The Size of the Steamer
An idea of the size of the Lusitania will be gained by the fact that she was [?] long as from "The Miner" Office to [?]-street (1 furlong and 102ft.),…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915
356 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 18
A Liner Torpedoed. The Atlantic Steamer Lusitania. Attacked by Submarine Off Irish Coast. The Passengers and Crew Reported Safe. London
The Atlantic liner Lusitania, travelling between Britain and New York, with 1300 passengers and a big crew and staff, has been torpedoed and sunk by Germans off Kinsale, on the Irish coast. Assistance has been sent to the steamer and for the rescue of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Torpedoes Strike the Steamer. the Captain Saved. Rescued Passengers Die Insane. London
Survivors state that two torpedos struck the liner. It is unofficially estimated in Dublin that over 1000 lives have been lost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Lusitania. the Latest. (Reuter's Message.) Outburst Against Germans. Shops Wrecked at Liverpool. London
A number of German shops at Liverpool were wrecked last night. Twenty of the rioters were, arrested at Everton. Their comrades tried to rescue them,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another British Steamer Sunk. the Queen Wilhelmina. Crew Allowed to Take to Boats. London
The British steamer Queen Wilhelmina has been sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea. She withstood considerable shelling but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lost Lusitania. Funeral of the Victims. Pathetic Scenes. Anti-german Riots in England. Action Against Aliens Demanded. (Reuter's Messages.) Anti-german Riots in England. Shops Wrecked in the Cities. Enemy Boycotted at Smithfield. London
A large crowd of city men attacked several German shops in Cullum-street to-night, but policemen drove the crowd off. There were other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian-bound Liner Lost. Collision with Unknown Steamer
New was received by the English mail (says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph") that disaster had overtaken the steamer South Pacific, which had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreckage and Pillage in London. German and Austrian Shops Smashed. London
Amazing scenes or wreckage and pillage have occurred in London. Every German and Austrian shop between Hackney and Islington has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extensive Wild Demonstra- Tions. Many Shops Wrecked. London
Wild anti-German demonstrations have occurred at Aldgate, Limehouse, Stepney, Bethnal Green, and Poplar. Many shops were wrecked. Germans…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Submarine Sunk. by British Steamer
The steamer Collarine sank a German submarine off the Northumberland coast. The engineers say they felt the shock, and oil then rose to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Airship Wrecked. the Crew Prisoners. London
It is reported that the Zeppelin which attacked Calais was wrecked by gunfire at Cape Grisnez and fell near Dunkirk. Seven officers and 35 men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germany and Merchant Shipping. a British Steamer Sunk. While Being Towed Into Port. London
While the steamer Dumcree, which was torpedoed but did not sink, was being towed into port by a Norwegian steamer, a German submarine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A German Prize Steamer. Sydney
The German prize steamer Hamm, from Hamburg, arrived yesterday. The vessel was seized at Capetown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germany and Merchant Shipping. a Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed. London
The Norwegian steamer Minerva has been torpedoed in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany and Merchant Shipping. the Torpedoed Nebraskan. the Steamer Saved. London
The American steamer Nebraskan, torpedoed by a German submarine, was outward bound from Delaware for Glasgow. She was attacked 40 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision at Sea. Dutch Liner and Tramp Steamer. Serious Damage to the Liner. (Reuter's Message.) New York
The Dutch liner Ryndam co[?]lided with the tramp steamer Joseph Cuneo at sea, with serious damage to the Ryndam…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Barque Wrecked. Nine of Crew Drowned. (Renter's Message.) London
The barque Bidart, bound from New Caledonia for Glasgow, has been wrecked at Faja Grande, in the Azores. Nine of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Torpedoed and Shelled. London
The steamer Morwenna, from Montreal to Cardiff, in ballast, was torpedoed and shelled 160 miles from St. Ann's Head. The crew have since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swedish Schooner Burnt. Danish Vessel Allowed to Go Free. Copenhagen
A German submarine stopped a Danish and a Swedish schooner in the North Sea. It allowed the Danish vessel to proceed but burnt the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Schooner Elfreda. a Prize of War
The Elfreda, a schooner owned by the D.H. and P.G., a German firm, with business interests throughout the Samoan Group, now lies in Suva…
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