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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Enemy Seaplane Wrecked. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 2

A German [?]plane was wrecked in the North Sea The two ocupants were resued…

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British Steamer Sunk. Crew Saved. Sydney

Western Age · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Horder, 1413 tone, has been sunk. The crew was saved…

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Steamer Afire. Carrying Italian Reservists Sydney

Western Age · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 2

London advices state that it is reported from Naples that the steamer Sant Anna caught afire with 1600 Italian reservists aboard Explosions…

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French Steamer Sunk. by Austrian Submarine. Sydney

Western Age · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 2

An Austrian submarine sank the French steamer Provincia at the Ionion Islands the crew were landed…

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Dutch Steamer Sunk. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

The Dutch steamer Tekelstroom was submarined and sunk. Twenty of the crew were saved…

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Steamer Captured. by Dutch Warships. a Frisco Report. Sydney

Western Age · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 2

The San Francisco press states that Dutch warships captured the steamer Maverick from California and found a cargo of guns, submarine…

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Armed Steamer Sunk. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1915 · page 2

Two enemy submarines in the eastern Mediterranean sank the British armed steamer Tara. Thirty-four of the crew are missing…

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Six German Vesels Wrecked. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1915 · page 2

It is reported that six German vesseis were wrecked on the Swedish coast while trying to escape from British submarines…

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British Steamer Sunk

Western Age · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 2

The British armed steamer Tara was sunk by submarines in the Eastern Mediterranean. Thirty-four of the crew are missing…

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British Steamer Fired

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 7

That the Germans in America are still endeavoring to curry out out their nefarious work of sinking English merchant shipping is brought to…

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Norwegian Steamer Sunk. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 4

The Norwegian steamer Ulriken, with 3000 tons of wheat, a gift from the United States to Belgium, was sunk in the North Sea. Four men are missing…

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Steamer on Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 2

On Friday a fire occurred on board the Orient Co's. mail stamer Omrah, berthed a Circular Quay. Whon the wharf laborers ceased work at midday…

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