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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Burning Steamer Urilla a Good Cargo of Ore on [?] BRISBANE

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 2

The burning steamer Urilla arrived to-day. It was laid up at [?]. If possible the cargo of ore will be removed. It is not ascertained yet…

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Survivers of Wreck. Arrival at San Francisco. San Francisco, Thurs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 3

The Venturs brought five survivors from the wrecked. American schooner St. Alexander, who had been exposed a 3000 mites voyage in an…

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St. Alexander Wreck Off Friendly Isla 58. Three Thousand Mile in an Open Boat. San Francisco

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 2

The Ventura brought five survivors of the wreck of the American schooner St. Alexander, who had been exposed to famine on a thirty-six hundred miles…

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The Emden Fight Totally Wrecked in Minutes. Escape of the Landing Party. Unsuccessful Attempt with Torpedoes. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 2

Further details of the light between the Sydney and the Emden show that the German landing party lined the shore of the lagoon, and determined…

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Still Burning and Wrecking

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 2

German vandalism continues. In the village of Sengern, in Alsace, they burned and wrecked a church…

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Emden's Last Exploit. Steamer Troilus Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 2

One of the last exploits of the Emden, before being destroyed by the Sydney, was the sinking of the steamer Troilus, as the result of the…

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Coastal Wreck. a Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1914 · page 2

The coasting steamer Corra Lynn went ashore last night near the entrance to Port Stephens and is likely to become a total wreck. The vessel…

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Corra Lynn Wrecked Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 November 1914 · page 2

The coasting steamer Corra Lynn, which ran ashore last night near the entrance to Port Stephens, is likely to become a total wreck. The cause of her…

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Zeppelin Wrecked. Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 November 1914 · page 3

A RotterJam message states that at Maastricht a Zeppei took fire and was wrecked…

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War Munitions From America. Steamer Captured. Athens

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 2

A British cruiser seized the American steamer Groilland, in the Mediterranean, with 2500 toils of war munitions from New York, destined for…

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"Victory or Die." Cruiser Monmouth's Mission. Chasing German Steamer. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 2

Stoker Evans, of the ill-fated Momouth, in a letter to his parents, said. "We travelled ten thousand miles in search of the Dresden. You can bet…

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Threatened Bombardment of Smyrna. United States' Steamer Forces Entry. Garrison Clear Out. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 2

When the commander of the United States cruiser Tennesse threatened that if free access were not given to cuter Smyrna he would force an…

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"Finger Prints." a Wrecked Countryside

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 7

As one moves day after day about this region which has been still is so harried by war is a never-ending surprise to see how much of the peaceful life of the…

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Austrian Steamer Sunk. Venice

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1914 · page 4

The Austrian steamer Josephine Assab was mined and sank in the Adriatic. Six of the crew were saved…

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Austrian Steamer Mined. Venice

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 November 1914 · page 2

The Austrian steamer Jospbine Assab Trieste has been sunk by a mine, in the Adriatic Sea. Six of the crew were saved…

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Small Pox Suspected Steamer Ordered Back to Port. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 November 1914 · page 5

The quarantine authorities have ordered the Kanowna to return to Sydney with its passengers and cargo, as a case of illness is suspected to be…

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Negligent Navigating. Wreck of H.M.S. Oceanic. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 November 1914 · page 5

A court martial was opened to inquire into the loss of the armed merchantman Oceanic, which was wrecked on Foula Island (one of the Shetland…

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Aeroplane Wreckage. Aviators Incinerated. Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 3

A British aviator attacked a German aeroplane near the French batteries at Soissons. The German attempted to escape, but shrapnell fire…

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The War. War Loan Over-subscribed. Mine-laying on the Irish Coast. Big Battle Impending in the East. American Steamer Captured by the British. German Destroyer Sunk in the Baltic. FRIDAY, 10.30 a.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 4

The funeral of Earl Roberts was witnessed by an enormous crowd. The war loan is at a ? premium of half-a-crown. The loan is…

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Steamer on Fire Serious Damage Prevented Kerosene Shavings Under a Bunk. Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 4

An attempt to set fire to the steamer Willochra was discovered at Wellington (N.Z.),in time to prevent serious damage. Shavings saturated with…

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