Three British cruisers lost in North Sea patrols
London report of September 25 states three British cruisers involved in disaster during Kerth Bea patrols near the North Sea. Details are sparse as officials seek information on cause and casualties.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
4
London report of September 25 states three British cruisers involved in disaster during Kerth Bea patrols near the North Sea. Details are sparse as officials seek information on cause and casualties.
A garbled reconstruction shows one speaker insisting the statement is as it is to Tipperary while another responds with a guarded remark about possible danger or consequence.
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The fragment raises a civil dispute over cattle delivery terms between plaintiffs and defendants led by Job Boyd. It questions agreement specifics, timing of delivery, and conditions precedent for finalizing the contract during 1913 with references to April and May dates and associated actions.
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