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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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French Steamer Attacked. Submarine Danger in Mediterranean. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

A German submarine attacked the steamer City of Marseilles in the Mediterranean and fired several shots which however missed their object…

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Greek Steamer Lost. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

It is reported that the Greek steamer Salomina, iron-laden for Glasgow, was seen off the Spanish coast enveloped in flames. The vessel is believed to have…

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Steamer Sunk. Lascar Members of Crew Lost. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

The Sreamer Clan Macfarland was sunk in the Mediterranean on December 30. Two officers. four engineers and eighteen Lascars were picked up by the…

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British Steamers Wrecked. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A British steamer was lost and abandoned in the West Atlantic. The crew were saved. The British steamer Birka is ashore…

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Spanish Steamer Mined. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Lloyd's report, that the Spanich steamer Bayo was mined and sunk off Chassirin, and 25 were drowned…

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Missing From Steamer. Commercial Traveller Overboard. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

C. Furness, a commercial traveller, boarded the steamer Namoi at Newcastle on Friday night, but was missing when the boat reached Sydney…

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British Steamer Sunk. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Pollentia was sunk near Nova Scotia. The crew were rescued…

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Sailing Vessel Ashore. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

A sailing ship, name unknown, is reported to have gone ashore at King Island in Bass Strait…

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Lost Steamer Found

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Appam had arrived at Norflok Virginia undor German flag and with a prize crew aboard. All the passengers were sate…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk in Collision. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Silver Shell collided off the Newfoundland Coast with the Japanese steamer Takata Maru. The latter sank rapidly. The former was…

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Capture of the Steamer Appam. LONDON, Feb. 1

The North Western Courier · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

The steamer Appam (7781 tons), which was reported missing while bound from the west coast of Africa to London, has arrived at Norfolk…

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What Will United States Do? Question of Internment. Moewe Assisted by Spies Ashore. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

The United States officials have given the Germans 24 hours notice to leave pont, the alternative being internment. The Moowe's activities were all in the…

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Steamer Captured by Treachery. Swedish Merchant Acts with German. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

It transpires that the capture by German warships last April of the Swedish steamer England was dueto a Swedist merchant acting in concert with a…

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German Pirates Capture the Steamer Appam. Take Vessel to America. Masked Raider Uses British Flag. Disappearance of Other Vessels Explained. Clan McTavisli Makes s Fight. LONDON, Feb. 1

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

The steamer Appam (7781 tons; which was reported missing while bound from the west coast of Africa to London, has arrived at Norfolk, Virginia (U.S.A.)…

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British Steamer Sunk. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Belle of Fr[?] 3786 tons, was sunk and the European [?]rew and 22 Lasears were landed, but 19 of the latter are missing…

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Dutch Oil Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

The Dutch oil tank steamer Arteni was tor[?]edoed in the North Sea by a submarine whose crew gave them five minutes to get clear…

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Holland Blamed for Wrecked Zeppelin. Amsterdam

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 2

A flamiburg paper castigates Holland for cannonading the Zeppelin which afterwards sank in the North Sea…

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French Cruiser Missing. Another British Steamer Sunk. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

No news has been received of the French crusier Admiral Charner since February 8. The Germans claim that a submarine…

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Airships Wreck Ancient Landmarks. Rome

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

During the Austrian air raid Rovenna, the ancient basilica of Santo Appolinare Nuvo was partly demolished…

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British Steamer Sunk. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Targestes has been sunk. The crew landed at Capetown…

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