Government Steamer Founders. Whole Crew Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Ottawa
The Government steamer Simcoe foundered last night in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The whole crew of 46 were lost…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
265 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 14
How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stepped [?] taken in time, but if disregarded, it will overcome the might[?] vessel, and drag her beneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grounding of a Steamer. Damages Claimed Against Harbor Board. Brisbane
The Townsville Harbor Board has received a writ claiming £50,000 damages in connection with the grounding of the Federal Steamship Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosives Buildings Wrecked. (Reuter's Message.) London
Official An explosion wrecked some buildings at an explosive works northward of London. There were no fatalities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Admiralty Steamer Sunk. Torpedoed in Irish Channel. One Hundred and One Men Lost. (Reuter's Message.) London, Sunday. The Admiralty reports:—
"The British armed boarding steamer Stephen Furness was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Channel. Six officers and 95 men of other ranks were lost."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wars. Another Air Raid on England. British Steamer Torpedoed in Irish Channel. Krupp's Reported on Fire. Further British Success in Palestine. Absolute Prohibition in Force in Canada. Ukranian and Roumanian Fronts United. On the Western front. Increased Artillery Activity (Reuter's Message.) London
[The cable messages in this issue headed "The Times' Message" are published in "The (London) Times" newspaper, and cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those of "The Times" unless expressly stated to be so. The cables headed…
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