Latest. Only [?] Passengers and 94 of Crew Saved. Steamer Sunk Without Warning. London
The survivors of the Persia disaster consist of 68 passengers. (of whom 17 ara women) and 94 of the crew (of whom 59 are lascars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
260 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 13
ANOTHER P. AND O. Steamer Sunk. Collision with a Storeship. London
The P. and O. Company's steamer Geelong has been sunk in the Mediterranean by collision with an admiralty storeship. There was no loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wars. What Was Done on Gallipoli. Further Russian Successes Reported. (Reuter's Message.) Compulsory Service in Britain. Details of Commons Debate. Sir Ian Hamilton's Report Published. On the Western Front. Enemy Trenches Wrecked. Attack Repulsed by British. Germans Bomb Boulogne. Paris
An official communique states:- "We wrecked several of the enemy trenches in the Champagne region and exploded ammunition depots."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Submarine Wrecked. London
A Dutch official telegram states that the submarine was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italian Steamer Mined. in the Adriatic Sea. Two Hundred Persons Perish. London
An Italian steamar has been sunk by a mine in the Adriatic Sea. Two hundred of those on board perished…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mined Italian Steamer. Carrying Montenegrin Recruits. Cetige
The mined Italian steamer, sunk in the Adriatic Sea, with a loss of 200 lives, carried 425 Montenegrin recruits from America…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sunken Steamer Geelong. Melbourne
The Minister of the Navy (Mr. J. A. Jensen announced yesterday that the P. and O. steamer Geelong, which was recently sunk through a collision with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. War Items. United States and Prussianism the Dardanelles Operations. Austrians in Danger on Russian Front. Spies on a Greek Steamer
The following items of news have been transmitted through the Independent Cable Serrice:- London, Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enemy Submarines. Another Steamer Sunk. Malta
The steamer Clan Macfarlane was sunk by a submarine on December 30. The chief officer, engineer, four other officers, and 18 Lascars have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Events at Sea. Spanish Steamer Mined and Sunk. Twenty-five Drowned. London
Lloyds report that the Spanish steamer Bayo has been mined and sunk off Four de Chassiron, on the west coast of France…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Gallant Airmen on the Western Front. 350,000 Allies' Troops in Macedonia. Turkish Note on Gallipoli Evacuation. The Clan Macfarlane. Sunk Without Warning. Experiences of Crew in Open Boats. Alleged Drugging of Australian Soldiers in England. Condition of the Kaiser. Prince Henry of Prussia Recalled to Berlin. Italy and the Balkans. Austrian Dreadnoughts at Cattaro. Invasion of Persia by the Turks. Admiralty Officer's Statement Respecting German Fleet. Spanish Steamer Mined. Austrian Warship Sunk by French Submarine. Explosion on United States Submarine. Twenty Perish. The Blockade Policy. British Press Criticism. More Resolute Action Considered Needful. On the Western Front. French Flying Officers Killed. German Tribute to Bravery
During their last fight Captain Sallier and Lioutenant [?] Gall steered their biplane over the german lines. They were surprised by a Forker…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Chinese Revolution. Sydney Steamer's Adventure at Shanghai
The E. and A. liner St. Albans, which arrived at Sydney on Monday morning from Japan, via ports, struck an exciting time at Shanghai, for she was there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Steamer Quarantined. Smallpox on Board. Sydney
The steamer Yulgilbar, which arrived on Saturday from the Macleay River, on the North Coast, was quarantined owing to a case of smallpox having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Chinese Revolution. Sydney Steamer's Adventure at Shanghai
The E. and A. liner St. Albans, which arrived at Sydney on Monday morning from Japan, via ports, struck an exciting time at Shanghai, for she was there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enemy Submarines. Another Steamer Sunk. Malta
The steamer Tremeaton has been sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean. The members of the crew were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Overdue. Fears for the Clan Mactavish. Melbourne
The steamer Clan Mactavish is overdue at London, From Australia, and fears are entertained for her safety. She carried a large cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barquentine Wrecked. One of the Crew Missing
Word has been received at Launceston (Tasmania) from Capt Portland that the barquentine Volador bound from Hobart to Melbourne with a cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-german Steamer Captured by Submarine. Amsterdam
An Austrian submarine captured near Giovanni the steamer Konig Albert, which Italy was using to convey 800 Servian refugees…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Empty Steamer. Torpedoed by Germans. But Reaches Port. Rotterdam
The Dutch oil steamer Artem's from Rotterdam to London, in ballast, was torpedoed on Wednesday under what may be regarded as exceptional…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Bombed by Zeppelin. Breaks in Two and Sinks. Thirteen Lives Lost. London
A Zeppelin on Tuesday night bombed and sank the former German steamer Franz Fischer, which was captured early in the war…
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