Missing Schooner
With the schooner Gavin in tow, the steamer Alice left Sydney for Newcastle on Wednesday night last but immediately rain to heavy [?]…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915
66 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 4
Stranded Steamer
Early last Wednesday morning, in very rough weather on the coast, the timber carrying steamer Douglas Mawson went ashore a little South of…
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In the storm which raged along the coast last Tuesday evening (says the "Macleay Argus" the new coastal steamer Douglas Mawson was driven…
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The schooner Cavan, which cast off from the collier Alice in the gale last Thursday morning, arrived at Newcastle this morning, all on board…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sensational Story. Aviators Wrecked on Desert. a Marvellous Escape. Cairo, Friday, 10-25 p.m
Captain Bean sends the following story of the marvellous escape of two of the Allies' aviators in the desert, which he describes as…
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The steamer Oriole, with a crew of 22, bound from London to Havre, has not arrived at her destination. It is believed that she was torpedoed the same…
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Mr. J. C. Wilson, manager of the Macleay Co-operative Steamship Coy., claims that next Wednesday should be a red letter day in their operations,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian as French Mayor. His Wrecked Village
At last Council meeting a letter was read as follows:-- French- Australian League of Help, 113 Pitt Street Sydney. 12th Feb…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Rex—William Wrecks
The final returns in connection with the byiciection for the [?] Federal seat resulited in a majority for Dr.Salmon (L[?]) by 598 votes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Laborers Men Refuse to Leave a Steamer. Ridiculous Situation
A thousand employees of the Government workshops at Walsh Island were thrown idle on Tuesday. The larger portion of them refused to leave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roar of the Guns. Psychological Effects. Wrecked Nervous Systems. A Kind of Madness
If any man says he is not afraid of shell-fire, writes Mr. Philip Gibbs, in the London "Daily Chronicle," he is a liar…
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A Copenhagen message states that the Swedish steamer Gloria, grain laden from the River Plata to Stockholm, has been captured by the Germans…
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The Glasgow steamer Glenartnel, bound from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice, was torpedoed in the English Channel at 3 o'clock on Thursday…
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The British steamer Leeuwarden was torpedoed by a German submarine four miles south-east of the Maas light. The crew of seventeen were given five…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Steamer Recaptured
According to the "Daily Mail," the German steamer Macedonia, which escaped from Les Palmas, has been recaptured by a British cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dutch Steamer Fired On
A German trawler fired on a Dutch steamer which made off at full speed and escaped…
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The Swedish steamer Gekeland, laden with a cargo of bacon and other provisions, has been seized in the Shetland Islands. It is believed the cargo was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another British Steamer Torpedoed
The British steamer Delmira has been torpedoed in the English Channel by a German submarine. The steamer caught fire, and went ashore at La…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Escapes From Submarine
A German submarine off the Scilly Isles chased the steamer City of Cambridge. She fired five shells, which damaged the steamer's deck, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Sinking of Steamer Falaba
Later particulars of the sinking of the Falaba show that before the passengers and crew had time to get away a terrific explosion was heard, a torpedo…
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