Danish Steamer's Fate. Narrow Escape of Submarine. London
Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent, Monday: The survivors of he crew of the Danish steamer Hroptatyr torpedoed by U18 off Cape Ushant, on December 22,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
206 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 11
Timber Schooner Missing. Brisbane
The timber schooner Swordfish, which left Townsville for Maryborough, is reported missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] a Disastrous Flood Clermont Partly Wash Away. 62 Bodies Recovered. Many Others Missing. Steamer Also Massing. Sydney
Further details concerning these astrous floods at Clermont, Qu[?] land, show that 62 bodies .have covered. The town was partly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutch Steamer Sunk. Fog Robs German Pirates. London
A "Daily Mail" wire from The Hague states that the steamer Pldambt left Rotterdam for London on December 27. A German destroyer intercepted it, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the World. Submarine Wafare. French Mail Steamer in Trouble. London
A madrid correspondent states that the French mail steamer, Ville d'Havre wirelessed to Spanish stations that she was being shelled by a submarine. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aerial Warfare. Zeppelin Victims Washed Ashore. London
A North Sea gale washed on to the Scottish coast two heavily clothed, scarred corpses belonging to the crew of the Zeppelin brought down off Durham…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Missing Schooner
A good deal of mystery surrounds the fate of the schooner Swordfish, which was believed to have foundered in a gale some weeks ago, but has since been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Cables (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) U.S. Cruiser Wrecked. 300 Men Saved. Others Still Aboard. Washington
The United States cruiser Milwaukee has gone ashore on the coast of California while attempting to salvage a submarine. Three hundred of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Cruiser Wrecked. Vancouver
The United States cruiser Milwaukee was wrecked by a tidal current off Eureka, California…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To More Victims. Danish Steamer Sunk. London, Thursday Night
The latest sinking Include the British sailer Kinpurney, 1944 tons, and the Danish steamer Omsk, 1574 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Front. British Successes. Teutons Forced to Give Ground. Counter-attacks Smashed. Trenches and Dugouts Wrecked London
General Haig: This morning, after a heavy bombardment, we occupied a line of posts northward of Beaucourt-sur-Anere. The whole of the objectives were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Sunk. Large Cargo of Frozen Meat. Melbourne
The news of the sinking of the steamer Port Nicholson was announced in Melbourne to-day. The vessel left Townsville (Q.) at the end of November and Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Antonia Costa. Revives Memories of the New England's Wreck. Newcastle
Antonio Costa, cockswain of the Newcastle lifeboat crew, died in Newcastle, on Wednesday night after an illness of over two years. His death recalls the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Yarrowdale Safe. Arrival at Cape Verde Reported. Rio Janeiro, Friday Night
According to reliable information received here, the steamer Yarrowdale, which was captured by the German raider, has arrived at San Vicenti, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of a Noble Hero Fearful Shipwreck Recalled
The "Daily Telegraph" of January 19th sttes:--"Mr. Antonio Costa, coxswain of the Newcastle lifeboat crew, diet at Newcastle on Wednesday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir John Forest's Curios. Relics of Sixteenth Century. Wrecked Dutch Transports
It is not generally known among those who are blind to all but politics that Sir John Forrest, the bulky Liberal who represents the Swan (W. A.) in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Danish Steamer Aiding Germans. Rio De Janeiro
The Danish steamer Hammershus was fired upon and stopped by Santa Cruz fort for attempting to leave the harbor secretly last night, after taking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Belmore Wreck. Marine Board Inquiry Opened. Sydney
The Marine Court opened an inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Belmore at the entrance of the Macleay River. After several witnesses were examined, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Four-masted Schooner Ashore. Adelaide
A four-masted schooner ran ashore at Scraper's Cape, St. Alban, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, yesterday afternoon. Assistance was immediately sent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Drifting Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Buninyong is drifting five miles north of South Solitary to-day with a broken rudder stock. The vessel is en route for Sydney from…
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