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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

63 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4

Steamer Wrecked. No Word of Passengers

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 4

The steamer Tongarlre, bound from Auckland to Wellington, struck a rock off Mahi[?], near the site of the Tasmania wreck. The lates wireless states…

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Gale Wrecks Zeppelin. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Express" correspondent at The Hague says a gale completely wrecked a Zeppelin at Terdenck in Belgium on Monday It foil 2000 feet…

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Swedish Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Friday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 4

Two large Swedish steamers were torpedoed in the-Gulf of Bothnia…

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Latest Telegaphic News. Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 September 1916 · page 4

The steamer Stormberg was wrecked at Wanganui, New Zealand. Three lives were lost…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.— The [?] [?] was wricked on [?] W[?] N.Z. [?]…

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Dense Harbour Fog. Manly Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1916 · page 4

The fog which enveloped the whole of the city and harbour for several hours this morning was one of the fensest on record. The harbour traffic was totally…

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British. Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Friday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 4

The British steamer Torridge has bee sunk. Nineteen of the crew were saved, but the remainder are missing…

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Latest Telegaphic News. a Schooner Afire. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 4

A fire broke out on the schooner Hawk, lying in the Harbor on Saturday night. The Flames were soon extinguished. The deck and bulwarks…

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Steamer Overdue

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 4

The Federal steamer Strathendrick is overdue at Melbourne from Adelaide and uneasiness is expressed at the delay, as heavy weather prevailed on the…

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Explosion on Steamer. Six Men Killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 10

An [?] Company's [?] an [?] [?] [?]…

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Strike on a Steamer. Some of the Crew Arrested

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 4

When the Commonwealth steamer Ardanmohr was about to leave Melbourne for Geelong, some of the crew refused to work on the ground that as…

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Steamer Totally Destroyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 4

The Department of Navigation received a telegram to the effect that the steamer Rose was totally, destroyed by fire at Port Stevens…

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Among Prominent People, Papers and Politicians Shipwrecking Christianity

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 4

"When the numbers go up there should be no res[?] ill-feeling [?] christian [?]ness nothing to keep opponents who have fought a clean fight…

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The Submarine Menace. Another Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Friday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 4

The steamer Kikihisasia was sunk without warning, and the first engineer and three sailors drowned. Thirty were saved. Feeling is so high that the…

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Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Monday Night

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4

The Small American steamer Lanao has been sunk by a submarine. Thirty members of the crew were landed Later…

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German Steamer Captured. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Tuesday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4

The German steamer Amatoilla- has arrived at Malta from Raeus, towed by a British warship. Later…

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Another German Outrage Sydney to London Steamer Torpedoed. All Passengers Saved. Great Majority Australians. Sydney, Thursday, 8.30 a.m

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4

The P. and O. steamer Arabic, from Sydney to London, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. All of the passengers were saved,…

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Austarlian Steamer Sunk

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

Lloyd's report that the steamer Kapunda, a late inter-State Australian steamer, has been sunk…

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Another Steamer Sunk. Torpedoed Without Warning. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Tuesday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 4

It transpires that the steamer the City of Birmingham was not warned before being torpedoed, and sank in twenty minutes. The largest boat was…

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Why Australia Is Not Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 December 1916 · page 8

Mr. Phillip L. Harris, a Sydney [?]nalist, who is at present on arti[?]vice in France, has written an [?]ing letter to Mr. J. P. [?]…

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