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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Deadly Work of the Submarines More Stories. Steamer's Ineffectual Effort to Escape. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

Submarine U29 gave the steamer Auguste Conseil's crew ten minutes to quit. The engineer refused to scuttle the steamer. The Germans placed three bombs…

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Sailing Vessel Ashore. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

The Navigation Department has received a report stating that the coastal sailing vessel Advance is a total wreek off Sussex Inlet on the South Coast. Cr[?]w are safe…

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Sailing Vessel Ashore. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

The Navigation Department has received a report stating that the coastal sailing vessel Advance is a total wreck off Sussex Inlot on the South Coast. Crow are safe…

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Late Telegrams Broke His Parole. German Officer Who Escaped. Death in Lifeboat. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

An inquest was hold to-day into the death of Martin Katzer, a German officer, who was found in a dying condition on board the Sonoma on Saturday…

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Late Telegrams Broke His Parole.. German Officer WHO Escaped. Death In Lifeboat. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day into the death of Martin katser, a German officer, who was found in n dying condition on board the Sonoma on Saturday…

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Rice Laden Steamer Torpedoed. Crew Saved. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

The Glasgow steamer Clanarthey from Bangkok to London, with a cargo of rice, was torpedoed in the Channel at 3 o'clock in the morning and sank…

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Rice Laden Steamer Torpedoed. Crew Saved. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

The Glasgow steamer Clanartney from Bangkok to London, with a cargo of rice, was torpedoed in the Channel at 3 o'clock in the morning and sank…

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Another Steamer Sunk. Reward far Captain who Rammed Submarine. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Glanartney was torpedoed off Newhaven. An apprentice was drowned. Captain Bell, of the steamer Thordia,…

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Another Steamer Sunk. Reward for Captain who Rammed Submarine. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Glanartney was torpedoed off Newhaven. An apprentice was drowned. Captain Bell, of the steamer Thordia,…

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American Steamer Sunk. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

The American steamer Denber was sunk in the Atlantic when returning from Bremenhaven remeulmvon north of Bremen.e Sevente-one of teo crow wero rescued…

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American Steamer Sunk. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

The American steamer Denber wasunk in the Atlantic when returning from Bremenhaven north of Bremen Seventy-one of the crew were rescued…

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German Armed Merchantman. Scares a Steamer. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

The Remuera reports that off South America she sighted a tramp and exchanged wireless signals. Shortly after a large steamer…

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German Armed Merchantman. Scares a Steamer. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

The Remuera reports that off South America she sighted a tramp and exchanged wireless signals. Shortly alter a large steamer…

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Cowardly Chinese. Cause Loss of Steamer. LONDON, March 28

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

Some further details are to hand of the sinking or the British steamer Delmira, in the English Channel by a German submarine…

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Dutch Greatly Irritated. Sinking of Steamer. the Hague

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The sinking of the steamer Medea has greatly aggravated Dutch irritation against Germany. The newspapers declare that the act…

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Dutch Greatly Irritated. Sinking of Steamer. the Hague

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The sinking of the steamer Medea has greatly aggravated Dutch irritation against Germany. The newspapers declare that the act…

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Cowardly Chinese. Cause Loss of Steamer. LONDON, March 28

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

Some further details are to hand of the sinking of the British steamer Delmira, in the English Channel by a German submarine…

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Steamer's Game Effort. Eludes Submarine but Sinks. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Vosges evaded a submarine for two hours, preventing the discharge of a torpedo. The submarine then used a gun and…

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Steamer's Game Effort. Eludes Submarine but Sinks. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Vosges evaded a submarine for two hours, preventing the discharge of a torpedo. The submarine then used a gun and…

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"I'll Get the Blighter!" Steamer Rams Submarine. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

Captain Wyatt, of the Great Eastern steamer Brussels, states that off Maas Lighthip a large German submarine signalled, "Stop."…

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