Enemy Submarines. Brazilian Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter's Message.) Madrid
Thirty survivors of a torpedoed Brazilian steamer, which sank, have landed here…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
265 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 14
Dutch Steamer Captured. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
A Dutch newspaper states that a Dutch steamer, the Pommona, bound from Copenhagen to Amsterdam, has been seized by a German submarine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fate of a Schooner. Wrecked on the West Coast. Fremantle
It is feared that a schooner which ran ashore at Wreck Point on Tuesday last will become a total wreck. The tug Wyola has been so far unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enemy Submarines. Eight with a United States Merchant Steamer. a Ninety Minutes' Conflict. the Submarine Believed to Be Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Washington
The United States State Department announces that its telegraph advices record an engagement between an armed United States steamer and an enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Steamer Mystery. Two Passengers Missing. Sydney
When the steamer Hunter arrived in Sydney yesterday morning from Newcastle the police were informed that two passengers who had apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Admiralty Requisitions New Steamer. ("The Times" Message.) London
The Avenger is the latest Union Company's liner. It is a vessel of 15,000 tons, fitted with turbines. She was originally named the Autoaran,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Steamer Sunk. in the Atlantic. 190 Persons Missing. (Reuter's Message.) Paris
The French steamer Sequana has been torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic. She had 650 persons aboard, of whom 190 are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. On the Western Front. Attack South of Ypres Repulsed. Fresh Engagements Developed. Successful British Raids. Germany Submits Peace Terms to Russia. "No Annexations and No Indemnities." French Steamer Sunk in the Atlantic. One Hundred and Ninety Persons Missing. Transport Sunk in Ionian Sea. French Socialists Support the Government. United States Government Takes Over Ships Under Construction. Steps Taken to Raise Greek Blockade. Allies to Exact Reparation for Larissa Incident. M. Vehezelos to Return to Athens. Pro-German Intrigues in Spain. Casualties in Ashton Munition Works Explosion United States Liberty Loan Oversubscribed. On the Western Front. Attack South of Ypres Repulsed. (Reuter's Message.) London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas [?]aig reports:— "we repulsed yesterday an attack, after heavy artillery preparation, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enemy Submarines. French Steamer Attacks a Craft. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a French steamer engaged an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean Sea off the Spanish coast. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer's Rough Passage. Adelaide
The steamer Casino had a very rough voyage from Melbourne, and much anxiety was felt concerning her. She was bound for Beachport, but had to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the [?]Ikko Maru. Mails Delivered Intact. Hobart
The mails on the Japanese mail steamer Nikko Maru, which has been reported wrecked, are safe, and have been delivered intact…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Springs a Leak. Beached South of the Clarence Heads. Sydney
The steamer Ramornie, of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's fleet, sprang a leak while on the run from Newcastle to the Richmond River,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dynamite in British Steamer. German Agents Suspected. (Reuter's Message.) London
A telegram from Stockholm states that dy[?]te has been discovered in a British steamer which is loading at Hert. German agents are suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wars. British Advance on a Wide Front. Encircling Lens. Italian Advance Checked. British Steamer Sunk and Boats Fired On. On the Western Front Enemy Bombardments. Rheims Cathedral Shelled. (Reuter's Message.)
A French official communique states: "An intermittent enemy bombardment has been in progress at various points which were vigorously covered,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Michigan Disaster. Steamer Rams Wharf. Eleven Passengers Killed. Ten Injured. (Reuter's Message.) Milwaukee
Eleven persons were killed and ten injured yesterday when the crowded Lake Michigan passenger steamer Christopher Colombus rammed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Finn Arrested. Believed to Have Blown Up a Steamer. a Woman Suspect. ("The Times" Message.) Copenhagen
The German agent Pehresson (a native of Finland), who has been arrested, is believed to have caused the destruction of the large Norwegian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Loss of the Mongolia. Twenty of the Crew Killed. Mailbags Washed Ashore. Bombay
The P. and O. R.M.S. Mongolia sank in 16 minutes after striking the mine on an even keel. The explosion killed 20 members of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riots at Dusseldorf. Shops Wrecked and Looted. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Amsterdem correspondent reports:— "Serious disturbances have occurred at Dusseldorf. Crowds of workers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded, it will overcome the mightiest[?] vessel, and drag her beneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Ashore. the Wandana in a Thick Fog. Adelaide
The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Wandana went ashore this morning in a thick fog near Wallaroo…
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