty-one…

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Survivors of Russian Steamer. Copenhagen, Cunday

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 6

Eight of the crew of the Russian steamer Novojasalboda have been landed. The captain and his wife and children and ten of the crew…

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On the Seas. a Passenger Steamer Torpedoed. In the English Channel. Fifty Lives Lost

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Sussex, proceeding to France, was torpedoed in the Channel. There were 350 passengers aboard, including 20 Americans. It is…

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Huns Reply to British Gallantry In Usual Way. the Wreck and Ruin of the Fight

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

The "Scotsman" say "that the British merchantman cruiser Alcantara after having disabled the German raider Greif ceased to lire and moved closer in, order…

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The War. Channel Steamer Torpedoed. Sydney

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

It is believed now that one hundred lives were lost on the passenger steamer Sussex^which was torpedoed while travelling from Folkestone to Dieppe…

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Heros of the Life-boat. Interview with the Deal Skipper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 39

The Deal lifeboat has long been acknowledge by competent judges as second to no other on our coasts for all that makes a famous lifeboat…

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German Position Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 23

The French carried out a coup de main on the enemy works in Lorraine, killing or capturing the occupants and blowing up the works…

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Daring Single-Handed Project. Capture of Steamer Frustrated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 3

A remarkable attempt to capture a British steamer is reported from New York . A man named Ernest Schuler stowed…

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New Zealand Liner Ashore. Heavy Fog Near Capetown. London

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

The New Zealand Co's. liner Rangatiro is ashore at Robben Island, near Capetown, South Africa. The accident was due to a heavy fog…

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Fisherman Reports Wrecked Zeppelin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The captain of a Danish fishing boat, declares a Copenhagen telegram, reports seeing a wrecked Zeppelin half submerged in the North Sa…

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Church Wrecked.-10 Worshippers Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" correspondent in an East Coast seaside resort says that 24 lives were lost there. Two bombs fell on a church which practically collapsed on the…

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Maritime Disasters. Fire on Steamer Matatua

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

ST. JOHN'S (New Brunswick), Wed. Salvage work is proceeding aboard the Shaw Savill and Albion Company's steamer Matatua (6488 tons), which caught fire…

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Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 46

The Norwegian steamer Arena has been torpedoed off the coast of Norway…

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Another Zeppelin Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 22

A Danish fishing-boat reports having seen a wrecked Zeppelin in a half-submerged condition in the North Sea. It is believed that this is the one previously…

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Swedish Steamer Seized

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 22

A German torpedo-boat captured the Swedish steamer Vega while it was travelling from Stockholm to Copenhagen. According to news received at Copenhagen…

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The Wrecked Tara's Crew. Slow Starvation in the Desert

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 6
Also in The Riverine Grazier

A stirring account of the rescue of the wrecked Tara's castaways states a company of the Camel Corps rendered them invaluable assistance. During blistering marches under a burning sun, and through scorched sandstorms, which ended in the capture of the…

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British Steamer Mined

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

Lloyds report that the British steamer Shenandoah struck a mine and sank. Two members of the crew are missing…

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To-day's Latest. a British Steamer Escapes from a Submarine. Two Vessels Torpedoed. Italy on the Indissoluble Entente. Germany preparing for Another Winter Campaign

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 2

The captain of the British steamer Dundee noticed a Scandinavian barque hove-to and suspected that a submarine was lurking behind her. Twenty…

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Steamer Under Fire for 2 1/2 Hours

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 23

A sensational expedience in escaping from a submarine has fallen to the lot of the British steamer Duendes (4602 tons), owned by the Pacific Steam Navigation…

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