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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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British Steamer Rostram Abandoned in West Atlantic. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Rostram was abandoned in the West Atlantic. The crew were saved…

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Spanish Steamer Mined

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

Lloyd's Agency reports that the Spanish steamer Bayo was mined and sank off Chassirin. Twenty-five persons were drowned…

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Small-pox. Steamer Quarantined. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

When the steamer Yulgilbar arrived in Sydney from the Macleay River this morning it was immediately quarantined owing to one of the crew having…

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Miscellaneous Items. Dutch Steamer Mined. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Maas[?]aven (2609 tons), has been mined in the North Sea. Twenty-two of the crew were rescued…

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Dutch Steamer Mined

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

Rotterdam reports that the Dutch steamer Mushaven struck a mine, twenty-two of the crew were rescued…

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Ferry Steamer Brawl. Accused Discharged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

At the police court to-day Henry Hayes (49) was charged with maliciously wounding William Roach and occasioning him grievous bodily harm on…

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Submarine War. Spanish Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

The Spanish steamer Belgiea has been sunk. Twenty-three of the crew were picked up…

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British Steamer Lost

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Marole, of the Commonwealth Line, has been sunk…

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Submarine War. British Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Marere (6443 tons), belonging to the Commonwealth and Dominion line, has been sunk. No locality is mentioned…

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German Destroyer Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

A German Torpedo destroyer has been wrecked off Aero[?] Island, Denmark. It is believed the crew were drowned…

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Servian Refugees. Steamer Attacked. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. Lorillard, the American Minister to Servia, who has arrived at Rome, declares that 2300 Servian women and children were embarked…

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British Steamer Sunk. East Coast of Kent Raided

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Tramaton, 41,988 tons, has been sunk. The crew were rescued. The War Office announces that an enemy aeroplane dropped nine bombs on the Kast Coast of Kent, and then fled seawards. Some…

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Steamer Sunk. [?] Montenegrins Perish. Valuable Cargo Lost. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

It is reported that the steamer Citte di Palermo was torpedoed on the 6th inst. while entering San Givo[?], and sank in seven minutes. Four hundred and forty…

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Submarine War Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

The steamer Pollentia has been sunk near Nova-Scotia. The crew was rescued…

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Miscellaneous Items. America. Munition Factory Wrecked. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

The factory of Kelker, blower and Co., in Buffalo, America, which was engaged in the manufacture of munitions for the Allies, has been wrecked…

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Turkey. Steamer Blown Up

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 2

A Turkish steamer hit a Russian mine at the entrance to the Bosphorus, blew up and sank…

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Mystery Recalls the Waratah. Ship Believed Lost. No Signs of Wreckage. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 3

Steamers arriving from West Africa report heavy storms between the Canary Islands and Finisterre. It is reported that the Appam…

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Overdue Steamer Appam. All Hope Abandoned. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 3

All hope has been abandoned for the safety of the overdue steamer Appam…

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Capture of Swedish Steamer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

It transpires that the capture by German warships last April of the Swedish steamer England was due to a Swedish merchant acting in concert…

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