Wreckage on the North Sea. Floating Oil Calms the Water
The following war items were transmitted by the Independent Cable service:- London, Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
260 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 13
Kitchener's Death. the Sinking of the Hamp. Kitchener and Staff Clear the Wreck. But the Boat Is Swamped. London
A patrol vessel has reported that H.M.S. Hampshire was afire about an hou[?] and a half after she laft the Orkneys, and sank within twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bomb on a Steamer Found After Reaching Port. London
The Press Bureau reports that a bomb has been discovered in the bilge of a grain steamer which arrived recently at an 'English port from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Under the Papal Flag. Pope Purchases a Steamer. Rome
The Pope, intending to safeguard the Holy See's diplomatists against war Risks, has bought the steamer Nuncins, which the Government permits to have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Passenger Steamer Strikes a Mine. Eight Hundred Passengers on Board. the Majority Saved. Petrograd
The steamer Mercury, with 800 passengers, struck a mine near Odessa, and sank in five minutes. The majority of those on board were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Submarine Activity. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Conflict with Two Opponents Copenhagen
An Austrain submarine ineffectually chased the Norwegian steamer Rauma for eleven hours in the Mediterranean. Then a German submarine suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Submarine Activity. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Conflict with Two Opponents Copenhagen
An Austrian submarine ineffectually chased the Norwegian steamer Rauma for eleven hours in the Mediterranean, Then a German submarine suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Battle of Jutland. German Wreckage Picked Up. Amsterdam
A Dutch trawler just arrived reports that it passed a mass of wreckage near the British coast, and picked up a lifeboat and a number of caps marked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enemy Submarines. Attack on United States Steamer. Apology and Indemnity Demanded. Washington
In December last the united States oil tank steamer Petrolite was attacked without warning in the Mediterranean by on Austrian submarine, one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supposed Fishing Tragedy. Two Boats Washed Ashore. Owned in Adelaide. Adelaide
A cutter about 40ft long and a dinghy 10ft. long have been washed ashore on the Coorong, 25 miles from Goolwa. They were found by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supposed Fishing Tragedy. Two Boats Washed Ashore. Owned in Adelaide. Adelaide
A cutter about 40ft. long and a dinghy 10ft. long have been washed ashore on the Coorong, 25 miles from Goolwa. They were found by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How a Steamer Was Captured. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
The "Telecraaf" states that the capture of the steamer Brussels on June 23 was due to a mysterious passenger, who described himself as an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fishing Cutter Wrecked. Two Men Missing. Adelaide
The identity of the fishing cutter which was wrecked (as reported in yesterday's "Miner,") on Coorong Beach, 25 mdes from Goolwa, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Enemy Submarines. British Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) London
The British steamer Gannet has been sunk by an enemy submarine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reported Capture of British Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
The Germans claim to have captured the British steamer Lestris near the English coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reported Capture of British Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
The Germans claim to have captured the British steamer Lestria near the English coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Steamer Captured. (Reuter's Message.) London
Lloyd's report that it is believed that the Germans have captured the British steamer Pendennis, 2000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Strikes a Mine. (Reuter's Message.) London
The British steamer Kara struck a mine and was sunk. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Aground. Near Port Augusta. Adelaide
The steamer investigator has gone aground in the Port Augusta Channel. The steamer's steering gear has been carried away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sinn Fein Outbreak. Recruiting Offices Wrecked. (Reuter's Message.) London
A thousand Sinn Feiners at Cork, disappointed at the non-arrival of the released Irish prisoners, wrecked the recruiting offices, hissed the military…
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