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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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Ruthless Austrian Submarine. British Steamer Fired on Incessantly. (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 2

Renter's Malta representative declared that the Virginia was unarmed. She carried a cargo of salt. Most of the crew were on deck smoking. It was a…

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Fatal Stabbing on Steamer. Colored Men Arrested. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 2

On the arrival of the mail steamer Kaisar I Hind at Sydney to-day the police took charge of two colored members of the crew in connection with the…

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The Latest Irish Crisis. Mr. Lloyd George Offered to Resign. Home Rule Scheme Wrecked. Settlement Now Impossible. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

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

The "Daily News" stated that Mr. Lloyd George offered to resign in view of the Irish controversy. It is understood that Mr. Asquith's…

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Survivors of Torpedoed Steamer. (Reuters Telegram.) NAPLES

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 27 July 1916 · page 2

Seventeen of the crew of the torpedoed stenmer Liomgwen were landed, while 14 were drowned through the capsizing of a boat…

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Russians Wreck Austrogerman Plans. Steady Advance Continues. Thirty Thousand Prisoners in Eight Days. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 27 July 1916 · page 2

Stanley Washburn, the "Times" corespondent on the Russian south-west front, says: On the 24th despite rain and heavy roads the operations at…

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Steamer Runs Ashore. Mishap Due to Thick. Mist. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

The steamer Five Islands went ashore on the rocks near Botany Heads early this morning. As the yessel is in deep trim, with a full cargo of coal it will…

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Steamer Strward Stabbed. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

During a disturbance on the steamer Ventura the steward, John Monohan was stabbed four or five times about the body. An arrest has been made…

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Steamer's Captain Shot by Germans. Sensation in Britain

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.—A wireless message states that the German Naval Court sentenced to death Captain Charles Fryatt, of the steamer…

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Late War. Steamer Sunk. Sydney

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 4

The White Star steamer, Britannic, 4700 has been sunk. She was unarmed. CASEMENT HANGED…

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Steamer Lost Off Terrigal. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 21 August 1916 · page 2

The steamer Commonwealth foundered off Terrigal Heads early this morning. All the crew landed safely…

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Armed Boarding Steamer Sunk (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 28 August 1916 · page 2

It is officially stated that the armed boarding steamer Duke of Albany was submarined in the North Sea. Twentyfour were drowned and 88 saved…

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Alleged Theft on Captured Steamer. Commonwealth Officer Acquitted. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

The Naval Board has allowed it to be known that Douglas Selkirk, who was recently tried at the Quarter Sessions on a charge of fraudulent…

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Gale Wrecks Zeppelin. (United Service.) LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Express" cornespondent at The Hague says a gale completely wrecked a Zeppelin at Terdonck in Belgium on Monday. It fell 2000 feet…

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Late Telegrams New Zealand Steamer Disaster. Tongariro Strikes Rock. Valuable Bullion Cargo. Vessel Required for Imperial Use. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The New Zealand Company's liner Tongariro struck Bell Rock. off Portland Island, at the northern extremity of Hawkes Bay. en route from…

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Fog on Sydney Harbor. Ferry Boat Runs Ashore. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 6 September 1916 · page 2

A fog which enveloped the whole city and harbor for several hours this morning was one of the densest on record. Harbor traffic was totally suspended for…

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Greek Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 2

A submarine torpedoed a Greek steamer near the Ionian Islands. A British warship resuced the crew. (Renter's Telegram.)…

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St. Lawrence Bridge Wrecked. Collapse of Central Span. (Per Reuter.) QUEBEC,Monday

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 2

The new St. Lawrence bridge, which is being erected on the site of that which collapsed in 1907, was partially wrecked, when the central span, weighing 5000…

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Crew of Wrecked Scow Missing Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 2

The scow, which was reported upturned off the New Zealand coast, proves to be the Vesper, which has been picked up, towed to the beach, and righted…

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Blamed for Tongariro Wreck. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 2

A Court of Inquiry found that the wreck of the Tongariro was due to default on the part of the master and the chief officer. The former's certificate…

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Germans Take Dutch Steamer (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 25 September 1916 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Prins Hendrik was taken to Zeebrugge…

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