Robbery on Steamer
On the arrival of the steamer Indarra at Albany, a man was found concealed in a big basket in No. 2 hold. It was subsequently discovered that…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
80 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4
The Submarines. French Losses for Week. Only One Big Steamer. Sydney
The French official report of losses to shipping through submarines during the week ended March 4 shows that the Germans met with little success…
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It is considered that there will be no hope of salvaging the schooner Korera, which went ashore three miles south of Tacking Point on Saturday…
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The steamer Coolelar grounded in a serious position while entering the Bellingen River. The rudder and poopellor have both been lost…
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The American schooner Percy Birdsall was sunk by submarine gunfire without warning. A patrol boat rescued the crew…
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The American schooner Percy Birdall, was destroyed without warning by submarine gun-fire. The survivors were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Passenger Steamer Torpedoed. Australians on Board. Sydney
The Navy Department has announced that a vessel carrying passengers from Australia was topedoed in the English Channel after landing the…
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The pilot at Port Macquarie reports that a resident sighted what appears to be a wreck a mile off the shore, south of Crescent Head. The top of…
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A report received from Port Macquarie states that a resident sighted what appeared to be a sunken Wreck a mile off the shore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion on Steamer. Cabins Wrecked
A benzine explosion took place in the forehold of the Union Compnay's steamer Arahura while off East Cape, New Zealand, The force of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Steamer. Crew Issue Writ
Eight, members of the crew of the steamer Coolebar, which was stranded on the Bellinger River, have issued a writ against the ship in connection…
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An intelligent looking boy, aged 14, was brought before the Adelaide Police Court on a charge of bring a destitute child. He had been taken to the local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →(Reuter'e Telegram). London, Friday Morning. Steamer's Plucky Stand
Washington has announced that the American steamer Sliver Shell, which, was in the Mediterranean, was sunk by a submarine, after sixty shots bad…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]Main Revolution. German Quarters Wrecked. London
Reuter's Pars correspondent saw that authoritative advices have been received that Prague, the capital of Bohemia, is at present the centre of…
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The North Coast steamer Ramornie, on route to the Richmond River coalladen, sprang a leak and was beached south of the Clarence River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Beached. Coastal Trader Springs a Leak
The steamer Ramornie sprang a leak while on the run from Newcastle to Richmond River, and was beached 12 miles south of Clarence Heads. All…
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The steamers which were sent to look for the burning steamer " Wait totae" failed to discover any sign of the deriliet after two days search. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Plot. Dynamite on British Steamer
A Stockholm telegram states that dynamite was discovered on a British steamer loading there. German agents are suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →F[?]y Steamer Sunk Sydney
Eleven were killed and ten Injured when the crowded passenger steamer, Christopher Columbus, was [?] at a wharf at Milwaakee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Mail Steamer Sunk
The British-India Company's mail steamer Mongara, from Australia, has been sunk. All mails were lost…
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