Passenger Boat Wrecked
The steamer Perigorne, bound from Rotterdam to London, has been wrecked at Walton-on-the-Naze, seven miles south of Harwich, on the Essex coast…
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Russo-german Peace Negotiations Temporarily Suspended. Germans Unwilling to Evacuate Russia. Rapid Germanisation Op the Petrograd Rail and Steamer Communications
A Petrograd telegram states that peace negotiations between Russia and the Central Powers have been broken off, owing to the German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passenger Leaps Off Wharf to Catch Moving Steamer Melbourne
In his anxiety to catch the steamer Oonah, after it was well out from the wharf, this afternoon, on the way to Tasmania, a young man sent a thrill through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Machines Saved Four Men Awarded Medals
Sergeants B. J. Jones, and R. Lonsdale, and Mechanics H. S. Rinhel and W. B. Campbell, of the Australian Imperial Force, have been awarded Military Medals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spanish Steamer Torpedoed
Reuter's correspondent at Les Palmas, in the Canary Islands, announces that a boat containing the first officer and 18 survivors of the Spanish steamer Joaquin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Losses at Sea British Destroyer Wrecked
The Admiralty reports that the destroyer Racoon was wrecked and foundered on January 9 during a snowstorm off the north coast of Ireland. There were no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Lost in Collision
A wireless message to New York states that the tank steamer Texan (S615 tons) has been lost. The crew abandoned the vessel after it had been in a collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Fights U-boat
The committee for public information in Washington has issued a statement describing the fight put up against a German submarine by the crew of the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →War News. (Continued from page 20.) Destroyer Wrecked in Snowstorm
The Admiralty made the following announcement on Saturday:—"The destroyer Racoon (9150 tons, built in 1910, complement of 105 officers and men) was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Wrecked Zeppelin. Air Experts Impressions
The air expert of the "Chicargo Daily News," who visited the wrecked Zeppelin at Bourbonneles-Bains, France, communicated the following account of his…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Through Many Wrecks
Charlie Gunn, a well-known Liverpool seaman, has been through more Mr wreeks than any other man alive. He was on board the "Titanic" when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Destroyers Wrecked Heavy Death Roll
The Admiralty reports that two British destroyers were totally wrecked on the night of January 12, off the coast of Scotland, during a violent gale and snowstorm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two British Destroyers Wrecked. Off the Coast of Scotland. Only One Survivor
The Admirralty reports that two British destroyers, on the night of the 12th, were totally wrecked on the coast of Scotland in a violent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensational Experience. Ge[?]ogery Farmer's Home Wrecked
Describing his experience in the thunderstorm which swept over Gerogery on Wednesday afternoon, January 9th, Mr. M. Salzke, a well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish Steamer Torpedoed
News has come from Paris that the Spanish steamer Don Avona, although flying the national flag, and with the colours painted on the hull, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Cyclone Relief Preparations Proceeding Steamer's Terrifying Experience Sydney
Many miles of railway in the central district of Queensland are still submerged. Preparations are proceeding speedily for the despatch of galvanised iron, blankets,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Today's Messages. Railway Lines Submerged. a Steamer's Experience. Commonwealth Government Donates £5000 for Relief. Sydney, Monday Evening
Many miles of railway in the Central District of Queensland are still submerged. Preparations are proceeding speedily for the despatch of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Irish Steamer Torpedoed Twelve Persons Per[?]
The Dublin steam packet Cork (1232 tons) was torpedoed on Sunday night amidships, and sank in five minutes. No warning was given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spanish Steamer Torpedoed the Crew Robbed
Great indignation prevails in Spain, owing to the torpedoing of the Spanish steamer Giralda (2194 tons) on Saturday, 30 miles west of La Guardia. German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Irish Settlement Sinn Feiners May Wreck. Mr. Dillon Gives Warning. London
A message from the correspondent of "The Times" at Dublin telegraphs:— "While results of the conference between Irish Convention delegates and members…
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