Papua. Steamer Misima Ashor[?]. Sydney
News has been received in Sydney by wireless of the loss of the steamer Misima, which went ashore on the coast of Papua. All hands were saved, but it is feared the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
206 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 11
Dutch Steamer Sunk. Germany Going the Whole Hog. London
The Admiralty reports that the Dutch steamship Gamma left New York for Amsterdam with a cargo of oilcake for the Netherlands Government. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Steamer. Fired at by Submarine. London
The Admiralty reports that the captain of the American steamer, Westweg, states that a submarine ineffectively fired five shots west of Fastnett. The submarine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Steamer Wrecked. Crew Escape. Adelaide
The schooner Success, loaded with wheat from Balgowan, struck a reef off Troubridge Hill, while en route to Port Adelaide, and sank immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ketch Wrecked. Adelaide
The ketch, Success, was totally wrecked at Investigator Strait, South Australia. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Schooner Sunk. Holland Will Resist Violation of Territory. London
"The Times" says that the American schooner Charles Kichull, 884 tons, was sunk west of the Tortugas on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Belmont Wreck. Finding of the Marine Court. Sydney
The Marine Court concluded its inquiry into the wrecked Steamer Belmont, and held that the wreck was due to the wrongful act of William…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer's Cargo. Melbourne
The Prime Minister has consented to the time for the sale of the German steamer's cargo being extended until April 3. The steamer left before the war broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany's Wholesale Piracy. Greek Steamer Sunk. Only Five Survivors. London
The Greek steamer Achiosspryidon has been submarined. There were only 5 survivors, the captain and the rest of the crew being drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner Ashore. All Hands Saved. Sydney
An American schooner, the E. B. Jackson, went ashore and was wrecked at Apia Harbor (Samoa). All hands were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Schooner Fired. Crew Leave in Boats. Rome
The British Consul at Caglaire has informed the American Consul at Rome that the American schooner Lyman Shaw had been set on fire by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German Submarines. American Schooner Sunk. the United States Attitude. Count Bernstorff Expresses Opinion. American Schooner Sunk. Mediterranean Disaster. London
The American schooner Lyman Law hah been sunk in the Mediterranean. Later. A Vancouver message says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Alsace Success. German Salient Wrecked. Paris. Saturday Night
A French communique states: In the Champagne there has been mutual artillery activity, in the sector at Maisons De Champagne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Barrier Bomb. Newspaper Office Wrecked. Sydney
A bomb was thrown on the roof of the Barrier "Miner" newspaper office at Broken Hill on Saturday night after the expiration of an open-air meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck at the Heads. Fishing Smack Ashore. Strikes Southern Breakwater
MACLEAN, Thursday Midnight. The Nina Meg, a fishing smack of some 20 tons, while attempting to cross the bar in a heavy sea to-night, struck the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swedish Steamer Sunk. Another Narrow Shave for Wilson. New York
The American Consul-General at Barcelona (Spain) reports that the Swedish steamer Skooland has been submarined. The crew, including five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rough Seas. Disaster at Clarence Heads. a fishing boat wrecked
As a result of a strong North-Easter, there was a heavy sea on the Clarence ba[?] yesterday evening and night, resul[?]ing in trying experiences to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck at the Heads. Fishermen in Difficulties. Nina Meg Seriously Damaged
As briefly stated in yesterday's "Examiner," the Nine Meg, a fishing craft of some 20 tons, was wrecked while attempting to cross in over the bar…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckage of Private Bar. Tramcar's Sudden Break. Auckland
A runaway electric tram at Auckland dashed over an embankment and continued along an alley. It then crashed through the brick wall of an hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand. the Mararoa Ashore. Wellington
The s.s. Mararoa ran ashore at Cap Turakirae, near the entrance of Wellington Harbor, this morning. Although the vessel's stern is in 4½ fathoms, she…
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