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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Danish Steamer Mined

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 4

The Danish coal steamer Elby, bound from England, was mined off Stockholm…

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Canadian Steamer Torpedoed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 4

The Canadian steamer Morwenna was torpedoed near Milford Haven. Most of the crew were landed…

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Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 2

The steamer Tulloch Moor was torpedoed by a submarine off the west coast of France. The officers and crew landed at Barry…

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Steamer Chased. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 2

The steamer Ping-Suey, hound from Batavia to England with a valuable cargo, was twice shelled by pursuing submarines but managed to reach…

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Atlantic Liner Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 4

The Atlantic liner La Champagne was wrecked off the French coast. The passengers are believed to be saved…

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Arrodrome Wrecked. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 3

Alfi[?]d airmen wrecked the aerodrome at Gontrode, killing 44 soldiers and wounding 30…

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Danish Steamer Torpedoed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 2

The Danish steamer Scborg was torpedoed 40 miles north east of the Tyne. The crew was saved…

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Steamer Burnt. Bombed by Zeppelins. Stockholm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 2

It is reported that 40 passengers perished in a fire aboard a steamer bombed by Zeppelins off Hellingfors…

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Submarine War. United States Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 2

The United States steamer, Dixians, was torpedoed and sank off Cape Ushant. A Greek vessel picked up the crew after its members had been a[?]oat many…

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Swedish Steamer Captured. Rifles for Bulgaria. Copenhagen

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 2

A Swedish steamer carrying a cargo of rifles, ostensibly for Bulgaria, was seized by a German torpedo bout off Falsterbo. The Bulgarian Legation at…

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British Steamer Torpedoed. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 2

The British steamer Saidich torpedoed in the North Sea, part of the crew being lost…

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Swedish Steamer Attacked. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 3

A Swedish steamer was torpedoed off Peterhead. The cargo of iron ore was sent flying all over the place…

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Creek Steamer Mined. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 2

The Greek steamer Virginia has been mined and sunk near Cape Salvore. The crew perished…

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Prinz Eitel's Captain. Arrested on Board Italian Steamer. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 4

A British cruiser officer arrested on the Italian steamer Fugitive the captain of the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friederich, which had for some months…

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Danish Schooner Burnt. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 3

A German submarine in the North Sea burned the Danish schooner Salvador. The crew were picked up after being several days in the boats…

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Evere Raid. Wrecked Zeppelin Taken to Germany. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 2

The wreck of the Zeppelin, which was bombed and partly destroyed at Evere, has been conveyed to Germany…

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Sydney Steamer Sunk

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 2

The steamer Trafford, bound for Sydney, was sunk by German submarines off St. Anne's Head, but the crew were saved…

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Alarm in Constantinople. Sydney Bound Steamer Sunk

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 5

Great alarm exists in Constantinople owing to the activity of of the British submarines. Many Turkish families are leaving the…

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Sydney Bound Steamer Sunk

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 4

The steamer Trafford, from Cork to Sydney, was sunk by a German submarine off the English coast. The crew landed…

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Submarine War. British Steamer Torpedoed. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 3

The British steamer Ailsa, while proceeding from Norway to Leith, was torpedoed. The crew were saved…

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