Another Steamer Sunk by a Mine
The "London Evening Standard" states that refugees, who have arrived in England from Germany, states that there are persistent reports there that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
294 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 15
An Armed German Merchantman. Holds up a Steamer
While the steamer Galician, was 90 miles from Teneriffe, the German merchantman, Kaiser Wilhelm De Grosse, came alongside and signalled her to stop,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Steamer Strikes a Mine. Norway Suffers This Time
A Norwegian steamer struck a mine in the North Sea and sunk. Eight of her crew were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision at Sea. Steamer Set on Fire and Sinks In Four Minutes. Eleven Lives Lost. Vancouver
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's steamer Princess Victoria collided with the United states steamer Admiral Sampson near seattle. The sampson sunk within…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Blown Up
The Norwegian steamer Gottfried struck a mine in-the North Sea and w blown up. Eight of the crew were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Cruiser Sinks German Steamer
A British cruiser chased and sank the German awned merchant steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der. Grosse off the West African coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cruiser Blown Up Runs Ashore in Fog Attacked by Russian Fleet
The German cruiser, Magdeburg, 4478 torn, went ashore in a fog in the Gulf of Finland, and finding it was impossible to ret[?]at her the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A German Cruiser Destroyed. Runs Ashore and is Blown Up. Crew Rescued Under Fire
An official German statement received in Amsterdam reports that the German cruiser Magdeburg(4500 tons) went ashore on Odensholm Island, in the Gulf of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Malines Bombarded. Magnificent Building Wrecked
A message from antwerp states that the Germans bombarded Malines at the midnight on Thursday. Most of the public monuments were hit by the shells. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thrilling Sensation of the Air. British Airman Wrecks German Aeroplane. LONDON
During the fight there was a thrilling incident in the air. A British aviator, emerging from cloudland, espied a German aeroplane just below him. Swooping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Detained English Tourists Put to Work. Dynamiters Captured. German Cruiser Ashore. Asquith Eulogises the Belgians. Kaiser's Objective: "All or Nothing." the Russian Advance. Panic in Berlin. Servian Revenge Against the Austrians. Germans Repulsed in Lorraine. Sydney, Friday, 1.40 p.m
Forty eight English tourists, who were detained at Wesel, in Rhenish Prussla, have been sent to an inland fortress, and are occupied in light…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia Wheat Exports. Dislocation of Steamer Traffic. London
[?] is felthy wheat importers lest the dislocation of steamer traffic will cause a shortage in jute bags, and interere with Australia shipments…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Steamer Strikes a Mine. A Swedish Ship Lost
A Swedish steamer struck a mine in the North Sea, and sank…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Germans Bombard Mechlin. Vast Cathedral Wrecked
Advices, under Friday's date, from Amsterdam, state that the Germans on Wednesday bombarded Malines (Meehlin), in Belgium, [?] miles south south-east of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Austrian Steamer Sunk
The Austrian steamer, Botheri, has been sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a British cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Incidents of the War. Germany's Mine Laying. Steamer Runo Wrecked. London
The Exchange Telegraph Co. states that the Wilson liner Runo, with 300 refugees from Hull to Russia, Struck a mine 40 miles off Shields, and 80 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Menace of Mines. A Passenger Steamer Succumbs
The steamer Runo, carrying refugees from Hull to Russia, struck a mine in the North Sea, and sank almost immediately. Two hundred passengers were picked up;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Steamer Sunk. End of the K[?]apara
Mr. Hubert Wilde, the chief officer the New Zealand steamer. Kaipara, in an interview, states "From cape Frio trade routes were avoided, and we did not eight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Founders
The British steamer Runo, 1679 tons, struck a floating mine 40 miles off Shields, and was blown up. Two hundred out of 300 refugees on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Mined
The steamer Buna, carrying refugees from Russia to Hull, struck a mine in the North Sea and sank almost immediately. Two hundred passengers were picked up,…
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