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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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Still Another Raider. Captured Steamer Converted. New York, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 7

Advices from Rio de Janeiro state that a strange vessel, of four funnels and of high speed, is reported to have been seen off Cuara, Brazil…

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Awful Explosion. Munition Works in London. Many Dead and Injured. Whole Area Wrecked. [?]

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 6

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Great Fire in London Munition Works Blown Up Appalling Scenes Wholesale Wreckage. Serious Loss of Life

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 7

'A great fire broke out in a munitions factory in the neighbourhood of London on Friday night, and spread to…

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Great Explosion. Munition Factory Wrecked Huge Area Affected. Many Lives Lost."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--It in officially announced Hint an explosion occurred In a munitions factory In the neighborhood of London Inst evening. It Is feared that there was considerable…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

The Japanese [?] Maru [?] tons has been [?](This vessel was built in [?] and sons of South Shields for [?]…

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Excitement on a Steamer. Officers Knifed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

The steamer Hlnemoa, lying ut Pyrment, was the scene of a lively fracas shortly utter 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when two of the ship's officers received knife wounds, The…

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Steamer Induna

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 13

After undergoing a thorough overhaul the steamer Induna came out of dock yesterday, and left last night for Newcastle for hunkers. She returns to Sydney on Thursday, and will load for the New Hebrides,…

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Australian Steamer Sunk

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 17

The Commonwealth and Dominion liner Port Nicholson, formerly the Makarini, has been sunk, and according to the particulars received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters'…

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Steamer Yarrowdale Safe

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 12

According to reliable information received at Rio Janeiro, the steamer Yarrowdale, which was captured by the German raider, has arrived at Sao Vicenti, in the Cape Verde Islands…

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Belgian Steamer's Experience

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 12

The Belgian steamer Samland, on arrival at New York, reported that she was halted by a German raider, bearing the name Moldavia, 400 miles from the west coast of Ireland, on…

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Serious Explosion. Whole Area Wrecked

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 12

A tremendous explosion on January 19 followed an outbreak of fire in one of the munitions establishments, used for the refining of explosives, eastward of London, near the…

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Postponement of Departure of Auckland Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

Messrs. Huddart, Parker, Limited, notify that the departure of the s.s. Victoria has been postponed until Monday next, 29th inst., at 11 a.m…

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The Steamer Odland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

In regard to the Odland, a Norwegian co[?] pany's steamar, which is held up at Pyrmon[?] owing to industrial trouble, it was stated yesterday by a union official that the vessel had…

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Marine Collision. Steamer and Schooner. Little Damage Done

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

Early this afternoon a collision occurred off [?] between the steamer Victoria, [?] was making a trial trip, and the American [?] Annie M. [?] tons, of…

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Atlantic Raiders. Captured Steamer Used. London, [?]

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 1

The [?] change [?] captured [?] by the [?]…

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The Raiders. Captured Steamer Used. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 11

The Pernambuco correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Co, telegraphs that the captured crews of vessels which have been sunk by the German raider state…

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In Collision Steamer and Schooner

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1917 · page 2

The Huddart Parker steamer Victoria, and the American schooner Annie M. Campbell, came into collision off South Reef yesterday afternoon. The steamer returned to Darling…

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Body Washed Ashore

The Sun · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 5

The body of a woman was washed ashore at Patterson's Beach, Clifton, yesterday afternoon. It was recovered by the police and taken to Scarborough. It was that of a…

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Stranding of a Schooner

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

The Shipping Inspector at Townsville recently held a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances, attending the stranding of the schooner…

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