Steamer Persia Sunk. SYDNEY
The steamer Persia, while on a voyage to Bombay, was sunk on Thursday afternoon. Most of the passengers and crew were drowned, but four…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
29 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2
Another Steamer Afire. London, Monday night
[?] is reported that the Greek steamed [?]ina, iron laden [?]r Glasgow, was [?] the Spanish coast [?]veloped [?] [?] The vess[?] is believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's News. Another British Steamer Sunk
Berlin orders have been given for the Austro-Germans in Serbia to advance into Gr[?] to attack the Anglo French. A Bucharest statement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. P. & O. Steamer Torpedoed. German Marine Outrage. Anti-War Demonstration In Berlin. Startling Revelations. on the Western Front. London, Monday night
Arge[?] batteries dispresed German [?] on the road from Avo[?]court to Mal[?]urt. The Germans claim that their [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →They Don't Like It. Italian Steamer Mined. London, January 10
German newspapers of all colors show that the country is deeply stirred at the British law of compulsion. Some say England means business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Sunk
London, Monday night. The British steamer Pollentia has been snuk near Novo Scotia. The crew were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kent Bombed. Bulgarians Hungry. Aylmer Attacks Turks. Steamer Sunk. London, January 24
The Entente and the Greek Premier have reached a satisfactory arrangement with regard to Corfu. Fighting continues everywhere in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Excellcensults. Trenches Tere Wrecked. Depots [?] Up. Lord [?]H. Kaiser Decided, [?]Ars Object. Huns' War[?] Sunk. London, February 8
The Franco-Bri bombardment of Navalin Plateau Saturday had excellent results. The German trent were terribly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Savage Soldiers Wreck Liverpool. a Battle with Alcohol. Disgraceful Scenes. Sydney Invaded. Fight with the Police. All Hotels Closed. Fight with the Picket. One Soldier Killed. Several Wounded. Parade, or Be Dismissed. Names to Be Published. Sydney, February 15
"Unexampled scenes of disorder occurred at Liverpool Camp owing to the men at Casula and Liverpool striking against the new syllabus,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall of Erzeroum. Great Military Feat. Consternation at Constantinople. Turks in Full Flight. Zeppelin Wrecked. London, February 18
The capture of Erzeroum, with a great accumulation of military stores, was a notable achievement. An immediate Russian advance is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Lost
The British steamer Westburn, which arrived at Teneriffe with a prize crew, believed to be from the German raider Moowe, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Gas Attack. Another Zeppelin Wrecked. Japan's Role. Turks Want Peace. London, Feb. 23
A German attack, preceded by an intense bombardment and emissions of suffocating gas, was made south of the Somme along a front of four miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swedish Steamer Lost
A Swedish steamer has been sunk by an Austrian submarine forty miles from Marseilles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Steamer Destroyed. London, Monday nightt
A fire and explosion have destroyed and sunk the steamer Matatua, which was in the docks at St. John's, New Brunswick, loading cargo for New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dutch Steamer Sinking. London, Thursday night
The Dutch liner Tubantia sent a wireless from the North ben that she is sinking. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mullumbimby (N.s.w.) a Perfect Wreck Through Kidney Disease
I was brought down by Kidney Dis[?]ase so that I could not raise myself from my bed, being weak as a baby. The pain in my back was positively…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Air Raid. Machines Brought Down. Orphanage Wrecked. Zeebrugge Bombed. Hughes in England. London, March 21
Four German aeroplanes, ar mid day on Sunday, dropped bombs on Dover, Deal, Margate and Ramsgate. Nine people were killed and 31…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Steamer Sunk
The French steamer Hebe has been sunk. Eighteen of the crew were landed, and it is believed the remainder were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War! British Work. Enemy's Lines Taken. Successful French. Steamer Torpedoed. London, April 7
It is officially stated that the British forces attacked Unmellhenna in the morning of April 5. The leading battalion of the 13th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Simla Sunk. French Progress. Anzac Day. Bulgars Invade Greece. Steamer Torpedoed. Hughes Invited. London, April 8
Eleven Lascars were drowned in the sinking Simla. The remainder of the crew were saved. It is not known whether the vessel…
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