Sunken Steamer Kairaki
The diver who examined the sunken steamer Kairaki, which was lost off hte New Zealand coast recently has reported to the Marine Department as…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 14
The Cruiser Emden. Wrecks a Cruiser. Flies the Japanese Flag. Petrograd
It is officially stated that the Emden attacked the, Russian cruiser Zhemtchug at daylight on Wednesday. The German cruiser was disguised with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hospital Ship Wrecked. in a Fierce Gale. Many Lives Lost. London
The hospital ship Rohilia has been wrecked off Whitby, on the Yorkshire coast. The disaster occurred during a fierece gale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecked Oceanic. How the Crew Were Saved
Captain Armour, of the Aberdeen trawler Glenogil, had an interesting story, to tell of the rescue of the crew of 600 men of the armed merchant cruiser Oceanic on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Rohilla. More Lives Saved. London
A motor lifeboat rescued the remaining survivors of the wrecked hospital ship Rohilla, including the captain and chief engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters in Sydney. Patriotic Funds, £393,473. Steamer Cairnhill Detained. Sydney
The patriotic funds now aggregate £393,473. The Lord Mayor's Fund stands at £153,999, the War Food Fund £63,780, and the Belgian Fund £64,300…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reports From Britain. Mines Driven Ashore. London
Captain Lord Richard Wellesley, of the Grenadier Guards, and second son of the Fourth Duke of Wellington, was killed in the fighting on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Raider Karlsruhe. Posted by Steamer Scouts. London
Fourteen hundred and seventeen men of the crews of vessels captured by the German cruiser Karisruhe have landed at Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Sunk. Pekin
A Japanese naval patrol has sunk a German steamer off Hawaii, which had previously escaped from Jaluit, in the Marshall Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warship Ashore. at Punta Carranza. Santiago De Chile
The Government, in reply to a question in, Parliament, alleged that the naval battle took place outside the territorial waters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Koutunui Ashore. No Hope of Saving Her. Auckland
The Richardson Company's steamer Koutunui struck a reef in the Bay of Plenty, in calm weather, and drifted ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Red Cross Steamer. Carrying Explosives. London
The German Red Cross steamer Ophelia, which was seized recently on account of her suspicious behaviour, upon search was found to be carrying a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Naval Fight. British Cruiser Sunk. Another Driven Ashore. After a Gallant Fight. London
It is officially stated that in the Valparaiso action the Good Hope and the Monmouth were afire at an early stage of the engagement, but fought until it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Derwent
The steamer Derwent, of the Australian Steamships, Limited, has been withdrawn from the fleet of trading vessels, and is being converted into a-hulk at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Sunk. London
The crow of the Dutch steamer Marina have arrived at Plymouth. They report that the Marina was sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swedish Steamer Mined. in the North Sea. London
The Swedish steamer Atle, of 1183 tons, Struck a mine in the North Sea, and sank. Six lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Report From New York. New York
The Sayville wireless station, New York, reports having received the S.O.S. call from the steamer Rembrandt. The vessel is reported to be afire in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Emden Wrecked Off the Cocos Islands. North-west of Australia. Raiding Career Ended. Melbourne
A message was received this evening from the Commander on the China Station, stating that H.M.A.S. Sydney had engaged the German cruiser Emden off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Willie. Cargo on Fire. Brisbane
Mr. Wareham, the Queensland manager of the Adelaide Steamship Company, to-day received a telephone message from the signal station at Double…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Ashore. London
The steamer Inverule, bound for Sydney, has gone ashore at Ballyferris Point. All on board were saved, but the vessel is in a bud condition…
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