German Seaplane Wrecked. Copenhagen
A Danish fishing boat vainly attempted to rescue a German seaplane which was wrecked on the Dogger Bank. Both the aviators perished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
177 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 9
Pandemonium of Joy. Pilgrimage to the Wreck. London
A special correspondent telegraphs from an Essex town:—An airship passed over at midnight. The engine was humming, and the searchlights were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Explosion. on the Steamer Wairuna. Six Killed and Three Injured. Sydney
Owing to an explosion on the Union Company's cango steamer Wairuna, 3947 tons, lying at the Margaret-street Wharf, about noon to-day, six men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commonwealth Steamer Overdue. Melbourne
No news has reached the Commonwealth authorities relative to the overdue Commonwealth vessel Strathendrick. The question of despatching a search vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Whangape Ashore. Suva
The steamer Whangape has gone ashore on the Ba Reef. The vessel is undamaged, and a smooth sea permits the lightering of the cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Steamer. New York
The steamer Philodelphia arrived at New York this evening with a fire in her hold, which had been burning since Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Zeppelin Raid. British Aeroplane. Causes a Wreck. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
A Dutch report states that 14 Zeppelins took part in the last raid on the east coast of Britain. Spectators narrate that the Zeppelin at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Old Times, "When We Were Boys." Wrecks and Reminiscences
"Born 1840, and still going strong." Mr. George Priest, of Islington, has a great story to tell of the Newcastle of the forties and the Newcastle of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Naval Operations. Submarines. the Sunken Dutch Steamer. Washington
A diplomatic official predicts that Gemnany will pay an indemnity to Holland in respecting of the torpedoing of the Dutch being a million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Grim Atlantic. Thrilling Story of a Wreck, Wickham Man's Experience
Ted had celebrated his thirteenth birthday, and, naturally, thought he was a man. Then, one day, he thought he would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dog on the Wreck
One rough wintry night a schooner-struck the Buxey Sands, off the coast of Essex. Fortunately her peril was discovered and the Clacton lifeboat stood by…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →British Steamer Sunk. LONDON
The steamer Welsh Prince has been sunk. [There are three British steamers of that name. The message does not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Submarine Steel Netting. British Steamer Caught. LONDON
The steamer Norman, from England, has been caught in German steel submarine netting south of the Drogden [?]gntship. A German tugboat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Norway and Submarines. Swedish Steamer Sunk. AMSTERDAM
Germany is energetically protesting to Norway that the exclusion of war submarines from Norwegian waters is directed against Germany only, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foundered at Sea. Grew Landed Safely
Some confusion occurred in Newcastle shipping circles yesterday in connection with the foundering of the steamer Tuncurry (formerly Tokelau) with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Norwegian Steamer Sunk AMSTERDAM
The Norwegian steamer pulvis, has been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Tokelau Founders. All Hands Saved. Sydney
The steamer Tokelau (182 tons) foundered about three o'clock this morning of Barrenjoey, 16 miles north of Sydney. She cleared the heads shortly before midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Steamer Sunk. LONDON
The British steamer Framfield, 2,510 tons, has been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Lobo. All Hands Saved. London
Lloyd's agent at Mozembique reports that the Australian barque Lobo has been wrecked thirty miles south of Angoche. The vessel is a total loss, but all hands…
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