British Wrecks in June
A return issued from the Marine Department of the Board of Trade states that the number and not tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were receives…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 14
Admiralty News. Wheat Steamer Seized. Supplementary Estimate. London
The Admiralty states that to steamers leaving Britershaven on Monday, report that the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, painted black, has been converted into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Hobart Arrested. Melbourne
The steamer Hobart of the German-Australian fleet arrived in the bay late this afternoon with a cargo of merchandise, and was arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Roon. Overdue at Fremantle. Fremantle
There is no appearance of the German mail steamer Roon, which was timed to reach Fremantle from firemen on Saturday afternoon. It is possible that she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Iserlohn. Flying for Safety. Fremantle
The German-Australian Company's steamer Iserlohn, which left Port Pirie on August 4th for continental ports, has been sighted since departure. News to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer in Refuge
It is reported that the French steamer Bayern took refuge in Pozzuoli, in the Bay of Naples, when she heard that the German warships Bresiau and Goeben…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tank Steamer Captured. New York
An officer on the incoming steamer Bermudian, belonging to the Quebec Steamship Company, confirms the report of the capture of the German tank steamer Leda…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Austrian Steamer Taken. Alexandria
A Britich warship has captured the Austrian-Lloyd liner Marienbad…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Captured. Melbourne
Senator Millen, the Minister for Defence, has received word from Fremantle that the German-Australian Line Steamer Neumunster, 4224 tons. has been brought in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australia's Help. Appointing Officers. Providing for Dependents. Large Steamer Seized. Melbourne
A meeting of the Federal Executive Council was held yesterday when Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, the Governor-General, presided, The following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In South Africa. Capture of a Steamer. Capetown
The German steamer Apolda has been captured at Table Bay. The crow were not aware of the outbreak of war. The Union Government threaten…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stranded Americans. Charter a Steamer. Rome
Four hundred wealthy Americans, who were stranded in Genoa, chartered the liner Princip[?]a Mafalda for £40,000 to return home…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goeben and Breslau. Threaten French Steamer. Paris
When the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau were in the Dardanelles they threatened to sink the French steamer Saghallen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Capture of a Steamer. Brisbane
A small German steamer, named. The Signal, from Ocean Island, with a cargo of guano, arrived at Brisbane to-day. She was at once seized by the authorities and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Steamer Sunk. Crew Sent to Rio Janeiro. New York
News received from Rio Janeiro, reports that the German crusier Dresden robbed the British steamer Hyndes of coal and food supplies, and then sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of the Magdeburg in the Gulf of Finland. Ashore in a Fog. Amsterdam
An official German statement reports that the German cruiser Magdeburg, 4478 tons, carrying twelve 4.1in guns, two machine guns, and two submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Galician. Why She Was Released. British Cruisers Arriving. London
It was the Kaiser Wilhelm which held up the Union Castle liner Galician. The London "Evening News" publishes another version of the story…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Titania Wrecked. on the Dumbea Reef
Captain A. Stevenson, Acting Deputy Superintendent of Navigation, has received a letter from his son, Mr. A. Stevenson, at Noumea, stating that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecking a Newspaper. London
Militarists wrecked the offices of the "Vorwacrts," a daily newspaper published in Berlin, for having published articles making the Kaiser responsible for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Floated by Air
A preliminary survey of the Red Star liner Gothland, which was ashore on Scilly Islands, proves (says the "Daily Chronicle") that a remarkable feat was…
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