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Newspaper
Mackay Mercury
Location
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1904
Page
3
Report describes a Russian Baltic fleet engagement off Whitton and Spurn lightship area, trawlers Moultin and Crane damaged, crew injuries, and the bombardment lasting about twenty minutes. Wreckage and firefighting, with police and public safety in Hull vicinity following the attack.
The Crane and The Gil battleships faced Japanese fire near Crete with multiple shells hitting the water and deck. Mate William South and other crew recount wounds to hands and arms, the captain’s presence, and efforts to rescue injured sailors amid wreckage and falling smoke on board.
Eyewitness notes recount the Bert and Crane incidents with wounded crew members from The Gall and Gull. The narrator accuses a commander of ordered actions and suspects deliberate damage, while praising restraint among some sailors and demanding arrests for the alleged mutiny.
In a Rockhampton front room, Harry Harris interviews a man describing years of illness. He recalls severe stomach pain, headaches, and weakness, credits cure to Clemence’s Tonic after trying various remedies.
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