Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Washington
The Norwegian steamer Davangar was sunk. One American was abroad. The crew were saved after 57 hours exposure in the North' Sea…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
156 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 8
Steamer Torpedoed. Amsterdam
The American steamer Healdton (4489 tons) has been torpedoed Seven survivors reached Terschelling…
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Senator Russell has received a message to the effect that the Commonwealth-owned steamer. Australport collided with another steamer in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fight on Steamer. Firemen Injured. Sydney
A free fight took place last night among the firemen on board the steamer Port Hardy, lying in Darling Harbor. Several of the combatants were badly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aviators Capture Schooner Admiralty intercepts, per Wireless)
A Russian official message states:— We threw back at the bayonet point enemy attacks, which penetrated trenches in the region southward of…
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The American steamer the Missourian, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean without warning. There were 32 Americans aboard, all being saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War on the Sea. Belgian Relief Steamer. Sunk Without Warning. Amsterdam
The Belgian relief steamer Tregiet, from New York, laden with grain, was torpedoed without warning off Schevehingen. The crew was saved, though six…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"In for a Duster." a Steamer's Rack with a Waterspout
Waterspouts are not, perhaps, as dangerous as they appear to be, or as sea captains used to think them, but they are by no means harmless,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Capture Schooner. San Diego
A schooner carrying munitions bound for a Mexican west coast port, was captured by two United States destroyers. Five shots wee fired and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Junk Wrecked. Sydney
A Chinese junk was found wrecked on the beach near Channel Point, Port Darwin. All on board, consisting of three Chinese and four aboriginals,…
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The Greek steamer Nests (4060 tons), with a cargo of wheat, insured for £340,000, and guaranteed by the Government, has been torpedoed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coastal Steamer Ashore. Sydney
The steamer N[?]rong went ashore in the N[?]mbucca River. The vessel suffered no damage and in all probability will be ref[?]ated with the next tide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Massacre Not War Bloody Fighting in Arras Region. Reinforced Germans Scorn Casualties. Thrilling Story of Dover Fight. Submarine Sunk by American Steamer. Serious Food Problem in Britain. Western Front. French Progress. London
A French communique states: We progressed south-east of Cerny-en-Laonnaise, in the region of the Aisne, and took prisoners. Our fire…
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The American schooner Percy Thirdsall was sunk by submarine gunfire without warning. A patrol boat rescued the crew…
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The American schooner Percy has been sunk by submarine gunfire without warning. A patrol boat rescued the carew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Steamer Torpedoed. Melbourne
The High Commissioner has cabled that the mail steamer Ballarat was torpedoed and sunk in the English Chanel on April 25. All the troops…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Blood. American Steamer's Feat. Submarine Sunk. Vancouver
An American steamer, the Mongolia, off the coast of Ireland, has drawn first blood fn the war between America and Germany. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missing From Steamer. Sydney
When the steamer Dimboola arrived at Melbourne from Adelaide it was reported that George Dunstan Jones, aged 32, an opal dealer, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Visit to a Wrecked Zeppelin. Everything of Practical Value Intact
"Like the glassless roof of Olympia after being dented by a huge hammer" "the view was much the same as that obtained in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Nation's Wealth Mammoth Figures of Imperial Budget. "Want of Money Will Not Prevent Victory." British Steamer Torpedoed by Seaplane. Further Advance in Mesopotamia Imperial Budget. "Ground for Thankfulness." Want of Money Will Not Defeat. London
Mr. Bonar Law submitted his Budget to the House of Commons. No new tares were revealed, the only increases being the tax on tobacco, which was…
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