Nerong's Lifeboat Found. Surrounded by School of Sharks
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A lifeboat belonging to the steamer Nerong, which foundered in a cyclonic gale off the North Coast in August with the loss of three lives,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918
249 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 13
Mine Washed Ashore. Serious Result of Explosion. LONDON
A mine, washed ashore at Pegwell Bay, Kent, exploded while a number oilmen were trying to drag it on to-land, killing seven and injuring 24…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rail and Steamer Services. Germany Dropping the Mask. the Annexation Question. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—The "Daily Express" correspondent says that regular rail and steamer services from Germany to Russia have been instituted. Other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nerong Lifeboat Found
A lifeboat, belonging to the steamer Nerong, which foundered in a cyclonic gale off the North Coast in August with the loss of three lives, has been picked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fall From a Steamer
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mrs. Craig and Mamie Miller fell from the planking of a Stockton ferry steamer yesterday. Mr. Urquhart, engineer of the steamer, jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →American Steamer Torpedoed. Portland (Oregon)
The American steamer Harry Luckenbach has been torpedoed; eight of those on board perished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spanish Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Saturday.—Reuter's Las Palmas correspondent says that a boat containing the first officer and 18 survivors of the Spanish steamer Joaquin Mumbrull has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Destroyer Wrecked All on Board Drowned LONDON
The Admiralty report that the destroyer "Racion" was wreecked and foundered on 9th January, during a snowstorms off the north cost of Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Situation. Negotiations with Austro-germans. Peace Between Russia and Bulgaria. British Destroyer Wrecked. Russia. Organising a Volunteer Army. (United Service Ltd.)
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. D. Ransome, the "Daily Mail" correspondent at Petrograd, says: Before going to Finland M. Lenin stated he feared he would be compelled to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Destroyer Wrecked. No Survivors. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Saturday.—The Admiralty reports that the destroyer Racoon was wrecked and foundered on January 9th during a snow storm off the north coast of Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Steamer Idle
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The steamer Time, with 3800 tons of coal, is lying idle at Port Augusta because the men refuse to discharge her unless they are provided with another…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Discovery on a Steamer
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Following the finding of a bloodstained razor in the stern of a Watson's Bay ferry steamer this morning the police discovered a pool of blood in a near-by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Steamer Sunk. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Tuesday.—The steamer Atlas has been torped[?]ed and sunk 25 miles from the island of Fuerente Ventura. The crew of 29 were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Steamer
SYDNEY, Thursday.— The steamer Douglass Mawson, which is engaged in the North Coast trade, has been purchased by the Australian Government. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Destroyers Wrecked. Only One Survivor. LONDON
The Admiralty reports that two British destroyers were totally wrecked of the coast of Scotland during a violent gale, accompanied by heavy snow on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Destroyers Wrecked. Only One Survivor. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Thursday.—The Admiralty reports that two British destroyers on the night of the 12th were totally wrecked off the coast of Scotland in a violent gale and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Broken Hill Outrage. Attempt to Wreck a Newspaper Office. Broken Hill
Two attempts were made just after mid-night last night to wreck the Broken Hill "Miner" newspaper office with bombs. The front door was blown down and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner and Submarine. a Thrilling Story. LONDON
A small French schooner encountered a German Sumarine off the French coast: a duel ensued, in which the schooner was damaged but forced the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.O.S. SIGNALS. American Steamer Sinking. PORTLAND (Oregon)
Incoming vessels report having picked up s.o.s. signals from the steamer Eaykerran, which reported that the [?] was sinking, and the crew taking to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Spanish Steamer Sunk. London
The Madrid newspaper "Sol" reports that a new Spanish steamer, the "Giralda," of 4400 tons, has been sunk west of Cape Guardia. The vessel was stopped,…
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