Dutch Steamer. Seized by Huns. Amsterdam
Three German hydroplanes held up a Dutch steamer on a trip from England to Rotterdam a mile outside neutral waters, put a German officer aboard, and took the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
205 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 11
German Steamer Captured. London
The British Admiralty reports that one of our submarines in the North Sea on Friday captured the German steamer Batavier. The crew abandoned the ship and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail Steamer Mooltan Sunk in Mediterranean. Australian Mail Lost
The Navy Office learns that the mail steamer Mooltan has been sunk in the Mediterranean. It is reported that all the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Steamer Captured. London
The British Admiralty reports that one of our submarine in the North Sea on Friday captured the Gorman steamer Batavier. The crew abandoned the ship and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Steamer Foundered. Sydney
The steamer Cumberland foundered while being lowed to Twofold Bay, all hands, numbering 90 were taken off with difficulty. Suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Missing. Fears Regarding the Matunga
The Navy Office announces that there is cause for grave anxiety as to the fate of the steamer Matunga, which left Sydney on 27th July and Brisbane on the 30th July, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Unloaded. Free Labour. Sydney
Tho steamer Omana which arrived from Melbourne to-day has unloaded with free labour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Tank Steamer
The Navy Department at Washington has announced that an American tank steamer, Campana, was sunk by a U-boat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Search for Missing Steamer
Various unions connected with the shipping business have agreed to do everything in their power to assis[?] Burns, Philp, and Co. in the despatch of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Missing. Pears Regarding the Matunga
The Navy Office announces that there is cause for grave anxiety as to the fate of the steamer Matunga, which left Sydney on 27th July and Brisbane on the 30th July, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Lens. Defences Still Strong
Mr. Pirric Robinson (correspondent of "The Times") states that the advanced front is 4300 yards in length and from 500 to 1500 yards beyond the old positions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Dunbar. Reminiscences
To-day is the 60th anniversary of the wreck of the ship Dunbar, at the Gap, Sydney Heads, which occurred on the morning, of August 20, 1857. There was only one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Commandeered
The Federal Government has commandeered the steamer Oona[?] for continuous service between Tasmania and the mainland. She is manned by a volunteer crew…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Mishap. Total Wreck Feared. No Lives Lost. Capetown
A message from Lourenco Marques says that the steamer City of Nagpur, bound for India, struck the Deccan Reef, 25 miles from Delagoa Bay. It is feared that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Dunbar. Reminiscences
Monday was the 60th anniversary of the wreck or the ship Dunbar, at the Gap, Sydney Heads, which occurred on the morning of August 20, 1857. There was only one…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wrecked Lens. Defences Still Strong
Mr. Pirrie Robinson (correspondent of "The Times") states that the advanced front is 4300 yards in length and from 500 to 1500 yards beyond the old positions…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Wrecked Cumberland. £4000 Reward
The Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) announces that he has received, through the Governor-General, a notification that the British Board of Trade has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Mishap. Two Explosions. Capetown
It is found that the Henderson liner Bahmino, which was reported to have met with an accident, was able to proceed to Capetown, where it was docked. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Steamer. Sinks in Sydney Harbour
The steamer Morinda, a well known Sydney trader, about 1900 tons, which has been engaged as a supply ship for Rabaul, met With disaster in Sydney. Harbour yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Vessel Partly Submerged
A fire was discovered on the Burns, Philp steamer Morinda shortly before her arrival in Sydney on Monday night. When about 100 tons of cargo had…
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