Fire on a Steamer
SYDNEY, Saturday. -- An outbreak of fire occurred last night in the bunkers of a steamer lying at Garden Island and before it was located the flames had obtained a good…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
286 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 15
Submarine Strife. Spanish Steamer Torpedoed
LONDON, Friday. -- Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports that a submarine torpedoed the Spanish steamer Manuel and towed the crew in a boat till it met a Swedish steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fearful Explosion. in London Munition Factory. Indescribable Scenes. Great Area Wrecked. Heavy Death Roll London
The Ministry for Munitions has issued an official report of yesterday's explosion. The Official Report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Explosion Fire in Munitions Factory Vast Area Wrecked Heartrending Scenes Munition Explosion. Serious Loss of Life. LONDON
It is officially reported that an explosion in a munitions factory in the neighbourhood of London was attended by considerable loss of life and much…
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[?] Davis Bros. and [?] by far the largest [?] in the State, and [?] another valuable…
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The Japanese steamer Kisagata Maru of 2568 tons, has been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir John Forrest's Curios. Relics of Sixteenth Century. Wrecked Dutch Transports
It is not generally known among those who are blind to all but politics that Sir John Forrest, the bulky Liberal who represents the Swan (W.A.) in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of a Noble Hero. Fearful Shipwreck Recalled
The "Daily Telegraph," of January 19th, states: -- "Mr. Antonio Costa, cockswain of the Newcastle lifeboat crew, died at Newcastle on Wednesday night, after an…
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BUENOS AYRES, Wednesday. -- The newspapers report that a German submarine stopped and searched a Spanish steamer in Uruguavan waters on 23rd January. The…
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The Dutch steamer Salland, 3657 tons, has been submarined without warning. The crew were all saved…
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The Spanish steamer Parahyr, 2537 tons, has been sunk. The ere were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Danish Steamer Fired On. Attempted Secret Departure
RIO DE JANEIRO, Friday. -- The Danish steamer Hammershus was fired on and stopped by Santa Cruz fort for attempting to secretly leave the harbor last night after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Steamer for Richmond River. Launching of the Araucaria
Oakland was the scone of an exceedingly picturesque function on Saturday afternoon, when the new passenger steamer built by Mr. O. R. Jones, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cruel German Methods. Shelling a Russian Steamer. Norwegian Sailors Sent Afloat in Open Boats
LONDON, Tuesday.--The number of sinkings by enemy submarines has somewhat diminished but the methods are increasingly cruel. A submarine of the most modern type…
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It is officially grated that there were 400 aboard the Laurentic. The 121 survivors include 50 wounded, who landed on the north-west coast of Ireland…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The schooner Cathkit went aground on the crossing at the Manning entrance yesterday. The schooner was bound for New Zealand with…
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LONDON, Thursday -- The Admiralty states that the British steamer Artist, when 48 miles from land in a heavy easterly gale, was submarined on the 27th January. In…
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LONDON, Wednesday. -- Lloyds reports that the steamer Clamshaw, which struck a mine and went ashore on 23rd January, has since broken its back and is a total wreck,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Steamer Sinks. Scuttled in Harbor
LONDON, Thursday.--The German steamer Lievenfels, which had been tied up in Charleston Harbor since the war started, began slowly sinking, apparently having been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Belmore
SYDNEY, Friday.--A Marine Court inquiry was opened into the wreck of the steamer Belmore at the entrance to the Macleay River, and after several witnesses were examined…
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