Union Steamer Afire. Abandoned at Sea. Melbourne
The Navy Office announces that the Union steamer Waitoara is on fire at sea, and has been abandoned. The crew were picked up by the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
156 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 8
War on the Sea. Mine Sweeper Sunk. Explosion on Steamer. Paris
It is officially stated that a minesweeper struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay and sank. A boiler explosion killed seven on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ketch Sinks in Bass Straits
The ketch "H.J.H." was lost in Base Straits at midnight on Saturday, during a roaring westerly gale. All hands were saved. Most of the cargo,…
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The Norwegian steamer Letheos, 1153 tons, was submarined. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Steamer to Zeppelin. London
Captain Eiseler, commander of the Zeppelin that was brought down in Suffolk, formerly commanded the Hamburg-Amerika Steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Returns to Port Sydney
A big steamer which left Sydney last Wednesday returned to Port in a leaky condition as a result of encountering a eyelonic disturbance. There was nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Mongolia Sunk. Wednesday, June 27th
The P. and O. steamer Mongolia has been sunk in the Indian Ocean en route to Sydney. The passengers were landed at Bombay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wednesday Morning. P. and O. Steamer Sunk
The P. and O. Mail Steamer Mongolia, on her voyage from London to Sydney, has been sunk in the Indian Ocean. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Steamer Sunk. PARIS
The French steamer Himalaya was s[?]nk in the Mediterrancan, after an explosion. Twenty-eight were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Accident. New York
Eleven were killed and ten injured when a crowded passenger steamer, the Christopher Columbus was rammed at a wharf at Milwauke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Steamer Accident. Milwaukee
Eleven were killed and ten injured when a crowded passenger steamer, the Christopher Columbus, rammed a wharf, loosening the foundations of 50 water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Shells. Violent Bombardment on French Front. Russians Attack Strongly at Stanislau Venizelos' Strong Hand in Greece. Advance Guard "Sammies" in France. French Steamer Sunk in Mediterranean. Thirty-eight Lives Lost. War on the Sea. Steamer Himalaya Sunk. Thirty-eight Drowned. London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the Messageries Maritimes steamer Himalaya, which was chartered by the Government, was sunk in the…
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The Schooner Vesta turned into the Saxitfrage River under full sail, and after traversing nine miles of that placid stream, Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Manslaughter Against Steamer's Officers. Sydney
The Coroner at Wentworth returned a verdie[?] of manslaughter against George M[?]by, skipper, and John Eastward, mate of the steamer Alfred, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Argentine Steamer Sunk
It is officially learned that the Argentine steamer Toro was sunk by gunfire in the Atlantic outside the German war zone on JUne 22. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. Thursday, July 5th. Argentine Steamer Sunk
An Argentine steamer has been sunk outside the war zone loaded with wool for Switzerland. ENEMY AIR RAID…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked in Bass Straits. Terrible Experience. Sydney
A passenger from the Ketch H.P.L., recently wrecked in Bass Straits, gives a thrilling story of his terrible experience. The vessel was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Steamer Submarined
The American steamer Orleans has been torpedoed. Four of those on board are dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspicious Wreck Sydney. This Day
The steamer Cumberland, 8993 tons, which left Sydney on Thursday for England was seriously damaged early on Friday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosions at Sea. Steamer Beached
The Navy Office announces that the s.s. Cumberland, which left Sydney on Thursday last, July 5, on her voyage to England, was seriously damaged early…
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