Swedish Steamer Sunk. Strikes a Mine. London
The Swedish steamer Saint Paul struck a mine in the North Sea and foundered. The crew landed at North Shields…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14
A Lull in Fighting. Germany's New Tactics Developing in France. North Sea Dangers. Cruiser Pathfinder Wrecked. More Austrian Defeats. Russians Overwhelming Them. London
The Admiralty as announced that all aids to navigation in the, North Sea by day and night may be removed without further warning at any time. The cruiser Pathfinder has been wrecked by a floating mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cruiser Pathfinder. Wrecked by a Mine. London
The cruiser Pathfinder struck a mine on Saturday afternoon, 20 miles off the east coast, near Falmouth, and foundered rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Steamer Sunk Russian Refugees Drowned. London, Sunday night
The "Exchange" states that the Wilson liner Runo, of 1679 tans, with 300 refugees on board, struck a mine forty miles off Shields…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer at Colombo. Sydney
The following telegram from Mr. Cook, the Prime Minister of Australia, was received by the State Premier to-day:— "Cable message received from Governor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecks at Noumea. on an Unlighted Coast. Sydney
The French mail steamer Pacifique, which arrived in Sydney this afternoon, brought from Noumea the shipwrecked crews from the British four-masted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Device. Mine in a Lifeboat. London
The trawler Agatha, while in the North Sea, discovered a derelict ship's lifeboat. When she commenced to tow the boat a terrific explosion occurred, but did no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →White Star Liner Wrecked the Crew Saved. London
The Press Bureau reports that the Oceanic, a White Star liner, which was acting as an armed cruiser, has become a total wreck in the north Scotland coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Finnish Steamer Sunk. Stockholm
A German destroyer sank the Finnish mail steamer Ulcaberg. She landed her passengers at Danzig, except 35 Englishmen and the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Steamer Captured. Perth
According to South African papers just to hand, the German steamer Zieten arrived at Mozambique on August 21 with 268 persons on board, representing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Wrecks in July
The number and net tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of July, and the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Naval Disaster. Submarine Missing. Thirty-four Lives Lost. No Wreckage Found. Melbourne
Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, to-day received the following wireless message from Rear-Admiral-Patey:— Submarine AEI is missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Wreckers. in French Uniform. Paris
A party of Germans were captured in a motor-car. They wore the uniforms of French prisoners, whose cards of identifications they carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Steamer. Founders in a Gale. New York
The steamer Beaver has arrived at Astoria, Oregon, bringing the only two survivors of the steamer Francis H. Leggett, a vessel of 1606 tons, belonging to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Wreckers. Captured Near Rouen. Paris
A party of German engineers was traversing France in an automobile laden with bombs tar the purpose of destroying the railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Race Rivalry. Fight on a Steamer. Paris
"Le Matin" publishes a new York message which reports that race rivalry ocassioned an affray On board the German steamer Bluecher, bound from Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Indian Prince. Sunk by German Cruiser. Rio Janerio
The German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, has sank the steamer Indian Prince. The crow were landed at Santos…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Austrian Steamer Sunk. Rome
A message from Trieste states that the Austrian steamer Baron Gautsch has also been mined and sunk in the Adriatic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Wrecks. Auckland
The barque Anglo Norman, from Dunedin, has been driven ashore on the Kaipara Heads during a heavy squall. She discharged guano at Dunedin, and left for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steamer Marloo. Abandoned to Underwiters. Brisbane
Mr. B. B. Wareham received instructions to abandon the stranded steamer Marloo to the Insurance underwriters. Mr. Wareham stated to-night that the…
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