Big Steamer Sunk. Internal Explosion the Cause
The big cargo carrier, Port Kembla, which belonged to the Commonwealth and Dominion fleet of oversea steamers, sank while off Cape…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
80 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 4
Coastal steamer Founders
A Constal steamer, supposed to be the Nerong, has foundered off North Head. It is found all hands have been lost…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Outrage Sinking of the Port Kembla. Sydney
Captain Tack, of the sunken steamer Port Kembln. which was wrecked by an explosion on the way between New Zealand and Australia, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer on Fire
A large steamer arrived on Monday from Melbourne, and was found to be on fire at midday on Monday. The fire brigade vessels, with their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of steamer. Reward by federal Government
The Federal Government has decided to Offer a reward of £5000 in regard to the loss of the Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire. Outbreak at Miller's Point
A serious outbreak of [?] occured on a big steamer at Miller's Point late on Monday night. the damage to carge and ship, which is hard yet to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WRECKED. Scow Driven to Beach
Thc scow Euaice struck The Mole at Wanganui entrance New Zealand,and was driven on to the beach with her back broken. The crew was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loss of Steamer. Close Inquiry into Explosion
The authorities are keenly prosecuting inquiries in regard to the explosion which caused the loss of the Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harbor Collision. Ferry Steamer Damaged
The collier Helen Nicoll collided with a ferry steamer in the harbor last night. The ferry steamer was considerably damaged…
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An auxiliary schooner put into Sydney yesterday in distress, having sprung a leak in a gale off the coast. The crew had been continuously at the…
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Seven seamen members of the crew of a Mesageries steamer now in port, were arrested yesterday, and charged with embezzling portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italian Steamer Lost. Murder by U Boats
Reuter s Athens correspondent states a German submarine torpedoed the Italian steamer Bari, and also sunk several lifeboats. Fifty survivors have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italian Steamer Lost
[?] Athens correspondent states [?] submarine torpedoed the Italian steamer Bari, and also sunk several lifeboats. Fifty survivors have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Off the Coast. Those Mysterious Lights
The story of the mysterious steamer, which is supposed to have been seen to approach Port Kembla with all lights out early last Monday…
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A prominent resident of Wollongong confirms the story of Watchmen Williams regarding the visit of a mysterious ship to Port Kembla: He had no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Missing Steamer. Wreckage Confirms Her Fate
Wreckage brought to Sydney from the Islands has been identified as part of the missing steamer Matunga, and confirms the theory that the vessel…
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A lifebuoy belonging to the missing scboner Aurora, long overdue at a South American port, from Sydney, has been found off the North Coast. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion on a Steamer
The great explosion which occurred in. the forehold of a steamer at Victoria Dock, Melbourne, the other day, shook the vessel from stem to stem, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Zeppelin Wrecked. Amsterdam
A Dutch lugger reports passing a wrecked and abandoned Zeppelin in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Zeppelin Wrecked. Copenhagen
A Zeppelin, aflame, fell into the sea west of Jutland. Two hydroplanes were accompanying the Zeppelin, and one was partly wrecked…
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