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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Steamer Ophir. Ashore in the Canal. Port Said, Jan.20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 10

The steamer Ophir is ashore in the Sues Canal. The Ophir has been ashore at Kabret since Tuesday, but it is expected the vessel will…

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R.m.s, Ophir Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 7

PORT SAID, Wednesday.--R.M.S. Ophir, en route to London from Australian ports, is ashore in the Suez Canal. She is expected to bo re-floated soon…

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R. M. S. Ophir Ashore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4

According to cabled information, the Orient Royal mail liner Ophir is ashore in the Suez Canal. The mishap occurred last Tuesday. There is every…

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Steamer Hobart Aground

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4
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Advice received from Adelaide states that a telegram was received from Port Augusta stating that the steamer Hobart ran aground ten miles from Port…

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New Steamer Tysla

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 11

The Swedish steamer Tysla, which is now en route from Fredrickstadt to Sydney, replaces the vessel of the same name which mel with disaster through striking a mine in the North Sea or her homeward voyage from…

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Steamer Mataram at Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday--The steamer Mataram arrived at Brisbane to-day, from Singapore. Captain Bibbing reported that the north-west squally weather, which is usually experienced…

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Steamer Dacia. Insured by Government. Vancouver

The Sun · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 1

Washington telegrams state that the Government of the United States has decided to issue a war risk, insurance policy on the cargo of the steamer Dacia, from Texas to…

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Emden's Wreck. Remarkable Sight

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 15

Fremantle.—Because Commander W. J. Jenks, of the R.M.S. Osterley, had a personal interest in the Emden, He vent within a mile of her shattered…

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British Steamer Torpedoed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- A German submarine torpedoed the British steamer Durward at, the Hook of Holland. The members of the crew were saved…

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New Steamer Goulburn Leaves

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Co. have been advised that their new steamer Goulburn left Sunderland last Tuesday for Australian ports…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 10

BRISBANE, Friday. -- A fire was discovered early this morning in No. 2 hold on the steamer Wyandra, which arrived on Thursday from southern ports. The outbreak started among…

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Swedish Steamer Mined. Stockholm, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 15

The Swedish steamer Drott has been mined in the Gulf of Bothnia. Five persons perished…

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Steamer Ophir Refloated. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 16

The mail steamer Ophir, which went ashore in the Suez Canal, has floated off. She is apparently undamaged…

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Late War News. British Steamer. Sunk by Germans. London, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 15

A German submarine torpedoed the British steamer Durward (1301 tons) off, the Hook of Holland. The crew were saved…

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New Australian Steamer. Fitted with Cruiser Stern. the Hebburn Launched. London, Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

The new steamer Hebburn, which is being built by the Biyth Shipbuilding Company for the Australian interstate service of Huddart, Parker, Limited, was launched to-day…

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German Submarine. Torpedoes a British Steamer. Mines in Gulf of Bothnia. Swidish Vessel Lost. London

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 1

The British steamer Durward, of 1201 tons, commanded by Captain J. P. Boyd, and owned by G. Gibson and Company, of Leith, has been [?] off the Hook of Holland…

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New Steamer Woolgar

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 8

The Melbourne Steamship Company's new steamer Woolgar left Durban on the 4th inst. for Adelaide, and is expected to reach Hobson's Bay towards the end of this month, en route for Melbourne and Sydney. She…

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Fire in Steamer's Hold

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A fire was discovered on board the steamer Loongana early this morning, when that vessel was about 60 miles off the Heads, bound from Launceston to…

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Leaking Schooner. Vessel Returns to Port. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 10

The British-owned four-masted schooner Coquitlam City returned to Cape Moreton on Saturday afternoon in a leaking condition. The crew of twelve had had three strenuous…

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