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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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British Steamer Mined. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Headon Hall has been mined and sunk in the North Sea…

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America Full of Spies. 8,000 Hun Agents of Treachery. Ganges of Wreckers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 6

The authorities believe they have identified the man Fay (who was arrested some ago on suspicion of being on[?]ed in a plot to weack ships and…

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Brazil Excited. Steamer Rio-de-branco Torpedoed. the Eights of Neutrals. Government Able to Take Action. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

The official confirmation by the Brazilian authorities at Rio de Janiero that the Rio de Branco was torpedoed has created a great sensation…

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French Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

The French steamer Bernardotte has been sunk in the Atlantic. The crew was saved…

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Submarine War Liner's Narrow Escape. Torpedo Misses Steamer. Shelled at Close Range. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

The Glasgow steamer Clan M'Fadyen (2816 tons) had a remarkable encounter with two submarines in the Bay of Biscay…

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Norwegian Schooner on Fire. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

The captain of a Swedish steamer saw a Norwegian learner on fire in the North Sea. A Zeppelin and three armored German trawlers were…

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Submarine War White Star Steamer. Cymaric Reported Sinking. No Passengers Aboard

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 2

A report receives here stated that the White Star steamer Cymaric, 13,370 tons, was sinking. The vessel had no passengers…

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Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Mald was torpedoed off the coast of France. The captain and five of the crew were saved…

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A Thrilling Adventure. a Man on a Wrecked Kite

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 7

An exhibition of the man-lifting military kites invented by Mr. S. F. Cody led to an exciting incident at the Bradford Exhibition recently…

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Unarmed Steamer Torpedoed. German Promise Broken. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 4

The steamer Dolevath is reported to have been torpedoed unarmed. One man is missing. The captain and nineteen of the men landed. The German…

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Health Wrecked by Piles Ordinary Remedies and Treatment Useless. A Complete Cure by Zam-Buk

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 6

Mr. John Playlet a goods shed foreman, at railway station, Wangaratta. Victoria, says:—"For ten years I was a victim to most obstinate piles…

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Steamer Blown Up

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 5

The Dutch steamer Batover. bound from London to Rotterdam; has been blown up. Four persons were killed…

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Unknown Steamer Mined

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

Fishermen report that an unknown steamer, believed to be German, was mined off Falstero…

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The War The Latest Thursday Afternoon Dutch Steamer Sung

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Batavia, bound from London to Rotterdam, was blown up. Four Persons perished. GERMAN MINE LAYER'S FATE…

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Submarine War Dutch Steamer Blown Up. Three Lives Lost. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Batavier V. (1569 tons), laden with general cargo, and bound from London to Rotterdam, has been blown up…

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River Steamer Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 2

News reached Wentworth on Friday that the River Murray trading steamer Sapphire had been burnt to the waters edge, together with a…

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French Steamer Torpedoed London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

The French steamer Languedoc has been torpedoed…

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Swedish Steamer. Mixed Outside Stockholm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

The Swedish steamer Rosalind was mined outside Stockholm. The crew was saved…

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Submarine War Italian Steamer Sunk. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

An Austrian submarine torpedoed the Italian vessel St. Andrew, off the Island of Sardinia…

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