Ablaze at Sea. Oil Steamer's, Plight. London, March 5
The Norwegian oil tank steamer Lahabra, which carried 10,000 tons of benzine, has reached the Tyne. She was ablaze amidships for two days in mid-Atlantic owing to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915
491 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 25
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…
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The Holland-America Company's steamer Noorderuyk, which had sailed for America is returning to Rotterdam, in a badly damaged condition…
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The French liner La Touraine sent a wireless message yesterday to Queenstown stating that she is on fire and in distress. The vessel left New York on February…
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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…
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London, Friday.—A submarine chased the Red Cross steamer St. Andrew, which was conveying wounded across the English Channel. She put on full speed…
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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…
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Three cases of smallpox were discovered among the crew of the steamer Ulbradla. which has arrived at Fremantle from Bombay. The Federal Quarantine Director…
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The British steamer Bengrove (3840 tons) was sunk off Ilfracomba, Devon, on Sunday. The crow were saved. The Bengrove left Barry Iadon with coal…
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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…
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The Holland-America Company's steamer Noorderuyk, which had sailed for America, is returning to Rotterdam, in a badly damaged condition…
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The British steamer Bengrove (3840 tons) was sunk off Hfracombe, Devon, on Sunday. The crew were saved. The Bengrove left Barry laden with coal…
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A submarine chased the Red Gross steanier St. Andrew which was convoying wounded across the English Channel. She put on full speed and escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gun-running. Swedish Steamer Arrested. Copenhagen, March 4
The Swedish steamer Blenda has been arrested. She embarked a large cargo of guns at Copenhagen, ostensibly destined for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Steamer on Fire. Ammunition for Allies. London, March 7
The French liner La Touraine sent a wireless message yesterday to Queenstown stating that she is on fire anil in distress. The vessel left New York on February…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Steamer Seydlitz. Interned at Bahia Blanca. Bahia Blanca, March 4
The German steamer Seydlitz, which left Sydney suddenly just prior to the declaration of way between Britain and Germany, has been interned at Bahia Blanca,…
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A Parseval airship was wrecked in a wood at Ghent. Part of the crew were saved, two of whom were injured…
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A steamer, believed to be Swedish, struck a mine and sank off Scarborough. Two of the crew were killed and the rest picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Steamer Sunk. Buenos Ayres, March 13
The merchant cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm sunk the French steamer Guadeloupe (6600 tons), off Fernando Noronha…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Action. Norwegian Steamer Seized. Copenhagen, March 13
A German cruiser in the Baltic seized the Norwegian steamer Byrssel, which was carrying a cargo of oil from America to Stockholm. A British cruiser had previously…
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