Belgian Relief Steamer
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Rotterdam correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says official information has been supplied that the Belgian relief steamer Harpalyee was…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915
234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 12
Steamer Wrecked
The steamer Rakauro was wrecked in Cook's Strait. All the crew were landed safely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Accounted For. a Battered Wreck. London
Amsterdam reports that a Zeppelin, which was damaged by gunfire near Ypres, landed in Belgian territory in a battered condition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Blockade. Sinking of a Dutch Steamer. Narrow Escape From a Zeppelin
LONDON, Thursday.—The tug Jupiter left Blyth on Wednesday to assist a ship reported to be disabled. Failing to sight the vessel, the tug returned. She was on her…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Greek Steamer Sunk. the Crew Saved. London
The Greek steamer Ellispontos, 2989 tons, bound from Ymuiden to Monte Video (Paraguay), was torpedoed by a German submarine in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Steamer Sunk. the Crew Saved. Dutch Greatly Incensed. London
Th Dutch steamer Katwijka was torpedoed and sunk off North Hinder. The vessel was laden with grain, bound from Baltimore (U.S.A.) to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North Sea Blockade. Another Steamer Torpedoed. Eleven Sailors Drowned. London
The steamer Ptarmigan was torpedoed in the vicinity of the Hook of Holland. Evidently no warning was given, as eleven members of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Submarine Ashore
LONDON, Sunday.—The Official Press Bureau announces that the British submarine E15, while attempting a difficult reconnaissance in Kephez minefield in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Municipal Council. the New Steamer Service
A special meeting was held last night. Prosent: The Mayor, Ald. McDonald, Eggins, Walsham, Maxted, Richards, Strauss, Englert, McArthur, Henson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Zeppelins at Work. One Speeding Westward. a Steamer Attacked. London, Wednesday Night
A trawler sighted a Zeppelin off Flamborough Heads, Yorkshire, speeding in a westerly direction. Another Zeppelin followed the…
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On Wednesday afternoon last the representatives of the Clarence River Co-op. Steamship Co., Ltd., visited Copmanhurst and held a meeting in the School of Arts Hall. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Norwegian Steamer Sunk . the Crew Landed. London
The Norwegian steamer Caprivi struck a mine near Tory Island. The crew were landed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-morrow Night's Demonstration. Special Steamer Arrangements
In connection with to-morrow night's monster demonstration in the Fitzroy Theatre, the Northern N.S.W. Separation committee have arranged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Last of Them." German Trading Steamer Captured. Melbourne, Tuesday Night
Senator Pearce (Minister for Defence) announced to-day that the Australian warship Encounter had captured the German island trading…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North Sea Blockade. Danish Steamer Sunk. Denmark Wants an Explanation. Copenhagen Sunday Night
The Danish steamer hound for Grimsby, torpedoed by a German submarine, was the Nidaros. Denmark has demanded an explanation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From Wealth to Poverty. a Steward's Rise and Fall. Fortune in Belgium Wrecked by War
Few seafaring men have had more remarkable experiences than Mr. James Patterson, steward of the British barque Invernessshire, which has arrived from Garston. Ten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swedish Steamer Sunk. Crew and Passengers Landed London
The Swedish steamer Ellida was torpedoed in the North Sea and sank in three minutes. The explosion shattered one of the life boats and another…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Australians' Landing. Waded Ashore Up to Their Necks in Water. Then Beat Turks in 3-Mile Fight. London
A correspondent at Cairo reports that, when landing at the Dardanelles the Australians had to jump from the boats and wade ashore up to their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Beached. All on Board Saved. London, Friday Night
A later despatch, printed in New York, states that the Lusitania did not sink, but was beached and the whole of the passengers and crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed. Badly Damaged. London
The Norwegian steamer Maricopa was torpedoed by a German submarine near the Dogger Bank and badly damaged…
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