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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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Prime Minister's Departure. Sails by a Canadian Steamer

Northern Star · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Prime Ministor did not leave Sydney by the Osterley as generally announced.. The party left Sydney ostensibly for Adelaide bri left the train at…

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British Steamer Sunk. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 3

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

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A Zeppelin Wrecked

Northern Star · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Thursday.—A storm in Belgium carried a Zeppelin adrift and it ultimately landed at Venlo (Holland), being wrecked. The crew have been interned…

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Steamer Blown Up

Northern Star · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 5

PARIS, Friday.—The British steamer Cedarwood, from Middlesborough, with, a cargo of cast irou, was blown up at sea. All except two were drowned…

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Disastrous Explosion Buildings Wrecked. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

A disastrous explosion occurred in a bicycle shop, in Victoria Avenue, Albert Park, Melbourne, this morning. It wrecked three other shops and the…

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Island Steamer Experiences Rough Weather, Boy Killed. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

The Bums Philip Island steamer Induna ran into a cyclone off Arromango and shipped tremendous seas. A boy was lost He was an Islander…

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Steamer in a Cyclone

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The steamer Induna ran into a cyclone on January 5th. She survived the severe buffeting with the loss of one member of the crew, the destruction of…

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Explosion on a Steamer. German Infernal Machine Three Deaths

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 5

RIO DE JANEIOR, Tuesday.—The steamer Tennyson, bound from Buenos Ayres to New York, has arrived at Marranhao. She was seriously damaged by an explosion in her…

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British Steamer Attacked. by German Raider. an American Killed. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 3

A message from Rio De Jamero states the explosion on the British steamer Tennyson was due to a shell fired by a German raider, which at…

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The Moewe Again. Captured Steamer at Teneriffe

Northern Star · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 5

MADRID, Wednesday.—Teneriffe officially reports the arrival of the English steamer Westbourn. She arrived under the control of a prize crew it is believed from the Moewe,…

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Retribution Captured Steamer Blown Up

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—The British steamer Westburn, which arrived at Teneriffe with a prize crew, believed to be from the Moewe, has been blown up by one of the crew…

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Mail Steamer Sunk

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. The R.M.S. Maloja has been mined off Drover and Sunk. The people are now being rescued…

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French Steamer Goes Down

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The French steamer Trignac was mined and sunk in the North Sea. Twenty-six were drowned. DRIVEX ASHORE…

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P. and O. Liner Sunk. the R.m.s. Maloja Mined. Off Dover. the German Attack on Verdun. Latest Details of the Fighting. Portuguese Seize German Ships. Mail Steamer Muted. Off Dover

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A. Lloyd's report just received states that the mail steamer Maloja has been mined oft Dover. She has now sunk. Boats are picking up people…

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Explosion at Mosman. Cake Supply Shop Wrecked

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At Mosman a cake supply shop, occupied by Otto Pfafflit, was wrecked by an explosion last night, no one being injured. The proprietor was absent…

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Bodies Washed Ashore Ship's Boats Cast Up. Pathetic Stories. Little Ones' Short Memory. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 3

The Dover correspondent of the "Times" states that a number of sightseers visited the beach to view the scene of the Maloja disaster…

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Verdun Wrecked. City a Mere Shell. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 3

Heavy German artillery is now positioned nearer to Verdun, which has been deserted by the population, and wrecked by Germans gunfire, remains…

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Schooner in a Hurricane

Northern Star · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The American schooner Meteor, which has arrived from Puget Sound, encountered a terrific hurricane after passing Lord Howe Island, during which…

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British Steamer Sunk

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The British steamer Thornsby has been sunk. Her crew were either killed or drowned…

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Another British Steamer Sunk. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

The British steamer, "Thronsby", has been sunk and the crew either killed or drowned…

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