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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

5 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Aviator Wrecks Roof

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 2

While flying over Mosbach, close to the French frontier, at night, the German aviator Reichelt fell on to a farmhouse roof, but he and his…

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Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Rym was torpedoed and the second engineer was killed. The rest of the crew, were landed at Yarmouth…

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Riot at Manly. Soldiers Wreck a Fruit Shop. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

A serious riot took place on the Manly wharf last night, when a number of soldiers wrecked De Finas' fruit shop…

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British Steamer Eludes Submarine

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 2

The British merchant ship, Japanese Prince, was chased by an enemy submarine and struggled to escape for five hours, being heavily…

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Foul Play on Steamer

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 2

The liner Minnesota, bound from Seattle to London, was disabled through the use of explosives in the engine-room. One of three…

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