Irish Steamer Sunk. 37 Persons Lost
The Irish steamer Inniscarra, from Fishguard, Cork, was torpedoed and sunk. Only five, including the captain, were saved. It is believed that 37 persons…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918
245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 13
Irish Steamer Sunk Heavy Death Roll. London
The Cork packet steamer Inniscarra has been submarined and sunk. There was no time in which to launch the boats, and 32 out of 37 on board were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Hughes in America. Visits Shipbuilding Yards. Australian Steamer Launched. Building Concrete Ships. Expert to Visit Australia Melbourne
The following cablegram has been received by the Commonwealth Government from the Prime Minister:--I visited our ships at the yards to-day, and everything…
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The steamer City of Columbus, 5000 tons, is reported to have been torpedoed. It has been decided that coastal shipping is now to be armed…
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It has been announced that the tank steamer Herbert Pratt was sunk late today. This makes the eleventh known ship lost since Sunday. One of the crew was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wireless Message From Steamer. Passengers Take to the Boats. London
The liner Caroline, inward bound from Porto Rico, sent a wireless message that she was being attacked on Monday, and that 200 passengers had taken to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hun Pirates. the American Sinkings. More Survivors Landed. "Sunken" Steamer Reaches Port. Vancouver, Tuesday Night
A New York message says: An empty boat belonging to the lost steamer Carolina has been found, but there were no occupants. Nineteen of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Norwegian Steamer Sunk. the Crew Saved. Montreal
The Norwegian steamer Gibbs has been sunk. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Schooner Sunk. Cause of Sinkings. Washington
The Government has decided that the submarine danger is insufficient to justify an advance in marine insurance and life rates for officers and crews of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Neutral Steamer Sunk. Melbourne
The American Consul at Melbourne furnishes Reuter with the following wireless message from Honolulu:--A Washington message spates that a neutral steamer was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Steamer Sunk the Vessel Torpedoed. Melbourne
The cargo steamer Era, formerly one of the best-known cargo carriers and colliers in the Interstate service, has been sunk while on overseas service. No…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Delegates Safe. Not on Sunken Steamer. London
Reuter's Rotterdam correspondent reported on Saturday that the particulars show that the Koningen Regentes was 500 yards behind the Sindoro on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hun Pirates the Raid on America. a Commander's Boast. Steamer Fights Submarine New York, Friday Night
According to the latest estimate, it seems that 14 ships were sunk by the German submarines in their raid on the American coast. The total tonnage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner in a Hurricane. Sydney
The American schooner Betsy Ross, bound from Melbourne to San Francisco, with a cargo of wheat, put into Port Jackson yesterday in distress. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Attacked. in the Irish Sea. Belfast
A steamer from England reached port in a sinking condition. A submarine fired three torpedoes, but missed be steamer. Going ahead in the darkness…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The U-boats. Loss of the Koningen Regentes the Captain Interviewed. Says the Steamer Was Torpedoed. London
Although Lord Newton, Assistant Under-Seeretary of State for Foreign Affairs, states that he refuses to believe that the hospital ship Koningen Regentes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boarding Steamer Torpedoed. London
The Admiralty, reports:-- An armed boarding, steamer, was torpedoed and sunk on June 5. Seven including four of the mercantile crew, are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Matunga's Fate. Stewardess in Melbourne. Seizure of the Steamer. Mrs. Mackenzie's Story. Melbourne
Mrs. Agnes Mackenzie, who was stewardess on board the ill-fated Matunga, which was captured and sunk by the raider Wolf when proceeding from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Ascania Wrecked. on Newfoundland Coast. the Passengers Rescued. Vancouver
The Cunard liner Ascania, 9121 tons, has been totally wrecked in a storm on the Newfoundland coast. The passengers were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hun Pirates. Two Cunard Liners Lost. One Torpedoed One Wrecked 40 Persons Missing. New York, Saturday Night
Two Cunard liners were lost in the Atlantic on the same day, viz., the Ascania and the Ausonia. The Ascania went ashore on Newfoundland and was…
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