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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

63 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 4

Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 4

It is reported that the Greek ste[?]er Salm[?] iron Iades for Gla[?]gow has been seen of the Spanish Coast enveloped in f[?]es. The vess[?] is…

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Steamer and Schooner in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

The steamer City of Florence, which passed Cape Shank yesterday, signalled that she had been in colliston with the schooner Phillipine…

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Steamer Sunk. Rome

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

An Italian steamer was mined in the Adriatic and 200 people perished…

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Fortunes From the War Profit of £50,000 On One Steamer!

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Many years will elspse are some trades and businesses recover if they ever do recover from the effects of this devattating war In other trades…

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Submarine Wrecked. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 3

The Official Burean repose that a submarine is aground on the Dutch coast. A British destroyer took on some of the officers and crew a out on…

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AMERICAN [?] Works Wrecked. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 5

The factory of the [?] Blower [?] in Buffalo, which was [?] in the manufacture of war…

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Steamer Stranded

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 4

The steamer Kaiton was stranded in Cook Stralta in a fog last night, while bound from Nelson to Wellington, on a special trip, with about A1…

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Wool Steamer Overdue

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

The steamer Clan MacaT[?]ish, from Sydney, with a large cargo of wool is overdue at London. Heavy re-insurance have [?]…

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Steamer Appam. Arrival in America

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 6

The Navy Board, Melbourne, has issued the following announcement :- "The steamer--which was reported as being six days overdue on the…

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How German Warships Captured Swedish Steamer

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 6

It now transpires that the capture by German warships last April, of the Swedish steamer England, was [?] to a Swedish merchant acting in…

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Vessel Ashore

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

The barouentine Senorita went ashore at point Lonsdale, on the victorian coast, early this morning. The vessel is lying on a rocky…

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Dutch Steamer. Another German Outrage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

Rotterdam, Friday.—The Dutch oil steamer Artemis, from Rotterdam to London in ballast, was torpedoed under exceptional circumstances on…

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The War of Nations. London, Monday Night Light Cruisee Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 4

The light cruiser Arethusa struck a mine off the East Coast, end it is feared that She will become a total wreck. Ten lives have been lost…

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Mail Steamer Mined. Rescue Steamer Also Mined. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 4

The[?]…

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The War. Moewe Turns Up Again. British Steamer Captured and Blown Up. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

The "Times" correspondent at [?] says the [?] captured the British steamer Westbourn in the Atlantic Ocean…

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Steamer Sunk

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 6

The British [?] Thornsby has seen sunk. The crew were with [?] or drowned…

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Another Steamer Tortpedoed

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 4

The steamer Pa[?], from Rotter[?] to ?Java, via London, was torpe[?] near [?]aliopher Light. The crew were saved…

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Another Steamer Torpedoed. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 2

The steamer Palemoang, from Rotterdam to Java, via London, was t[?]pedoed near Gallopher Light. The crew were saved…

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Another Steamer Sunk. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 4

The streamer Salybia was sunk and the crew saved…

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An Old Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 8

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Thursday.—While s dragging for a damaged cable in Cook Strait, a Government steamer hooked what is believed to be the Penguin…

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