Enemy Steamer Sunk. Rome, Friday Night
An Italian submarine torpedoed an armed enemy steamer near Lusino…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918
245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 13
Trouble on a Steamer. Sydney
Trouble occurred with the colored crew on a steamer in port at Newcastle yesterday, just before she was due to sail. As a result, 37 Filipinos were arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wrecked Vessel. Wellington (N.z.)
Parts of a wrecked vessel found a hundred miles north of Gisborne, New Zealand, are apparently those of a three-masted wooden schooner. The measurement of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Orete Total Wreck at Iron Island. Only One Man Saved. Brisbane
The Brisbane portmaster has received a message from the harbormaster at Roekhampton stating the steamer Timaru has returned from Iron Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Raid on Sunday. a Hall Wrecked. London
"The Times" special correspondent, reporting on Monday, says three bombs on Sunday fell on a hotel. Eight persons were killed, including a group of four men who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Orete. Sole Survivors Story. Battle for Life. Drifting on a Raft. Rockhampton
The full story of the wreck of the Orete by the sole survivor of that ill-fated vessel came to hand through Captain Brown (of the steamer Timaru), who left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Captured. Copenhagen
A British auxiliary cruiser captured the German steamer Dusseldorff while it was voyaging from Tromsoe (Norway) to Stettin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Submarine Menace. [?]Ins Strike Trouble. Dead Bodies Washed Ashore. Copenhagen Saturday Night
The bodies of a number of German seamen belonging to submarines have been washed ashore in the Christiania (Norway) Fjord…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The U-boats. Another Spanish Steamer Sunk. London
Reuter's Cadiz correspondent reported on Saturday that 28 survivors from the torpedoed Spanish steamer Marcaspio, which was proceeding to New York were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Orete. Search to Be Made. Brisbane
In connection with the loss of the ill-fated Orete a request has been made to the Marine Department by the daughter of the master of that vessel that search…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked in a Blizzard. 145 Lives Lost. London
The steamer Florizel, from Halifax to New York, was wrecked in a blizzard, and 145 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cables (Messages received, except where otherwise specified through the Australian Cables Association.) British Steamer Wrecked. Great Loss of Life. New York
A message from St. John's, Newfoundland, says the British steamship Florisel is ashore. It is believed that 157 have perished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Florizel. Heroic Rescues. London
A Vancouver message states that there were heroic rescues, by which 35 lives were saved from the steamer Florizel. which was wrecked on the Newfoundland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captured Ship Wrecked. Taking Prisoners to Germany London, Tuesday Night
The Ipotz Mendizpen, a Spanish steamer, supposed to have been captured by the raider Wolfe, was utilised to convey the passenger and crews of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gotzmundi Wrecked. on the Danish Coast. Sydney Professor on Board
Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent states that the Spanish steamer Gotzmundi, which was captured by the German raider Wolfe, was stranded east of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Missing Ketch. Fears for the Captain's Safety Rockhampton
Inspector McGrath has received a report that Captain Graham, of the ketch St. Lawrence, which is a regular trader between here and St. Lawrence and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Naval Steamer Founders. Thirty Sailors Drowned. Washington
Thirty sailors were drowned when the naval, steamer Cherokee foundered off the Atlantic coast on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Florizel. Plight of Survivors
Later messages received from St. Johns (Newfoundland) state that only 44 were rescued from the wreck. The survivors escaped because they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ketch St. Lawrence. No Further News. Rockhampton
Nothing further has been heard respecting Captain Graham, the skipper of the ketch St. Lawrence, who was reported missing. Inspector McGrath reports…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Cyclone. On Queensland Coast. Steamer's Terrible Experience. Maryborough
A terrific 'Cyclone is reported to be raging off Double Island Point this morning, with strong south-easterly gales blowing with the force of from 90 to 100…
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