Steamer Adrift. Sydney
The second officer of the steamer Ruacka has arrived at Shark's Bay, West Australia. He reports that the vessel's tailshaft was carried away and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916
221 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 12
Captured Steamer Brussels. German Spy on Board. London
The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" says that the capture of the steamer Brussels was due to a spy aboard, who was supposed to be an American, but…
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A Russian submarine sank the German streamer Dorita in the Baltic. the crew landed in Sweden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disabled Steamer's Crew. Perth
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer which was reported to be disabled off the north-west coast, arrived at Fremaatle on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hangar Wrecked. Squadron Visits Douai
Sir Douglas Haig repots:— "Despite unfavorable leather on Sunday our aeroplanes rendered valuable Service. One squadron visited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Steamer Sunk. London
From Petrograd it is reported that a Russian submarine sank a large German steamer, laden with iron ore, in the Gulf of Bothnia…
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Our submarines sank a large German steamer in the Gulf of Bothnia, laden with iron ore…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Monster Mine. Austrian Positions Wrecked. London
As Italian communique says:— "The enemy positions at Castelleto have, for a long time, commanded the Dolomites Road. On the night of July…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Ashore. Sydney
The steamer Five Islands went ashore on the rocks near Botany Heads early this morning. As the vessel was in deep trim, with a full…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Steamer Sunk
A Hague telegram states that the Konigin Wilhelmina, a mail steamer of the Zeeland line, has struck a mine and sunk north of the Zinder light…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous. Battle with Submarine. British Steamer Wins. London
A message from Montreal says that the British steamer Clodmore, which has arrived there, reports a battle with a Hun submarine in the Mediterranean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Steamer. Sunk by Submarine
A message from Malta says a portion of the crew and passengers of the Italian liner Itimberg, from syracuse to Malta, has been landed. An Austrian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surrounded by Sharks. Steamer British King Goes Under. Heroic Rescues
Battered almost literally to pieces by the seas in a racing Atlantic huricane, the Phoenix line steamship British king, bound from New York…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Rescues Survivors. German Submarine Sunk. London
A Galveston message says that the British steamship Normandier reports rescuing 29 of the crew of the Italian steamship Angelo, which was sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer's Cargo Condemned. Sydney
The Chief Justice has condemned part of the cargo of the mail steamer Moldavia, which arrived here in May of last year, on the ground that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Founders. Sydney
The steamer Commonwealth foundered off Terrigal Heads early this morning. All the crew landed safely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Steamer. Attacked by Submarine. Vancouver
A Washington report says that despite Mr. Lansing's efforts at secrecy, it now appears that a German or Austrian submarine fired ten times at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Torpedoed
The Admiralty reports that the steamer Duke of Albany, 2,000 tons was torpedoed in the North sea, and 24 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arctic Expedition. Ship Wrecked in Behring Sea. New York
The power schooner Great Bear, carrying the Borden-Lane arctic expedition, was wrecked in the Behring Sea on August 10. The vessel is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Sunk in Ionian Sea. London
A communique issued at Vienna says: Three of our seaplanes in the Ionian Sea sank a patrol steamer with bombs…
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