Wrecked Spanish Liner. Captain Commits Suicide. Rio De Janeiro
The shocking disaster to the big Spanish liner Principe de Asturias, which struck a rock near Santos, off the Brazillian coast, and sank in five minutes, is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
177 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 9
Destroyed by Fire. Ferry Steamer Bluebell
The Newcastle Ferries, Limited, steamer Bluebell was practically destroyed by fire yesterday morning at the North Stockton wharf. The flames spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The South Pole. Aurora Injured. Returning to New Zealand. Captain and Party Left Ashore Shackleton's Predicament. London
A wireless message from Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Aurora, states that the vessel, in a blizzard, was driven from her moorings on May 6th, while Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Freight for Coal
Mr. Watkins, M.H.R., had addressed a letter to senator Pearce. Minister for Defence and Acting Prime Minister, making strong representations regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shackleton Expedition. Stores for Those Ashore
The following wireless message has been received from the Aurora:— "South Pacific Ocean, March 28. "Two months' stores were left at Hut…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rangatira Ashore. London
The Rangatira went ashore at Robben Island, near Capetown, in a heavy fog…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecked Airship. Submerged and Settled Down. London
A correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" in an East Coast town describes the effort to salve the airship in the estuary of the Thames. It was so submerged that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Friday's Raid. Forty-six Killed. Many Homes Wrecked London
In Friday night's raid three bombs were dropped in one eastern county town. The entire damage was done by the first, which demolished two workmen's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Weatherwax. Arrival at Sydney. Sydney
The schooner J. M. Weatherwax, which was purchased by the New South Wales Government at British Columbia, arrived in port to-day, after making one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swedish Steamer Seized. Copenhagen
A German torpedo-boat destroyer captured the Swedish steamer Vega, 1073 tons, which was bound from Stockholm: to Copenhagen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swedish Steamer Sunk. London
The Swedish steamer Marjek has been sunk. No warning was given…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Launch Ablaze. Occupants Swim Ashore
The Newcastle police oil launch caught fire last night, at about nine o'clock, while returning to town from North Stockton. There were three members of the police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage on Queensland Coast. Melbourne
The harbour master of Brisbane has received a report from the captain of the steamer Porpoise, stating that when on a voyage from Mackay to Mourilyan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer's Escape. a Close Call. New York
The French passenger steamer Patria, 11,885 tons, belonging to the Compagnie Francaise, of Marseilles, has arrived here from Naples, and reports having escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ketch Premier in Difficulties
At twenty minutes to six o'clock last evening the ketch Premier, bound from the North Coast to Sydney, sought to take shelter in Newcastle harbour from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Steamer. Captured by the British. Madrid
The British have captured the German steamer Telde, 2073 tons, which was interned at Teneriffe. She was anchored outside the bay, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brazilian Steamer. Torpedoed by Germany Rio De Janeiro
The report that the steamer Rio Dabrance had been torpedoed has been officially confirmed. This has created a great sensation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Cymric Sinking. New York
Router reports from London that the White tar steamer Cymric, 13,370 tons, is sinking. The vessel has no passengers on beard…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Steamer Pukaki. New Shaft Fitted at Sea
A remarkably fine engineering feat was accomplished on the steamer Pukaki, which, as previously reported, was adrift in the Pacific Ocean for over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riots in Berlin. Wrecking Butchers' Shops. Amsterdam
A neutral who has arrived from Berlin states:—On Tuesday the inmates of the Kaiser's Palace plainly heard the tumult of a great riot, which originated with…
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