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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Mullumbimby, N.s.w. a Perfect Wreck Through Kidney Disease

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 5

I was brought down by Kidney Disease so that I could not raise myself from my bed, being weak as a baby. The pain in the back was positively…

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British Transport Attacked Latter Driven Ashore and Destroyed. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

[?] is officially stated that a Turkish torpedo boat destroyer left the Gulf of Smyrna during a storm and evaded the warships until she attacked the…

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German Submarine Sinks Swedish Steamer. London, April 17

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Folka was mined or tropedoed off Peterhead. The crew were saved after being adrift for 14 hours…

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German Submarine Sinks Swedish Steamer. London, April 17

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Folka was mined or tropedoed off peterhead. The crew were saved after being adrift for 14 hours…

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British Transport Attacked By Turkish Destroyer. Latter Driven Ashore and Destroyed. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

It is officially Stated that a Turkish [?]do boat destroyer left the Gulf of Smyrna during a storm and evaded the warships until she attacked the…

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General War News Zeppelin Raid on Britain. Details of Damage. Houses Wrecked but no one Killed. LONDON, April 17

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

Later particulars of the Zeppelin raid disclose that the damage is much more serious that was at first supposed…

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General War News Zeppelin Raid on Britain. Details of Damage. Houses Wrecked but no one Killed. LONDON, April 17

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

Later particulars of the Zeppelin raid disclose that the damage is much more serious that was at first supposed…

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Greek Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

A German submarine torpedoed the Greek steamer Ellispontos in the North Sea without warning…

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Greek Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

A German submarine [?]orpedoed the Greek steamer E[?]ontes in the North Sea without warning…

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Zeppelin Chases Steamer. Copenhagen

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

The steamer Uranius from England met a Zeppelin off Lowestoft on a dat[?] umentioned. The airship followed the steamer…

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Zeppelin Chases Steamer. Copenhagen

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

The steamer Uranius from England met a Zeppelin off Lowestoft on a datunmentioned. The airship followed the steam[?]…

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Mullumbimby, N.s.w. a Perfect Wreck Through Kidney Disease

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 4

I was brought down by Kidney Disease so that I could not raise myself from my bed, being weak as a baby. The pain in the back was positively…

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Danish Steamer. Laden With Produce. COPENHAGEN

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

The Germans captured a Danish steamer laden with agricultural produce for Grimsby. The vessel was taken to Sy[?]t…

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Danish Steamer. Laden With Produce. COPEHAGEN

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

The Germans captured a Danish steamer laden with agricultural produce for Grimsby. The vessel was taken to Sylt…

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Contraband Goods. Seized on Board Italian Steamer. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 2

The authorities at Naples seized a large quantity of contraband, which had been ordered by a firm, the head of which, is the Austrian Consul at Naples…

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Contraband Goods. Seized on Board Italian Steamer. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 2

The authorities at N[?]es seized a large quantity of contiaband, which had been ordered by a firm the head of which, is the Austrian Consul at Naples…

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Norwegian Steamer Sent to the Bottom. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 5 May 1915 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Baldwin bound to London with paper pulp was submari[?]ed and sunk in the North Sea. The crew were saved…

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Norwegian Steamer Sent to the Bottom. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 5 May 1915 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Baldwin bound to London with paper pulp was submarined and sunk in the North Sea. The crew were saved…

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Hunting the Hun British People Run Amok. Lusitania Crime. German Shops Wrecked and Owners Chased. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2

Two hundred German and Austrian establishments were smashed up in Liverpool. The damage is computed at £40,000…

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Hunting the Hun British People Run Amok. Lusitania Crime. German Shops Wrecked and Owners Chased. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2

Two hundred German and Austrian establishments were smashed up in Liverpool. The damage is computed at £10,000…

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