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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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British Steamer Sunk

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The British steamer "Pa[?]grove" has been sunk, but the crew were sav[?]t…

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British Steamer Lost

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2

The British ship "Windsor" has been sunk; but forty of the crew have been rescued…

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Another Steamer Sunk

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 3

The British steamer Cymbeline has been sunk. Thirty one members of the crew were landed six were killed and six injured…

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Steamer Sunk

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Dictator was sunk by a submarine. Crew saved…

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British Steamer Sunk

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Mora (3047 tons) has been the victim of a German submarine. Details have not been made available, but it is known that the crow…

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Prize Steamer Sold. High Price Realised

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 2

Submitted to duction to-day, the German prize steamer Emil (2991 tons), brought £58,300, representing over £10 per ton. Two years ago the vessel…

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Steamer of Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 2

The steamer Santa Anna is reported to be on fire in Mid-Atlantic. She carries 1,700 Italian reservists. The agents state she had no…

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Steamer on Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 3

The steamer Santa Anna is reported afire in the mid-Atlantic, with 1600 Italian reservists aboard…

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Relief Steamer Seen Sinking. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 2

A British steamer flying the Belgian Belief Committee's flag was observed in a sinking condition by the captain of a Dutch steamer. Trawlers rescued ten…

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German Seaplane Wrecked

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

A German seaplane was wrecked in the North Sea. The two occupants were rescued…

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Neutral Steamer Mined

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 2

The t[?] was sunk through striking a German mine The vessel sank a[?] immed[?]u…

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Swedish Steamer Captured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer, Avia, with a cargo of co[?] and oil, bound to Stockholm was captured with the conni[?] of the shippers…

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The War. News Day by Day. German 'Plane Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 8

A German seaplane was wrecked in the North Sea. Two of the occupants were rescued…

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British Steamer Lost

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 2

The British steamer "Chancellor" has been sunk. Purl of the crow was saved…

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An Appalling Disaster Explosion of Gasoline. Many Lives Lost. Two Blocks Wrecked. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 3

Serious loss of life and destruction to property resulted from an explosion of gasoline; in the territory of Oklahoma (U.S.A.)., on Monday…

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German Plans Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 2

Petrograd critics affirm that the Russians have put at least three German corps out of action in the east, bringing failure to the German plans…

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French Steamer Sunk. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

A Marseilles message states that an Austrian submarine sank the French steamer Provincial (3523 tons), off Cerigo (one of the Ionian Islands)…

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Submarine War. British Vessel in Baltic. German Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

A British submarine sank a German steamer near Rugen Island. Ten of the crew were saved. Swedish pilots have Been instructed…

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Submarine War. Small Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 4

A small British steamer, Arabia, has been sunk, apparently by a submarine. Twenty survivors landed…

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