Steamer on Fire. SYDNEY
The big inter-State cargo steamer Buninyong, belonging to the Melbourne Steamship Company, was beached at Eden this morning on fire…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
530 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 27
Swimmer and Shark. an Unpleasant Experience. Schooner Loses Her Bearings. Sydney
The steamer Strathgarry, which arrived from Puget Sound yesterday, sighted a small schooner in the vicinity of the Equator about a fortnight ago. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unexpected Arrival. Austrian Steamer at Melbourne Melbourne
The Austrian steamer Torul unexpectedly arrived at Melbourne direct from AustriaHungary. The Austrian Consul says it is not intended to make use of the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COMMERCIAL. The North Sea Battle. British Steamer Seized. German Advance on France
The British steamer Saxon, carrying coal for Runsuttel, Prussia, has been seized by the German navy, and taken into Cuxhaven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Cargo Steamer. Wrecks Municipal Baths. Sydney
The German cargo steamer, Elsass, which was given instructions yesterday to leave Sydney not later than to-day managed to secure sufficient labor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident or Design. [?] German Steamer Plo[?]hs Through Baths. Sydney
While the German steamer Elsass, which had been ordered by her owners to leave Port Jackson not later than to-day, was backing out of the wharf in Woolloomooloo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bound North. Steamer Like a Warship. Arranging for Transport. Brisbane
Cape Moreton reported at 6.30 this morning that a steamer like a warship passed Cape Moreton under full steam, bound north…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Otway Safe. London
The mail steamer Otway has arrived at Gibraltar. It is hoped she will be able to complete her voyage to Australia. Many intending passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Steamer Escapes From Port Phillip. Melbourne
The N.D.L. steamer Pfalz escaped from Port Phillip to-day. On arrived at the Heads the vessel was ordered by signals from the Fort at Queenscliff no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia's First Shot. German Lloyd's Steamer Escapes. Melbourne
The North German Lloyd steamer pfalz escaped from Port Philip to-day. On arrival at the Heads the vessel was ordered by signals from forts at Queenscliff not to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia Takes a Hand. Reported Capture of German Steamer. Sydney
It was reported in Sydney to-day that the German steamer Seydleitz, which left Sydney suddenly on Monday, has been captured by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Steamer's Cordial Send Off. Japanese Mail Boat Flies English Flag
There was an extraordinary scene on the Harbor this morning when the French mail steamer Sydney left in continuation of her voyage from Marsellies to New Caledonia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Captured. Ottawa
British cruisers are reported as having captured the German steamer Will[?] off the Newfoundland coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Arrested. Freemantle
The German cargo steamer Griefswald has arrived. The captain and crew were unaware that war had been declared. The vessel was detained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Escape of Specie Steamer. New York
The steamer Kronz Prinz Essen Cecilie has returned to the bar harbor in the Gulf of Maine. The captain, fearing capture, the vessell has been disguised as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.D.L. Steamer Seized. Australians in Distress. London
The Belgians have seized the Nord- deutscher steamer Gneisenau at Antwerp and turned off all her passengers. Among them are many Australians…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Steamer Stopped by Germans. Inspection and Apologies. Java
A wireless from the Dutch steamer Houtman states that the vessel was Stopped in the Magassar Straits by the German Cruiser Geier. A shot was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The S.S. Kyogle. Shot Across the Bow. Clarence Steamer's Exciting Experience. an Accidental Infringement. Sydney
Some excite[?] was caused to-day when a shot was fired from one of the South Head batteries because the North Coast Company's steamer Kyogie from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer's Experience
The steamer Germania, which arrived in Sydney on Thursday, encountered a succession of typhoons on the voyage from the Marshall and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mail Steamer [?] Entained. Wellington
The mail steamer [?], which arrived at Willington from S[?] Francisco to-day, has been de[?]ed and the passengers for Sydney transferred to the steamer M[?]…
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