The German liner Kronprinzessin Cecile, which has £2,000,000 in gold on board, signalled by wireless yesterday to Malm Head, in county Donegal, Ireland. Her ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 6 Aug 1914, Page 8
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