Steamer Traffic
Tilpa wired on Tuesday that the steamer Maggie passed there up stream at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The vessel has a full cargo of wool, and will arrive…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
23 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2
Wheat Schooner Lost SYDNEY
The schooner "Success" loaded with wheat from Balgowan struck a reef off Troubridge Hill while en route to Port Adelaide. She sank…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Steamer Sunk. Will Uncle Fight Now? London, Feb. 14
The American steamer Lyman Law has been sunk in theMediterran[?]n…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Traffic
The steamer Alfred left Wilcannia up stream at 6 a.m. on February 21…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glorious Feat of Arms. Neutral Steamer Sunk. Terrible Hardships. Further Successes. London, March 14
The "Daily News" says the "terrifists" are intriguing to force an election. The "Times" says, inferring to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Schooner Sank. Heavy Enemy Losses. The Food Problem. German Losses, 20 Per Cent. London, April 27
The American schooner Percy Birdell was destroyed without warning by submarine gunfire. The survivors were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Benzine Explosion on a Steamer
A benzine explosion in the forehold of the steamer Arah[?]ra damaged the cabins and injured three men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Passenger Steamer Torpedoed
The French steamer, Sontay, carrying 81 of a crew and 344 passengers, was torpedoed en route for Salonica from Marseilles, and 45 perished,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Successful Patrol Encounters. French Prisoner 7600 during May. French Steamer Torpedoed and 45 Perish. Enemy Aeroplanes over England. Italians Break Austrian Lines. London, Thursday night
The Italians have broken through the Austrian lines, and have taken 9000 prisoners, including 300 officers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →7600 Prisoners. French Steamer Torpedoed Another Air-Raid. £360,000,000 Tax Measure. Austria Wants Peace. Russia Moving. London, May 25
Sir Douglas Haig reports that patrol encounters eastward of Devergouer prisonered a few of the enemy. A French communique says that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dastardly Huns. Torpedo Wrecked Seaman. French Smash Germans. Italian Successes. Soldiers v Poisoned. Allied Wins. London, June 8
A German torpedo boat sank a merchantman in the Channel and shelled the crew, killing eleven. The Huns then departed leaving the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Austrian Crisis Italy's Air Craft Dastardly Huns Fire on a Steamer's Boat. London, June 22
There is increasing interest in the Austrian crisis owing to the fact that it reveals that a large majority in Austria are almost certainly opposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Yesterday's News. Mail Steamer Sunk
If is officially announced from Calcutta that the P. and O. liner Mongolia ([?] tons) was mined and sunk in the vicinity of Bombay on Saturday. Boats…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allied Successes French Steamer Sunk No Peace This Year France Mobilising Young And Old London, July 2
Sir Douglas Haig reports having attacked the north bank of the Souchez and captured the enemy's defences on a half mile front south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Steamer Torpedoed Contemptible Huns Fire on Drowning Men Russia Will Emerge More Formidable Than Ever British Victories London, June 30
The steamer Adduh was submarined on June 15, without warning. She was hit seven times while the boats were being lowered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turko—German Fleet. Successfully Attacked Huns Penetrate British Positions But Jure Driven Out American Steamer Sunk. London, July 12
The Vice-Admiral of the Eastern Mediterranean reports that the naval air service successfully attacked the Tarko—German fleet lying off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tremendous Artillery Battle Haig's Advance Dutch Steamer Held Up What Kerensky Says London, July 25
The battle continues at Chemin Des Dames on a tremendous scale. The enemy attack has been most violent since July 3…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Matunga Lost. SYDNEY
Messrs Burne, Philp and co.'s steamer Matunga, from Sydney to Rabaul, is missing. She was fast heard of on August 5th, when she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fearful Storm. Ships And Buildings Wrecked. Port Kembla Sunk Australian Mails Lost. Sydney, Sept. 20
A coastal steamer, supposed to be the Nerong, foundered off Norah Head and it is feared all hands were lost. One of the wildest storms of wind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Naval Struggle Italian Steamer Sunk London, Oct. 16
German aviators bombarded the region of Dunkirk There were several civilian casualties. A wireless Russian official message…
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