British Steamer Lost. All Hands Lost. London
A British tramp steamer struck a mine off the Northumberland coast and sank. All hands were lost…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
174 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 9
German Steamer Captured. Taken to Jamaica. London, Friday Night
The German steamer Bethunia, 7548 tons, with 400 prisoners aboard, was captured by a British warship and taken to Jamaica. The Bethuna acted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Oceanic Wreck. Four Hundred Saved. London, Friday Night
It is reported that a fog caused the disaster to the armed merchantman Oceanic (17,274 tons) which struck a rock on the north coast of Scotland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Founders. 70 Lives Lost. Vancouver
The steamer Beaver, which has arrived at Astoria, Oregon (U.S), reports that the steamer Francis H. Leggett, 1606 tons, foundered during a terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Steamer Sunk. French Force German Right. 1000 Britishers Perish. 260,000 Austrians Desert. Sydney, Thursday 2 p.m
The Induna, a steamer belonging to Burns, Phillip & Co., was rammed and sunk by a German warship at Jalult, in the Marshall Islands. The officers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires. Wreckage Found. Steamer's Supposed Total Loss. Auckland (N.z.)
Wreckage has been washed ashore near Greymouth which indicates, that the steamer Kairaki has been wrecked on a voyage from Wellington to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE N.Z. Wreck. All Hands Lost. Wellington, Monday Night
It is supposed that the steamer Kairaki was caught in a storm and driven on the rocks near Point Elizabeth. Quantities of wreckage and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captured Steamer Escapes. Damaged Machinery and Shortage of Food. Brisbane, Wednesday Night
The steamer Southport, 3500 tons, arrived at Pinkenba to-day from the Carolines, with a sensational story of her capture there by a German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Mine Victim. British Steamer Sunk. London
The British steamer Selby struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Worse Than Imagined. a Man Missing. Steamer's Strange Experience Wellington
The recent earthquake on the East Coast was more serious than at first thought. Percy Jones, a shepherd, is missing and is not likely to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Deserted. Crew Land Safely. Wellington
The steamer Kini, from Napier to Greymouth, broke her tail shaft off Blackhead on Monday. The six men forming the crew took to the boats…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spy System Wrecked by Government
The official press bureau has disclosed the action taken to cope with German espionage. Five years ago a special intelligence department was established in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attacking a Red Cross Steamer. German Crews Attempt at Scuttling
LONDON, Sunday.—The Belgian Red Cross steamer Paris transported a large number of wounded from Ostend to Britain between Monday and Thursday. A Taube airman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutch Steamer Captured. London
The Allies' warships captured the Dutch steamer Konigin Emma, 4000 tons, bound from Batavia to Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fate of the Fishing Fleet. Every Boat Wrecked
Early on Saturday night the beavens cleared somewhat and the stars twinkled marrily, a welcome change from the incessant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bodies Found. Supposed Wreck Victims. Wellington
Two bodies have been found on the beach five miles north of Point Elizabeth. They are believed to be victims of the wreck of the Kairtaki…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Coactal Steamer
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Macleay River Cooperative Company's new steamer Macleay River was launched yesterday at Balmain. It is intended to trade between Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sprung a Leak. Steamer Returning to Port. Wellington
The steamer Ruahine left Wellington for London on Saturday with a big cargo and 54 passengers. She sent a wireless, stating she had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Panic. Refugee Steamer Mined. 2000 Passengers Saved London, Tuesday Night
The steamer Admiral Garteaumi, carrying Belgian refugees, off Boulogne, struck some floating mines. Steamers and warships sped to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hospital Ship Wrecked. the Nurses Saved. London
The hospital ship Rohilla, lately a British-India ship of 7409 tons, has been wrecked in a gale off Whitby. Several of her crew were drowned, but…
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