Dutch Steamer Arrested. London, Monday Night
The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" states that the commander of a Dutch torpedo-boat saw a German submarine convoying the steamer Batavier II along the Belgian coast. He…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
279 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 14
Explosion on Steamer. Six Men Killed. Sydney
An explosion occurred aboard the Union Company's Wairuna. lying in Sydney. Harbour. Six men were killed outright, and three others seriously injured…
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Air raid eye-witnesses agree that the Zeppelin, brought down fell more rapidly than the one recently at Cuffley. When hit is seemed momentarily to stagger and then…
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Poitland (Maino), Saturday.—A life preserver marked with the name of the German submarine Bremen, which was expected to arrive at an Atlantic port,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Zeppelin. Visited by Crowds. London
It appears that the commander of the wrecked Zeppelin was found alive at dawn, but subsequently died from his terrible injuries. Thirteen bodies were taken out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harbour Collision. Ferry Steamer Beached
Shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon a collision occurred between the Watson's Bay and South Shore Ferry Company's steamer, Vaucluse, and H.M.A.S…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecked Zeppelin. Visited by Crowds. London
It appears that the commander of wrecked Zeppelin was found alive at but subsequently died from his terrible injuries. Thirteen bodies were taken out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American Steamer Searched. Allowed to Proceed. Many Passengers Afloat. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Sunday Night
A wireless message states that the submarine that held up the American steamer Kassan, from New York to Boston, examined her papers and…
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A diplomatic official predicts; that Germuny will pay an indemnity to Holland for torpedoing the Dutch steamer Bloomerdijk, which was insured for £300.000 against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greek Steamer Stopped. by Two Submarines. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Tuesday Night
The captain of the Greek steamer patrias reports that his ship was stopped at 6 o'clock on Montlny morning, when 200 miles out. A submarine…
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The steamer Tokelan (182) toons foundered about three 0'clock on Sunday morning off Barrenjocy, 16 milles north of Sydney. She cleared the heads shortly before midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gales on Great Lakes. Wrecks and Loss of Lives. Vancouver
A Cleveland message states that Captain Walter Crashaw is the sole surviver of a crew of 22 on the freighter Colgate, which foundered on Lake Eric during a storm on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Midland Sunk. Wheat Cargo from Melbourne
The steamer Midland, reported in our late cables of last issue as being sunk, loaded a full cargo of wheat at Melbourne, and left there on August 8 with…
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A Cleveland message states that Capcun Walter Crashaw is the sole survivor of a crew of 22 on the freighter Colgate, which foundered on Lake Erie during a storm on…
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Reuter's Athens correspondent states that the steamer Angelika, conveying volunteers to Salonika, has been torpedoed…
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The Admiralty announces that naval officers employed on shere abroad may hence- forth weat khaki, instead of blue and white when a senior officer issues orders to that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abstracting Cargo. Steamer Hands Sentenced
[?]lous case of cargo broaching in con [?]with the steamer Port Albany. from [?] by members of the steamer's crew, [?]losed at the Port Adelaide Police…
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The Greek steamer Messalta has been sunk. the crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Among Prominent People, Papers and Politicians Shipwrecking Christianity
"When the numbers go up there should be no residual ill-feeling, no unchristian bitterness, nothing to keep opponents who have fought a clean fight…
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