Steamer in a Cyclone Terrifying Experience. Magnificent Seamanship
SYDNEY, Monday.—A steamer which arrived in Sydney from Northern ports had a terrifying experience in the Queensland cyclone. At one stage the captain…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918
249 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 13
Schooners Wrecked
SYDNEY, Monday.—During a recent hurricane at the islands, two large fourmasted schooners, the Mahukona and Churchill, were wrecked. Although details…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Babies Carried Ashore. Submarine Twice Seen. (Published in the "Times.")
LONDON, Monday.—The Andania's survivors were landed at a town on the Antrim coast. The majority of the crew were in a pitiable condition. Some were wrapped in…
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The steamer "Cork" was torpedoed, without warning, at 2 o'clock in the morning, in the Irish Sea. Seven passengers and five of the crew were lost,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods. Loss of Life and Property. Vessels Sunk. Others Driven Ashore. Details of the Disasters
We supplement our telegraphic news of the disastrous floods and cyclones in Queensland by the following extracts from the Brisbane "Courier":—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Submarine Strife. Torpedoing of Spanish Steamer. Great Indignation in Spain. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Tuesday.—There is great indignation in Spain at the torpedoing of the Spanish steamer Giralda on 26th January 30 miles west of Laguardia. The submarine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods. Death Roll at Mackay. a Steamer Aground. Telegraphic Difficulties. Further Flood Waters at Rock-hampton
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The latest accounts from Mackay place the death roll at 19, including a woman named Welsh and her five children. The A.U.S.N. Company has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Steamer's Peril. Within a Few Feet of Rocks
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The captain of the steamer Burwah which reached Sydney today gave a graphic account of the vessel's sensational experiences during the recent…
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SYDNEY Saturday.—While the steamer Bellinger was crossing the Bellinger River bar a heavy sea struck her, driving her on to the southern breakwater. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boarding Steamer Sunk. Over 200 Lives Lost. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Saturday.—The Admiralty reports that the armed boarding steamer Louvain was torpedoed and sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean on January 21st. Seven…
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The Admiralty reports that the armed boarding steamer "Louvain,'' was torpedoed and sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean on 21st January: Seven officers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stormstricken Queensland. Waters Receding at Mackay. Missing Steamer Crete Safe. BRISBANE
The Flood situation at Mackay is improving, the waters are slowly receding s and no further rises are reported The schooner Crete has arrived safe…
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The steamer "Marjorie," which left Adelaide on January 25th, for Newcastle, with the Glaucus, has not been heard of since. The Glaucus duly arrived, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Peculiar Accident. Engine Shaft Goes Through Steamer Bottom. MELBOURNE
The steamer Loongana was taking aboard a spare engine shaft, weighing about two tons, when the chains slipped and the shaft fell right through the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesdays—The overdue steamer Marjorie reached Newcastle safely last night. The delay was due to encountering boisterous weather…
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LONDON. Thursday.-A Vancouver message states that the American steamer Tuscanio has been torped-oed. The only particulars available…
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Mr. MacNamara, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Admiralty, in reply to a question concerning the sinking of a steamer in the English Channel, off the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Submarine Strife. Torpedoing of Spanish Steamer. (Reuter.)
MADRID, Saturday.—Official: Two lifeboats were landed in the Canaries on February 2nd belonging to the Spanish steamer Sebastian, which was torpedoed on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italian Steamer Torpedoed. Off the Spanish Coast. (Reuter.)
MADRID, Sunday.—The Italian steamer Ducadigenova was torpedoed a mile off Sagunto. The Government is investigating with a view to protesting to Berlin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Torpedoed. (United Service, Ltd.)
MADRID, Thursday.—The Barcelona steamer Ceferino, 3600 tons, was torpedoed 500 miles off Cape Orchilla. The submarine towed four boats containing 37…
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