Italian Steamer Torpedoed. Athens
A German submarine torpedoed the Italian steamer Bari, and also sunk several lifeboats. Fifty of the survivors have gone to Corfu, and 150 have gone to Italy…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
206 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 11
Fire on a Steamer
At the inquiry into the cause of the fire which broke out on a big steamer at Miller's Point three weeks ago evidence was given that someone had broken into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Warshihp Sunk. Bodies Washed Ashore. Copenhagen, Thursday Night
A German warship has been sunk in the Sound. A number of bodies of sailors have been washed ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Munition Steamer Aground. Christiania
A large Roumanian steamer, bound for Archangel with munitions and railway waggons, grounded near Bergen. Salvage will be difficult…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb in a Steamer. a Melbourne Rumor. Sydney
A rumor is current in Melbourne that a bomb was found aboard a steamer timed to sail on Saturday and which was delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Steamer Lost. Struck a Reef. Sydney
The collier Bellambi, which left Sydney on the 5th instant, struck the main reef near St. Vincent, near Noumea, five days later, and is how reported a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb on a Steamer. a Startling Rumor. Melbourne
A rumor was circulated in Melbourne yesterday that a bomb had been found on board a steamer which should have sailed from Port Melbourne on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bellambi Wrecked. Disaster in a Fog. All. Hands Saved
The collier Bellambi (1162 tons) has been wrecked on a reef near New Caledonia, and is now reported to be a total loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Matunga's Fate. Wreckage Identified. Sydney
Wreckage brought to Sydney from the islands has been identified as part of the lost steamer Matunga, which disappeared mysteriously, near Papua,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Neutral Losses. Belgian Relief Ship Wrecked Copenhagen, Wednesday Night
The Danish steamers, Anglo-Dane and Flynderborg have been mined while on voyages from England. The Norwegian steamer Leander…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight on a Steamer. Two Firemen Sent to Gaol. Sydney
During a disturbance on a steamer in Woolloomooloo Bay last night, a steward named Davies, on another vessel, received injuries which necessitated nine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The See Adler's Crew. at Sea in Leaky Schooner. Will Probably Land in Java. Sydney
According to private information received, 62 members of the crew of the German raider See Adler were seen in a white schooner trying to reach…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Steamer Sunk. New York, Wednesday Night
In the Baltimore fire at the piers a British steamer, alongside the piers, ignited and her submarine shells exploded. The steamer sank…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Setting Fire to a Steamer. Sydney
Two foreign seamen, Otto Karllson and Felix Mandelin, natives of Sweden and Finland, respectively, were before the Police Court to-day charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women's Naval Service. Relieving "Jack" Ashore. London
The Admiralty announces that it is establishing a Women's Royal Naval Service for shore duties, hitherto performed by naval ratings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany's Hopes Wrecked. Australia the Chief Opponent. London
Mr. J. E. Mackenzie, formerly "Times" Berlin correspondent, lecturing in London on the improvement in Japanese and American relations, and the part…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Schooner Aurora a Lifebuoy Found. Sydney
A lifebuoy belonging to the missing schooner, Aurora, long overdue at a South American port from Sydney, was found off the North Coast. It is now believed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Halifax Destroyed. Explosion of Munitions. a Thousand People Killed. the City in Flames. Mass of Wreckage and Dead Bodies. Vancouver
Sixty per cent, of Halifax was destroyed by fire, which is still raging. The streets are strewn with 1200 dead. At 9 o'clock a munitions steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer Founders. Ottawa
The Government steamer Simcoe foundered last night in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the crew, numbering 46, were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Wrecked Zeppelin. Amsterdam
A Dutch lugger reports passing a wrecked and abandoned Zeppelin in the North Sea…
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