Japanese Steamer Sunk. Passengers and Crew Landed. ("The Times" Message.) London
The London "Times" Nagasaki (Japan) correspondent reports that the Japanese steamer Zenra Maru has been sunk by a submarine…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
265 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 14
Wreck on West Australian Coast. Survey Party's Experience. Perth
The small steamer Dunskey, owned by Armstrong and Waters, of Albany, and carrying a Government railway survey party from Albany to Nornalup…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Wrecked. on Lake Alexandria. Captain, Family, and Crew Reported Safe. Adelaide
The Murray trading steamer Merle, owned by Mr. Diener, of Morgan, foundered in Lake Alexandria yesterday during a storm. On board were Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany and United States. United States Steamer Torpedoed. (Reteur's Message.) Vancouver
The United States steamer Alconquin has been torpedoed by a German submarine. The Alconquin was formerly in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enemy Submarines. Another Belgian Relief Steamer. Sunk Without Warning. (Reteur's Message.) Copenhagen
The Belgian relief steamer Lars Fastenas, bound from the United States to Rotterdam has been sunk without warning by a German…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Seas. Off West Australian Coast. Steamer Strikes the Shore. Perth
The steamer Willy Willy struck Port Hedland during a violent storm yesterday morning. The storm, which is considered to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Honolulu. a Steadier Wrecked. (Reuter's Message.) Honolulu
A heavy storm yesterday caused floods, which undermined many buildings. The steamer Mani was wrecked in the storm and lost her cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China and Germany. Bombs on a Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai
Chinese officials here have found bombs under the machinery of a German steamer seized. The machinery, too, had been dismantled, and part is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Steamer in Collision. Arrival at Cardiff. Melbourne
Senator Russell (Minister in charge of Shipping) stated to-day that the Australian Ports, one of the Commonwealth Government's steamers, had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer in Collision. One of the Commonwealth Fleet. Melbourne
Senator Russell, Minister controlling the Commonwealth line of steamers, stated yesterday that the Australian Port which had arrived at Cardiff on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer and Skiff Collide. Three Men Missing. Sydney
The North Coast Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Wollongbar collided with a waterman's skiff at Fort Denison, in Sydney Harbor, at about 7.30 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In New Zealand. the Steamer Otaki Lost. Officers Prisoners in Germany. Wellintgton (N. Z.)
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Otaki, of 9578 tons, is definitely reported as lost. The officers aro now said to be prisoners of war of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attack on the Steamer. Returning to Her Base. (United Service Message.) London
The "Daily Mail"'says that the Asturias was torpedoed at midnight on March 20. She had previously landed 1000 sick and wounded men at an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Submarines. Sinking of a Norwegian Steamer. Incident Described. (Reuter's Message.) London
Survivors of the German submarine U39, recently sunk in the North Sea, state that on February 8 the submarine fired on the Norwegian steamer Ida…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Steamer Torpeded. Submarine Crew Views the Spectacle. Sufferings of the Survivors. ("The Times" Message.) London
The British steamer Alnewick Castle was torpedoed amidships, breaking the vessel's back. The gunners had no chance to defend the ship, and within…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A German Account. Portion of the Fleet Out. British Steamer Sunk. Some of the Crew Taken Prisoner. (Reuter's Message.) London
A Berlin official message (received via Amsterdam) states:— "On the night of Wednesday-Thursday parts of our naval forces cruised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Portion of German Fleet Out. Fights and Sinks a British Steamer. Encounter off the Suffolk Coast. Work Of Enemy Submarines. Alnewick Castle Boats Still Missing. Several Deaths from Exposure. German Plotting Against United States. A Mexican-Japanese Alliance Instigated. Reichstag Favors Electoral Reform. New Swedish Cabinet Formed. Impartial Neutrality to be Continued. Central Powers Ready for Peace Negotiations. Declaration of Austrian Minister. Enemy Submarines. the Alnewick Castle. Three Boats Missing. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Union Castle S.S. Company announces that three boats of the steamer Alnewick Castle, which was t[?]rpedoed by an enemy submarine, are still…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P. and O. Steamer Service. Australian Business Transferred
A Brisbane message in the "Register" states:— Mr. W. Macdonald, head of the firm of Macdonald, Hamilton, and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enemy Submarines. Sinking of a Norwegian Steamer. Incident Described. (Reuter's Message.) London
Survivors of the German submarine U39, recently sunk in the North Sea, state that on February 8 the submarine fired on the Norwegian steamer Ida…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The German Raider Moewe. Battle with New Zealand Steamer. a Deadly Encounter. Both Vessels on Fire. Interview with the Raider's Captain. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuters correspondent telegraphs:— "The commander of the German raider Moewe, interviewed in Berlin, stated that he converted one of the…
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