Norwegian Steamer Captured. London
A Copenhagen message delares that a large number of British submarines were observed in the South Kattegat. A British submarine captured the Norwegian steamer Kong Inge…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
180 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 9
Harbor Collision. Steamer Tambar and Tug Champion
A serious harbor collision took place on Tuesday morning off Darling Island Sydney, between the N.C.S.N. Co.'s steamer Tambar and the tug…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwrecked Crew Rescued. London
The official account states that the rescue of the crew of the shipwrecked Cyrenaica, was due to armed motors with ambulances, which sped 121 miles from Sollum and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in the North Sea. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. the Crew Saved. London
The Norwegian steamer Konig was torpedoed in the Channel without warning. The crew was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shackleton's South Pole Expedition. Aurora in a Blizzard. Vessel Drifts for Ten Weeks. Captain and Nine Others Left Ashore. London, Friday Evening
A wireless message has been received from the Shackleton expedition ship Aurora, stating that the vessel, during a blizzard, was driven from her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Channel Steamer Torpedoed. Another Hun Attack on Women and Children. All Said to Be Saved. London
The steamer Sussex was torpedoed yesterday off Dieppe, while on her way from Folkestone to a French port. She left Folkestone at 2 o'clock and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Norwegian Steamer Attacked. London
A British steamer saw a Norwegian steamer off Valence sending out S.O.S. signals. The captain of a British vessel immediately went to tire rescue, but noticed a German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War the Blockade. a Cargo of Rubber. Seized by British Patrol. Steamer's Story Doubted. London, Thursday Night
The Brazilian steamer Saldan Hadegam, bound from Para to New York with a cargo of 120 tons of raw rubber was seized off the Orkney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brazilian Steamer Seized. London
It is reported that the Brazilian steamer Saldanha De Gama, from Brazil, bound to New York with a cargo of raw rubber, was seized off the Orkney Islands by a British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italian Steamer Torpedoed
The Italian steamer Vesuvio. 5459 tons, of Genoa, bound from the Mediterranean to London, was torpedoed in the English Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swedish Steamer Captured
A Copenhagen message says that a German torpedo boat destroyer captured the Swedish steamer Vega, 1073 tons, which was bound from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Schooner. Long Voyage From British Columbia
The three-masted schooner J. M. Weatherwax, which has been trying to reach Sydney from British Columbia for the best part of a year with a cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the S.S. Toroa. Sydney
News has been received of the wreck of the steamer Toroa, 388 tons, in Bass Straits. The passengers, crew, and mails were safely landed. The ship is full of water ashore,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Asquith's Statement. Wreckage of Government Threatened. Sir E. Carson's Motion Adjourned. London, Wednesday Night
In the Commons, Mr. Asquith said he did not propose to move the adjournment of the House until May 2. He regretted there were still material…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer From Dublin. Women Refugees. London, Friday Night
The first boat from Dublin has reached Holyhead. Many women were on board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stranding of a Ketch. Aground at Newcastle. Sydney
The ketch Premier, bound from the Northern Rivers to Sydney, ran into Newcastle last night for shelter, owing to the weather being against her. Just after she rounded the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutch Steamer Blown Up. London
The Dutch steamer Batavier, bound from London to Rotterdam, was blown up, and four persons perished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Steamer Sunk. British Submarines Active. London
A submarine believed to be British shelled the German steamer Kollga, south of Stockholm, and then a torpedo was discharged. The vessel sank and two of the crew were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Torpedoed. Copenhagen
A German steamer was torpedoed in the Sound. She was travelling full speed in the direction of Swedish waters and was stopped by a shot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ketch Ashore. on Nambucca North Head. Sydney
The ketch Premier is ashore on North Head, Nambucca. There is no hope of salvaging the vessel, which is expected to break up…
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