Give and Take. Both Sides Make Small Gains Huns Wrecking Verdun Cathedral. Paris
A French communique states: German counter attacks retook two-small woods north of Hem, while we captured a wood on the north-eastern…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
180 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 9
Trouble in Ireland. Sinn Fein Riot at Cork. Recruiting Office Wrecked. Shots Fired. London, Friday Night
A thousand Sinn Feiners, who were disappointed at the non-arrival of the released prisoners, paraded the streets of Cork and sang rebel songs. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Trouble. Accident to Burns Philip Vessel. Sydney
After being delayed on the coast for [?]ral days owing to defective engines, the steamer Mesima arrived in harbor from Papua, being towed down the coast by the tug…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the World. British Steamer Captured. in Swedish Waters. London
A German destroyer captured the British steamer Adams in Swedish territorial waters. An enquiry is proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Russian Offensive. a Zeppelin Wrecked. by Russian Guns. London, Thursday Night
It is reported at Cologne that Russian guns wrecked a Zeppelin at Riga…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Released. London
It is reported that Berlin has ordered the release of the steamer Adams, which was recently seized…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strange Steamer
A strange steamer put into Byron Bay on Monday last. She proved to be the Marsina, from New Guinea, with many returned soldiers and passengers. It appears that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Sunk. London
The Norddeutscher steamer Norderney, from Sweden with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk in the Baltic. The captain and three of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Islands Ashore. Result of Thick Mist. Sydney
The steamer Five Islands went ashore on the rocks near Botany Heads early this morning. As the vessel is in deep trim, with a full cargo of coal, it will probably be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New England Wreck
"Hawkeye" writes: Your recent article recalled a tragic scene, and heroic rescue. Just after the incident, Mr. John Fitzgerald, barrister, of Sydney (who had graduated from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stranded Steamer Refloated. Sydney
The stranded steamer Five Islands was successfully refloated last night after 130 tons of coal had been jettisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cables. Terrific Explosions. Hun Outrage in New York. 600 Tons Allies' Explosives Destroyed. Oil Ships Burnt. Warehouses Wrecked. Fifteen Millions Damage. New York
A terrific explosion occurred in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey cities (portions of Greater New York) at two o'clock this (Sunday) morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Submarine Strife. Another Futile Attack. British Steamer Sinks Pirate Montreal, Tuesday Night
The British steamer Clodmore, which has arrived here, reports a battle with a Hun submarine in the Mediterranean It is believed that the submarine was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Lost. London
The British steamer Ecuador was lost off Port Olico, as a result of a boiler explosion. Twenty-nine were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Joffre's Message. German Plans All Wrecked. London
A Paris correspondent says General Joffre sent a stirring message to the troops. He said: "Soldiers, for two years you have wrecked all the plans of the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cholera. Japanese Steamer Quarantined. London
The Japanese steamer Rawaii Maru was quarantined at Yokohama, owing to the discovery of 15 cases of cholera. There were four fatalities…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Submarine Warfare. Another Hun Sunk. by British Steamer. Baltimore, Friday Night
Captain David Thompson, of the steamship Strathness, reports sinking a Hun submarine in the Mediterranean by gunfire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scow Ashore. Likely to Become Total Wreck. Auckland
The scow Albatross is ashore at Kawhia, New Zealand. The crew is safe, but it is believed the vessel will become a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sweden and Germany. Impudent Hun Outrage. Swedish Steamer Stolen. London
A Stockholm message stated the Germans captured the Swedish steamer Themis, and impudently put it into the Swedish port of Slite, in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sweden and Germany. a Torpedoed Steamer. Germany Promises Reparation. Copenhagen
Germany has promised full and immediate satisfaction for the torpedoing of the Swedish steamer Commerce Vera…
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