Serious Accident to Steamer. Milwaukee
Eleven persons were killed and ten injured when the crowded passenger steamer, Christopher Columbus rammed a wharf, loosening the foundations of a fifty-ton water tank, which…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
49 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 3
Steamer Cumberland Damaged. Explosions in the Hold
Melbourne, Sunday.—The Navy Office announces that the steamship Cumberland, which left Sydney on Thursday last, the 5th instant, on her voyage to England, was seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Losses. Explosion on Steamer. Tug Boat Sinks. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY
The Cumberland is now lying with her decks awash and all holds full of water. A gaping hole was burst in the side of the ship by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Steamer Sunk. Loss Million Sterling. VANCOUVER
The American steamer Kansan has been submarined. The loss is estimated at £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Afire. Many Fatalities Feared. (Reuter's Telegram). LONDON
The steamer Chalka bound for Kangoon from Madras, was abandoned afire. There were 1700 aboard and it is feared there have been many…
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A submarine was sunk by an American schooner proceeding to Europe, according to the report of the captain to the owners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dutch Steamer Captured
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that three German hydroplanes held up a Dutch steamer from England to Rotterdam a mile outside of neutral waters, put a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Steamer Captured
The Admiralty reports—One of our submarines in the North Sea on Friday captured the German steamer Batavier H. The crew abandoned the ship. A prize crew went aboard,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship Ashore Wounded Soldiers Aboard. (Reuter's Telegram). WASHINGTON, Thursay
A ship of six thousand tons, with five hundred and forty six returned wohnded so[?]d[?]ers aboard, is ashore off the Canadian coast. All the soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further Successful Raids. Enemy Defences Wrecked Reuter's Telegram). LONDON
Field Marshal [?]iain his report states: The artillery duel continues in the neighborhood of Ypres. We successfully raided the neighborhood of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Missing. the Matunga
The Navy Office has announced that there is cause for grave anxiety regarding, the fate of the steamer Matunga, which left Sydney on July 27 and Brisbane on July 30 for Rabaul…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Missing. (Country Press Telegram) SYDNEY
The Burns Philp steamer, Matunga, from Sydney to Rabaul, is missing. She was last heard of on August 5th, when she wirelessed, expecting to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Submarines. U.S. Tank Steamer Captured. WASHINGTON
The sinking of the American tank steamer Campana and the capture of four naval guards and the captain by a German submarine is announced by the Navy Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of Dunbar Recalled
It was the 60th anniversary last Monday of the wreck of the Dunbar. Mr. Thomas McNamara, of Grenfell Road, Young, was an eye witness to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coastal Steamer Founders. Eleven Survivors Picked Up
A coastal steamer supposed to be the Nerong foundered off Norah Head It is feared all hands are lost. The storm has now passed away. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Submarines Sunk. One by Armed Steamer, One by Distroyer. COPENHAGEN
Thirty miles south-east of the Shetlands an armed British steamer sank German submarine which was shelling a neutral sailing vessel A second submarine which attacked the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Afire. Cargo Damaged. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY
A large steamer which arrived on Monday from Melbourne, was found afire at midnight on Monday. The fire brigade and the vessel's own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Biggest Tyrants" the Steamer Hopewell
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—In the Queensland Assembly, Mr. Ryan (Premier) asked on behalf of the Government that he be given leave to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Harbor Collision. Ferry Steamer Damaged. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY
The steamer Helen Nichol, in ward bound, collided with the ferry steamer Burraba off McMachon's Point last night. A portion of the Burraba's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Piracy. Italian Steamer Sunk. Fate of Greek Officials. (Reuter's Telegram). LONDON
Reuter's Athens correspondent states that a German submarine torpedoed the Italian steamer Bari and also sunk several life boats. Fifty of the…
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