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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Riots in England. Wreckage and Pillage. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

Amazing scenes of wreckage and pillage have been witnessed in London. Every German and Austrian shop between Hackney and Islington was…

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German Submarine. Sunk by a Steamer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 5

The British steamer Collairnie (435 tons) sank a German submarine off the Northumberland coast. The engineers felt the chock as the…

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Zeppelin Wrecked. Crew Captured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 5

It is reported at Calais that a Zeppelin raider was wrecked by gun fire at Cape Gris Net, opposite Dover, and fell near Dunkirk…

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A Wrecked Zeppelin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 11

British naval aviators have carried out another daring raid on Ostend where 15 bombs were dropped on positions of military importance. Wing-commander…

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British Prize Court. Steamer Condemned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 5

The Prize Court has declared that the captured German steamer Ophelia, 1153 tons, is a lawful prize. The commander of submarine D4 gave…

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Norwegian Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 5

The Norwegian steamer Minerva has been torpedoed in the North Sea…

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American Steamer. Torpedoed by Germans London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

The American steamer Nebraska, 4409 tons, has been torpedoed by the Germans off Fastnet Rock, Ireland. The crew were saved…

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French Barque Wrecked. Nine Men Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

The French barque Bidart, of 2199 tons, has been wrecked at Faja Grande, in the Azores. Nine of the crew were drowned…

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Wreck of the Fram. the Crew Rescued. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

A wireless message was received this morning from the captain of the steamer Talune, bound from Tonga and other South Sea Islands, stating that the vessel has…

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Danish Steamer Torpedoed London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

The Danish steamer Betty, 2109 tons, of Copenhagen, was strack by a torpedo and sunk in the North Sea. The crew landed at Shields…

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Steamer Torpedoed. Trawlers Brave Fight. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

The Canadian steamer Morwenna, 1414 tons, has been torpedoed 160 miles from Saint Anne's Head, Pembroke, on the west side of the entrance to Milford…

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Swedish Steamer Sunk. Danish Vessel Spared. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

A German submarine stopped Danish and Swedish schooners in the North Sea. It allowed then Danish to proceed, but burnt the Swedish…

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Wreck of a Liner. Passengers Landed., Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 4

The Atlantic liner Champagne, 6726 tons, has been wrecked on the French coast near Saint Nazaire, at the estuary of the Loire…

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Danish Traitor. Steamer Detained. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 5

Great Britain has refused to allow the steamer Gyland, owned by Albert Jensen to leave Liverpool under the Danish flag, on the ground that his company, owning…

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Torpedoed. Portuquese Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 6

The Portuguese steamer Cysne, was torpedoed of Ushant. The crow was saved…

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American Steamer. Sunk Off Ushant. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 5

The American steamer Dixaama was tropedood, and sunk off Ushant, after several shells had been fired at her. The crew had a narrow escape. They…

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Swedish Steamer. Seized with Contraband. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 5

The Swedish steamer Pau, with a cargo go of rifles ostensibly for Bulgaria, was seized by a German torpedo boat off Faisterbo…

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Sea Mines. Two Vessels Wrecked. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 5

The Russian barque Montrosa, bound from Hull to Nova Scotia, has been mined in the North Sea." The crew were Eared…

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Steamer Torpedoed. Some of the Crew Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 5

The British steamer Saidein, 3303 tons, which was on her way from Alexandria to the with general cargo, has been torended in the North Sea…

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The Steamer Pan. German Deceit. Stockholm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 5

The captain of the streamer Pan, which has been torpedoed, declared that the Germans deceived him, promising him a passage through the Kaiser Willhelm…

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