More Hun Treachery. Explosion on a Steamer. Three Men Rilled. London, Tuesday Night
The steamer Tennyson, bound from Buenos Ayres to New York, has arrived at Marranhac seriously damaged by an explosion in her bunkers,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
180 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 9
General War Cables. Explosion on a Steamer. London
The steamer Tennyson, bound from Buenos Ayres to New York, arrived at Marranhao seriously damaged by an explosion in the bunkers, due to an infernal machine or a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecked Zeppelin. London
There is jubilation in Paris over the destruction of a Zeppelin by a motorgun section at Revigny. Parisians have not the slightest feeling of pity for the monsters. Those in charge of the Zeppelin paid by their miserable lives for the multiplied criminal outrages. Everyone gives honor to aeroplanes, motor guns, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Raiders in Atlantic. British Steamer Blown Up. One of the Crew Responsible. London, Thursday Night
The British steamer Westburn, which arrived at Teneriffe with a prize crew, believed to be from the German raider Moewe, has been blown up by one of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Very Latest. the Maloja Disaster. Twenty-five Bodies Landed. Rescuing Steamer Also Sunk. London
Twenty-five bodies from the Maloja have been landed at Dover. A Deal correspondent says the Maloja was aground at Broadstairs…
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The watchers ashore had another thrilling experience half an hour later, Empress sank half a mile distant. The forepart remained above he sea for some time, the stern being submerged. Suddenly the cargo boat blew op. The Empress was laden with coal for Dunkirk. All the officers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shop Wrecked by Bomb. the Police Theory. Sydney
The police believe that the destruction of the shop wrecked at Mosman on Monday night by an explosion was undoubtedly the work of a bomb. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strange Steamer at Fiji. Sydney
The correspondent of the "Fiji Times" states that a strange vessel, having three funnels, looking like a warship, was seen off the coast of Kadava Island. She steamed slowly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Schooner in a Hurricane. Sydney
The American schooner Meteor, winch arrived from Puget Sound, encountered a terrific hurricane after passing Lord Howe Island, during which the sails were blown to shreds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tonsorial Saloon Wrecked. Sydney
At midnight on Monday the windows of a hail-dressing saloon at Culcairn, occupied by Hans Vahn, were completely wrecked. The 'incident is causing much excitement in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Steamer Sunk. London
The British steamer Rothsay has been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Italian Steamer Sunk. Improved German Submarine. London
A British steamer arrived at the Pireaus. Greece, with the crew of the Italian steamer Giava, torpedoed by an Austrian submarine off Crete. Forty shots were fired and no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of a Spanish Steamer. London
A marine catastrophe, involving, it is believed, very heavy loss of life, occurred on the Brazilian coast. The Spanish liner Prince[?]e de Asturias, a well-known South…
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The British steamer Rothsay has been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disaster to Spanish Steamer. London
The disaster to the Spanish liner Principle Asturias is attributed to a dense fog. The captain of the steamer, when he realised what occurred, committed suicide…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Old River Steamer
Mr. A. MeFarlane, of Broadwater, E.R., writes regarding an old Clarence trader:--"The old river steamer, Platypus, which ran many years in the passenger trade on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Dutch Victim. Steamer Torpedoed London, Sunday Night
The Dutch steamer Pallemburg, bound from Rotterdam to Java, has been torpedoed. (How the torpedoing a Dutch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Steamer Lost. London
Eight members of the crew of the Russian steamer Novojasalboda landed at Denmark. The captain his wife and children and ten of the crew were killed. No further details…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Dutch Steamer Sunk. London
The rescued crew of the Dutch steamer Palembong arrived in London. They state that there were three disinct explosions. They saw a torpedo approaching the ship. Only an apprentice is missing. Nine members of the crew were injured in the first explosion. The second blew a huge hole in the side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck Reminiscences
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the wreck of the steamer Helen McGregor at the Clarence Heads. The following reminiscent particulars are supplied by a correspondent…
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