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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea
12 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers
The British destroyer Racoon was wrecked and foundered during a snow storm off the coast of Ireland. There were do survivors…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is feared 156 lives have been lost in the wreck of the steamer Florizel off Cape Race. Forty were rescued. The ship grounded in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reuter's Vancouver correspondent says heroic rescues saved 35 lives from the steamer Florizel, which was wrecked on the Newfoundland coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yet another attempt to save the cargo steamer Pericles, which was wrecked off the West Australian coast about ten years ago, is being made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirty people were killed and some 1500 injured by a series of terrific explosions at the Lacour Neuve hand grenade factory on the northern,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamer Kenilworth Castle has arrived in London with 300 passengers. An explosion followed a collision and there was considerable loss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A thrilling story, is told of a British steamer's fight with one of the latest type of U-boats. A torpedo passed under the steamer's stern, and a search…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Times" reports that the Australian ambulance steamer Warhilla has been sunk. There wore 800 aboard, including 600 wounded. Over 100 have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Times" says the Australian ambulance steamer Warhilla has been sunk with 800 aboard, including 600 wounded. Over a hundred were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is reported that a steamer was stopped by wireless after leaving Sydney and ordered into port. The resale was searched, when 100 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Renter's messenger says: Correspondents in France emphasise the stiffening of the enemy resistance, making yesterday's British advance all the more remarkable. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir Douglas Haig reports that the total prisoners taken during the day's operations was 8000. General Monash cabled Mr. Hughes…
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