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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

179 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 9

Dutch Steamer Sunk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 20

The Dutch steamer Lodewyk van Nassau 335/tous) has been sunk by the shells of an enemy sabmarine while bound to Holland with a cargo of saltpetre. The…

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On the Seas. a British Steamer Sunk in Mid-Atlantic. The Crew Picked Up. Germans Claim to Have Destroyed a British Guard Ship. Two Dutch and Two Norwegian Vessels Sunk. A German Submarine Sunk

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 1

A German submarine sank the British steamer Industry, of 4000 tons, bound for America, and unarmed. The crew was left adrift in boats, 120 miles…

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British Steamer Sunk

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

Lloyds report that the British steamer City of Lucknow has been sunk…

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Reported Wrecked Zeppelin

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 2

Amsterdam reports that the wreck of a Zeppelin passed through Belgium on the way to Germany…

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British Steamer Mined

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 23

The British steamer Hendon Hall has been mined and sunk in the North Sew…

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Other Items. a Spanish Steamer Submarined. President Wilson Declines to Arbitrate with Germany. Enver Pasha's Whereabouts Unknown

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

The Spanish Government has notified the police that they are under standing instructions to prevent any attempt to supply submarines from…

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Air Raids on Britain. Five Zeppelins in the Last Invasion One Now Wrecked on the Norwegian Coast

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

The Official Press Bureau states that in the Zeppelin raid on Tuesday over the East Coast 19 men and 8 women were injured, 6 men and 3 women…

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British Capture German Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 3

A message from Madrid states that the British captured the German steamer Telde (2078 tons), interned at Teneriffe, which was anchored outside the bay…

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Enemy Subjects Arrested on U.s. Steamer. Britain Orders Release

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

The British Minister for Foreign Af-fairs (Sir Edward Grey), states an advice from Washington, has communicated with the United States respecting the…

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Dutch Steamer Sunk in North Sea. American Passenger Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Batavier Five has been sunk, having been either mined or torpedoed in the North Sea. An explosion wrecked the engineeroon and two…

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British Submarines in Baltic. German Steamer Sunk

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 2

Copenhagen reports that a British submarine torpedoed another German steamer on Thursday evening outside Kallen Sound, in the Baltic. The crew of 17 were…

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Italy and Austria Italy's Mountain Front. Important Fort Wrecked. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

An Austrian [?]cer, it is dec[?]ared in a Roma message, states that 350,000 Austrians participated in the Trentino offensive, using 2000 guns including 16½ inch…

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Lieut.-Colonel Fitz-Gerald's Body Washed Ashore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

The body of Lieutenant-Colonel Oswald Arthur Fitz-Gerald, C.M.G., 18th King's Own Lancers, who had been personal military secretary to the Secretary of State…

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A Raft from the Hampshire. Washed Ashore. With Twelve Survivors

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

It is officially stated that a raft, containing twelve survivors of the Hampshire, has been washed ashore. Further details are anxiously awaited…

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Sea Strewn with Wreckage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 22

Many steamers arriving in Danish harbours report that the sea was strewn for miles with evidence of the fearful battle. Wreckage was thick and widespread, mines…

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Raft Washed Ashore 12 SURVIVORS 70 Bodies Recovered

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 2

It is officially [?] that a raff containing 12 survivors from the Hampshire, has been washed washed ashore. Further details are anxiously awaited…

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Kitchener's Death Survivors from Cruiser. 12 Men Washed Ashore. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 2

It is officially announced that 12 survivors from the British cruiser Hampshire (10,850 tons), which sank off the Orkney Islands on Monday night with…

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British Steamer's Daring Dash. Successfully Wins Freedom

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" states that the steamer Dunrobin, of Newcastle (England) passed through "The Sound" to England. She had been at Lulea since the start of the…

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Anti-german Riots. Some Shops Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 2

Crowds of people at Cle[?]ken well and Acton, in London, on Friday, displayed anger at the death of Earl Kitchener. Some anti-German rioting ensued and a…

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Kitchener's Death. Kitchener Gets Clear From Wreck. But Boat Swamped by Terrific Seas. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Express" says that Lord Kitchener and his staff got clear from the wreck in a ship's boat, but that the little vessel was swamped by the terrific seas…

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