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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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French Steamer Sunk

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The French steamer Bernadette (135 tons) has been sunk in the Atlantic, [?]60 miles from land. Of the crew who escaped…

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Brazilian Steamer Submarined London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

The Brazilian steamer, Rio Branco, has been sunk by a submarine…

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The Steamer Torpedoed

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The steamer Cymric had no passengers. She was bound from 'America' to England, and was torpedoed in the Atlantic…

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German Steamer Mined. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 3

A, Malm or fisherman reports, that an unknown steamer, believed to be German, was mined off Falsterbo…

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Steamer Sunk

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The steamer Batavia, 1569 tons, with general chrgo, bound from London to Roterdam, has been blown up, and four…

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In the Baltic Sea. British Submarines Active. German Steamer Sunk. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 5

The German steamer Hera, which was sunk this morning off Landshort, in the Baltic Sea, marks the first activity of the British submarines in the Baltic…

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The Balkans Repairing Wrecked Zeppelin. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 3

Mr. Ward Price, the Salonica correspondent of "The Daily Mail," states that French army mechanics are rebuilding the wrecked Zeppelin, the…

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German Steamer Sunk

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A Copenhagen message states that the British submarines in the Baltic sank another German steamer yesterday evening…

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Hoist with Their Own Petard German Gas Boomerangs. Fierce Fighting—french Successful. Six German Ballons Wrecked. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 3

Paris reports that the Germans used gas, without result, against a portion of the Champagne line. A sudden gust of wind turned the gas back over the…

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A Ketch Ashore

Northern Star · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The ketch Premier is ashore at North Head, Nambnccn. There is no hope of salvage. The vesael, it is expected, will break up…

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A Coastal Steamer Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 3

[?] Premier a wooden coasting vessel of 114 tons, is ashore at North Head, Nambucca River, and according to a message received by the…

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General Naval Matters. North Sea Ships for the Baltic. Bodies Washed Ashore. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

A Copenhagen message states that the bodies of several German sailors have been washed ashore on the west coast of Jutland…

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Steamer Refloated

Northern Star · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The stranded steamer Beulah has been refloated…

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A Total Wreck

Northern Star · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The ketch Premier, which went ashore at North Head, Nambucca, is now a total wreck…

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Collision on the Bar. Tug and Coasting Steamer

Northern Star · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Navigation Department has received a telegram from the pilot at Cape Hawke stating that a collision occurred between the tug Forster and the…

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Aerial Activity. Bodies Washed Ashore

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 3

COPENHAGEN, Sunday.—The bodies of an officer and man belonging to a Zeppelin were washed ashore at Esbjerg, on the southwest coast of Jutland, and 20 miles from the…

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Flo Ting Wreckage

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 3

The Navigation Department has been advised by the master at the Astral, that, floating wreckage comprising a mast and broken rigging, was sighted…

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The Wrecked Ketch

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 3

The wreck of the ketch Premier was to-day sold to A. E. Ellis for £360…

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Enemy's Line' of Works Wrecked

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 3

PARIS, Monday.—Our artillery wrecked the enemy's first line of works in the Beauvresignos region. The Germans on Sunday evening debouched from Corbeaux Wood, the…

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Norwegian Steamer Sunk. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 5

The Norwegian steamer Rauma, 3047 tons. has been sunk by a German submarine…

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