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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

1,754 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 88

Steamer Missing. Was She Torpedoed? London

Evening News · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 1

The steamer Oriole, 1489 tons belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, Limited, wit a crew of twenty-two, bound from London to Havra, has not arrived…

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Steamer Missing. Was She Torpedoed? London, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 11

The steamer Oriole (1489 tons, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, Ltd.), with a crew of twenty-two, bound from London to Havre, has not arrived…

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The Wilhelmina. Ex—german Steamer. Puts Into British Port. Question for Prize Court. London, Wednesday Morning

Evening News · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 1

The steamer Withelmina has entered Flamouth under stress of weather. It is not yet known whether her cargo has been seixed,…

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Australian As French Mayor His Wrecked Village

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Richard Hawke writes the Sun from Vauxbuin (par Soissons, Aisne):-- Though a thorough Frenchman I am of English descent and an Australian by birth…

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Waves Buffet Wreck

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 3

Off South Head this morning the seas were running very high. At North Head the waves were breaking against the cliffs like great geysers, the…

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The Wrecked Flyer

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 6

A crowd of hundreds this morning super-intended the dismantling of M. Marduel's biplane, which was wrecked by crashing into a fig tree on the edge of the review…

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A Wrecked Aeroplane

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 11

THE BIPLANE, PILOTED BY M. MARDUEL, AFTER IT TURNED OVER AND CAME TO GRIEF IN CENTENNIAL PARK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. There was a passenger in the machine at the time of the accident, but neither occupant was hurt. The building on the right is the swearing-in pavilion in the park, while the tree on the left is the one which the one which one biplane struck. Two wheels had been removed from the machine before the photograph was taken…

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Japanese Cruiser Wrecked

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 14

The Japanese armored cruiser Asama, 9750 tons 37 guns, has been wrecked on the Mexican coast, near Point Bartolomi. The Asama took part in the Russo-Japanese…

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Steamer Wilhelmina. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 7

The steamer Wilhelmina has entered Falmouth under stress of weather. It is not known whether her carge has been seized…

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German Steamer. Uses Spanish Flag. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 7

The German steamer Crefeld used the Spanish flag when landing the crews of steamers which were sunk by the Karisruhe…

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Stranded Schooner Tramp

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4

The schooner Tramp, that was stranded on the rocks at North Head, is becoming broken up by the heavy seas that have been running during the last few days…

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Steamer Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 7

The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association received a cablegram yesterday stating that the steamer Tasmantle (39[?] tons) had returned to G[?]enburg in a…

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Ashore. Island Mail Steamers Mishap. Brisbane

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Marsina, of the Burne, Philp Island Mail Line, on route from Rabaul, New Guinca, via ports, to Sydney, went ashore on Dee Reef, beyond Cooktown, on Thursday…

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The Blockade. Steamer Wilhelmina. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 7

In the House of Commons this evening, Mr. N. J. Primrose stated that the Government was inquiring into the nature of the carg[?] of the steamer Wilhelmina,…

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Steamer Aground. Marsina on Dee Reef. Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

The steamer Marsina, belonging to Burns, Philp and Co., is aground on the Dee Reef, near Cooktown. There is 3ft. of water in the forepeak and main bunker…

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Schooner Maroro Spoken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 17

The R.M.S. Makura, which arrived fron Vancouver, via ports, last night and anchored in Watson's Bay, met strong south-easterly gales on Thursday. The steamer spoke the schooner Maroro 150 miles east of…

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The Marsina Ashore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 4

According to a message received in Sydney yesterday, Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co.'s steamer Marsina, bound from New Guinea to Australian ports, went…

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The Schooner Tramp. Broken Up by the Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 10

After bumping on the rocks at North Head for 12 days the schooner Tramp went to pieces last night. She lay quietly for the first few days, being…

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German Submarine. Passenger Steamer Attacked

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 9

AMSTERDAM, Thursday. -- The German submarine U2 on Wednesday shelled the British steamer Laertes, off the Mans lightship. The captain raised the Dutch flag to…

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Steamer's Escape. Attacked by Submarine. Amsterdam, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 15

The German submarine U 2 on Wednesday shelled the steamer Laertes off the Maas River lightship (Holland). The captain raised the Dutch flag in…

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