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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Blaze at Sea. Benzine Steamer in Peril Vessel Battered by Gale. Fire Quelled by the Waves. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

The Norwegian oil steamer Lahabra with a freight of henzine had reached the Tyne. It was ablaze amidships for two days in the mid-Atlantic owing to…

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Small-pox on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

Three cases of small-pox were discovered among the crew of the steamer Caballa, which has arrived at Fremantle from Bombay. The…

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Cargo Steamer Afire. Runs for Sydney Harbor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 2

The big cargo steamer Canadian, a transport bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island, put into Sydney harbor this morning, with her bunkers…

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Steamer Fired On. Shot From South Head. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

One of the big guns from South Head was fired last night to prevent a small coasting steamer from leaving port. The shot passed right…

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The Blockade. British Steamer Torpedoed. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 2

A German submarine succeeded in forpedeing the British steamer Beugrove 3848 tons, in the Bristol Chancel. The crew was saved…

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German Zeppelin Wrecked. Sighted Near Boulogne. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 2

It is rumored that a worked Zepplin [?] has been sighted in the Channel a few miles from Boulogue. It is apparently one of the three which had…

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Steamer Missed by Torpedo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

A submarine torpedo missed the steamer Helen on Thursday, eight miles from the Mersey bar…

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German Steamer Interned. Supposed Russian Prisoners. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Frederick, entered Newport where she will probably be interned. The vessel is said to have on board 326…

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German Airship Wrecked. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

A Parseval airship was wrecked in a wood near Ghent. Part of the crew were saved, but two were injured…

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Norwegian Steamer Seized. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

The authorities forced the Norwegian steamer Helga to unload a cargo of marrow oil destined for Lubeck…

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German's Tragic Death. Attempted Escape As Stowaway. Death From Apoplexy. Discovery Ox Mail Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 3

Lieutenant Katzer, a German naval officer made a daring attempt to escape as a stowaway aboard the American mail steamer yesterday…

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The Castlereagh Chased. Whilst Searching Vicinity of Wrecked Cruiser. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

The Belfast steamer Castlereagh passed a quantity of wreekage and also saw a number of dead bodies with lifebelts around them. She attempted to…

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German Hydroplane Wrecked Copenhagen

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

A trawler picked up two boats in the North Sea belonging in a German by droplane…

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Hydro-plane Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

A German hydroplane was wrecked at Jutland, but the crew were rescued…

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Swedish Steamer Captured. Stockholm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Gloria, laden with grain, has been captured by the Germans…

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Removed From Mail Steamer. Colombo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

Upon the arrival of the mail steamer Malwa at Colombo, the military authorities detained and interned one of a party of nuns, who is of…

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Steamer Torpedoed. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer, Bluejacket, hound from Raglata to London, was torpedoed in the Channel. The crow escaped. The vessel reached Southampton with her…

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Dutch Steamer Seized. Germans Secure British Eggs. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 2

German warships seized the Dutch steamer Zaanstroom, laden with eggs and bound for London. The vessel was taken to Zecbrugge…

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The Steamer Macedonia Recaptured

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 1

The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Madrid states that a British cruiser recaptured the liner Macdonia…

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Torpedoed Steamer Still Afloat. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Concord which was torpedoed in the Channel, is still afloat. The crew have been landed at Dover…

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