French Steamer Torpedoed. London, April 1
The French steamer Emma was torpedoed near Beach Head without warning. Seventeen persons are missing. "Lloyd's Register" mentions two French…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915
491 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 25
Italian Steamer Sunk. Rome, April 6
The Italian steamer Luigi Parodi, from Baltimore, is regarded as lost. The newspapers attribute her loss to a German submarine in the Atlantic, stating that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Sea Action. Norwegian Steamer's Report. Copenhacen, April 22
Further arrivals of Scandinavian vessels confirm the presence of German warships in the North Sea. A Norwegian steamer reports that a British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb Dropping. Steamer's Escape. Rotterdam, April 13
Two German aeroplanes threw 25 bombs at the British steamer Serula, but none of them hit the vessel. The captain, using a Martini-Henry provided for the purpose of…
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In regard to the death of Mr. James Johnson, of Dulwich Hill, the sole survivor of the Dunbar, it may be mentioned that in August 1857 the Dunbar was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Wrecked. Wellington (N.z.)
The small steamer Rakauro was wrecked [?] the vicinity of Stephen's Island, Cook Strait. The vessel struck a rock at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The crew were landed all safe…
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Rotterdam, Tuesday.—Two German aeroplanes threw 25 bombs at the British steamer Serula, but none of them hit the vessel. The captain, using a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Submarines. More Victims. Big British Steamer
London, Monday.—A collier has landed 120 of the crew of the British liner Wayfarer (9599 ton's) at Falmouth. It is believed that the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Dunbar. Death of Sole Survivor
Mr James Johnson, who was the sole surviror of the wreck of the Dunbar, died at his residence, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, on Monray night, aged 78…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Invertay. London, April 14
The steamer Invertay, bound from New [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →German Submarines. Steamer Torpedoed. London
The steamer Ptarmigan was torpedoed off the North Hinder [?]use, South Holland, Eleven persons were drowned…
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MR. JAMES JOHNSON, the sole survivor of the wreck of the Dunbar, which took place on the cliffs at South Head 58 years ago, died at his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb Dropping. Steamer's Escape. Rotterdam, April 13
Two German aeroplanes threw 25 bombs at the British steamer Serula, but none of them hit the vessel. The captain, using a Martini-Henry provided for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vessel Wrecked. LONDON.April 8
The Avanti Savoia, laden with nitrates, and bound from Iquique to the Tyne, has been wrecked at Culswich, in the Shetland Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Submarine Ashore. Crew Prisoners
London, Sunday Night—The Official Press Bureau announces that; the British submarine E15, while reconnoitring the Keplez minefield, in the Dardanelles, ran…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Traffic
The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10.10 p.m., and leaves for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swedish Steamer's Fate
The Swedish steamer Folke, 1352 tons, has been mined or torpedoed off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. The crew were saved after being adrift for 14…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Dunbar
In regard to the death of Mr. James John bon, of Dulwich Hill, the sole survivor of the Dunbar. it may be mentioned that in August, 1857, the Dunbar was wrecked near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of Airship. Amsterdam, April 20
In connection with the recent wreck of a Zepnelin after dropping bombs on Ball[?] it now transpires that nine of the crew were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dardanelles. British Submarine Ashore. Destroyed by British Crews
London, Tuesday Night.—In order that the British submarine which grounded in the Dardanelles might not fall into the hands of the enemy, she…
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