Collision at Sea. Japanese Steamer Sunk. London
The Britsh steamer Silver Shell collided off the Newfoundland coast with the Japanese steamer Tokata Maru. The latter sunk rapidly, badly…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
221 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 12
Submarine War British Steamer Sunk. London
The British steamer Belle of France (3876 tons) has been sunk. A European crew and 22 Lascars were landed, but [?]9 Lascars are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Discovery on Steamer. Infernal Machine Found. London
A metal tube, believed to be an internal machine, was found in the cargo steamer Hannington, from New York, when she was unloading at Bordeaux,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barquentine Ashore. Melbourne
The barquentine Senorita went ashore at Point Lonsdale on the Victorian coast early this morning. The vessel is lying on a rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Wires. Sydney, Thursday. Vessel Gone Ashore
The Bagguetrine Senorita Went ashore at Point Lonsdale, on the Victorian coast, early this morning. The vessel is lying on a rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Norwegian Steamer Sinks with Crew. London
The Norwegian ship Alabama was torpedoed or mined, and sank in two minutes. The crew was not picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer for India. Sunk in Mediterranean. London
The British steamer Springwell, bound for India, is the latest victim of submarines. The vessel was torpedoed without warning in the Mediterranean,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Sea Gales. Loss of Life. Several Vessels Wrecked. Warships Forced to Shelter. London
Terrific gales have been raging in the North Sea, and many ships have been damaged. An unknown schooner foundered off…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shops Wrecked. Fronts Blown Out. Fire Followers Explosion. Melbourne
Four shops in Albert Park, Melbourne were badly damaged early this morning by an explosion of petrol peaking from a motor cycle. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Zeppelin. Wrecked
A storm in Belgium carried a Zeppelin adrift, and when it landed in Holland it was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Sunk. Only One Survivor. London
Tim British strainer Dingle, belonging to the West Lancashire Steamship Company, has been sunk, There was only one survivor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Zeppelins. Airship Wrecked. Journeying to Paris
There is jubilation in Paris over the destruction of Zeppelin by a motor gun section at Revigny. The airship was flying with lights…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Escapes From Lisbon
Information has been received at Lisbon from Madeira of the escape of the steamer Obhenfeldt. She had been at anchor; but on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Mail Steamer Mined. Sydney. This Day
The P. and O. steamer Maloja, on route from England to Bombay has been mined and sunk off Dover…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rescue Steamer Sunk. All Hands Saved
Another steamer, the Empress of Fort William, going to the rescue, Was also mined and sunk. All hands Were saved. The vessel belonged to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. SYDNEY, Monday. P. & O. Steamer Sunk
The P. and O. mail steamer Maloja struck a mine off Dover about 11 o'clock on Sunday morning, while en route from England to Bombay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescuing Shipwrecked Men
French and British trawlers and destroyers have taken 300 shipwrecked men to Malta, while 400 were landed at Melose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Steamer Sunk
The British steamer Rothesay has been sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swedish Steamer Sunk
A Swedish steamer has been sunk by an Austrian submarine forty miles from Marseilles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck a Rock. Terrible Sea Tragedy. Spanish Steamer Sunk. Over 400 Souls Aboard. All Reported Drowned. London
'The Spanish steamer Principe de Asturias struck a submerged rock near Santos, Brazil, and sustained such terrible damage that she sank in…
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