Steamer Submarined. London
Copenhagen reports that fifty thousand people participated in Thursday riotous outbreak in Berlin. The police, in charging the crowd, killed or wounded many. The Crown…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915
234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 12
Sinking of a River Steamer. Lismore
There was some alarm in town this afternoon when the news arrived that the river boat, Captain Tom Fenwick, was sunk, but the reassuring intelligence was also received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →River Steamer Sunk. Passengers Rescued. Lismore
The river steamer Captain Tom Fenwick heeled over at Ruthven, near Lismore, yesterday and sank. Only the funnel is now visible. The only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greek Shop Wrecked. Sydney
To revenge their injured comrade a number of soldiers, armed with sticks and stones, attacked a Greek fish shop in George-street, City, to-night. The men met and marched in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Steamer Disabled
A cablegram from the New Hebrides slates that the French steamer Pervenhoe broke her propeller shaft on November 20th on the voyage from Noumea, and is supposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Stranded. Paris
A communique states that a British cargo steamer ran ashore on the Belgian coast. A German seaplane tried to sink her with bombs, but the Allies aeroplanes routed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foundering of a Steamer. Sydney
The coastal steamer Wandra foundered seven miles north of Point Perpendicular, Jervis Bay, last night. The crew escaped in the ship's boats, and are now at Jervis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Boys Crushed. Between Wharf and Steamer. Sydney
Two boys were crushed by a steamer alongside the Australian Wharf, Melbourne. They were over the side of the wharf on the fender, gathering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Very Latest. Jap. Steamer Sunk. Excitement in Tokio. London
It is announced that the Japanese steamer Yasake Maru was sunk in forty minutes and not warned. There were 61 Britishers aboard and one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riotous Scenes in Lismore. 'Hoodlums Take Control. Several Shops Wrecked. Lismore
Riotous scenes were witnessed in Lismore, commencing late on Friday night, and continuing well into Christmas morning, when a disorderly crowd wrecked the windows of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Steamer Torpedoed. London
A Paris message states that the Minister for Marine announced that the steamer Ville de Ciotat was torpedoed without warning. The majority of the passengers and crew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms and Shipwreck. London
During a violent gale in the English Channel the Nieuw Amsterdam grounded on Goodwin Sands. She was in great peril, but was refloated. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riots at Lismore. Business Places Wrecked. Several Arrests Made
A serious riot occurred in Lismore on Christmas Eve, starting about 11.30 p.m. and lasting for about two hours. A huge mob, led by four half-drunken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peace Party's Steamer Carries Contraband. London
The Official Press Bureau announces that 55 bags of rubber consigned to an enemy forwarding agent in Sweden were removed from the parcels mail on board the Oscar…
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