No Sign of Wreckage. London
Two warships searched the sea in the vicinity of the Zeppelin disaster reported by the Grimsby trawler, but did not find the wreck. It is believed…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
260 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 13
The Wars. the Zeppelin Raid on England. an Airship Discovered Sinking. the Case of the Steamer Appam. Release of the Passengers. German Activity in Belgium. Australians at Work in France. Russian Successes on the Dneister. (Reuter's Message.) A Sinking Zeppelin. Reported From the North Sea. London
Official: The captain of a fishing trawler has reported that he saw a Zeppelin in the North Sea sinking. London, Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Bombardment. Trenches Wrecked and Batteries Silenced. by Anglo-french Artillery. Paris
An official communique issued to-day states:- "The France-British artillery destructively bombarded the German…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Naval Steamer Afire. in Straits of Dover. London
A fire broke out on board the naval service steamer Peel Castle in the Straits of Dover, and other craft assisted to fight the fire and pumped water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reported Loss of Zeppelins. Two Vessels Said to Have Been Wrecked. Amsterdam
According to the "Echo Belge," rumors are current that a Zeppelin was wrecked by French airmen near Hainault; also, that on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loss of Steamer Geelong. Survivors in Melbourne
The loss of the P. and O. branch service line steamer Geelong, which was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea last month as the result of a collision with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Enemy Naval Raids. Steamer Critic Chased. Possibly by the Moewe. New York
The steamer Critic, which has arrived here, reports that she was chased by an enemy ship near Gibraltar. Some of those on board suggest that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Naval Raids. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. London
The Norwegian ship Alabama was torpedoed or mined at sea and sank in two minutes. The crew was picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. (Reuter's Message.) Enemy Naval Raids. British Steamer Torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Malta
The British steamer Springwell, outward bound to India, has been torpedoed (it is said without warning) in the Mediterranean Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Cemetery Sensation. Glass Wreath Cases Wrecked
At the Petersburg Cemetery on Tuesday night 30 glass wreath cases— 13 in the Roman Catholic and 17 in the Protestant portion—were smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mail Steamer Delated. Sydney
Consequent upon delay while on the outward voyage, the P. and O. mail steamer Mongolia will leave Sydney for London on March 4, instead of March…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Zeppelin Wrecked. on the Dutch Frontier. Amsterdam
A storm in Belgium carried a Zeppelin adrift. The vessel landed at Venlo, on the Dutch frontier, and was wrecked. The crew have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wrecked Bocotra. Captain's Certificate Suspended. (Reuter's Message.) London
The inquiry into the loss of the steamer Socotra was concluded to-day. Judgment was given that the grounding was due to the neglect of the master…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion in Melbourne. Four Shops Wrecked. Narrow Escape of Occupants. Damaged Buildings Catch Fire. Melbourne
A disastrous explosion occurred in Victoria Avenue Albert ark, yesterday(Saturday) morning and wrecked four brandings. A number of people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Explosion at Sea. Alleged German Work. Steamer Damaged and Three Men Killed. Rio de Janeiro
The American steamer Tennyson, bound from Buenas Ayres to New York, has arrived at Marran Hao. She was seriously damaged by an explosion in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Westburn Blown Up at Teneriffe. London
The British steamer Westburn, which arrived at Teneriffe with a pri[?]e crew, believed to be from the raiding cruiser Moewe, has been blown np, it said, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Westburn Episode. How the Steamer Was Blown Up. by the German Prize Crew. Teneriffe
The steamer Westburn (captured by the German raider) was compelled to quit the harbor. A Brittan cruiser was watching and saw the Westburn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany and Merchant Shipping. Steamer Captain's Story. London
Captain Cargill, of the Liverpool steamer Belle of France, has arrived home with a tragic story of the German attitude. He states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feared Large Loss of Life. a Rescue Steamer Sunk. London
Scorts of vessels raced to tho scene of the rained steamer Matoja, but it is feared that the lots of lifo hat been lane. The steamer Empress Fort William waa mined and tunk while attemptint ta rescue tome of the Malojs's survivors. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dutch Steamer Mined and Sunk. London
The Meckelenburg, bound from England to Flushing, has been mined and sunk. It is believed that the passengers, crew, and mails were saved…
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