A Thrilling Adventure a Man on a Wrecked Kite
An exhibition of the man-lifting military kites invented by Mr. S. F. Cody led to an exciting incident at the Bradford Exhibition recently…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
156 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 8
French Steamer Torpedoed
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a steamer carrying 559 passengers, including Algerian soldiers, some prisoners and 67 of a crew, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Steamer and Lifeboats Sunk
Reuter's Athens correspondent reports that a German submarine torpedoed the Italian steamer' Bari, and also sank several lifeboats. Fifty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer. Sydney
The fire which broke out on the N.C.S.N. Co.'s steamer Maianbar. which was being Repaired at Chapman's patent slip, Balmain, was put…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Steamer. Sydney
The story regarding a mysterious steamer which is supposed to have been seen approaching Port Kemble last Monday mowing and signalling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Steamer. Wilfully Caused. Sydney
The Acting Treasurer made available the findings of the superintendent of navigation as the result of the inquiry recently held into the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collier Wrecked. on Coral Reef at Noumea. Sydney
The collier Bellambi, which left Sydney on October 5, struck the main reef near the pass at St. Vincent's, near Noumea. The vessel is now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disturbance on Steamer. Two Men Sentenced to Six Months. Sydney
During a disturbance on a steamer in Woolloomooloo Bay last night a steward named Davies on another vessel received injuries which necessitated nine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Dickens' Land. Building Formerly Used by Germans with 18in. Walls Wrecked by Bomb
An Inquest on a victim of the raid on July 7 was bold at St. Paneras, London, the case being that of William Poole Saunders, 60, fire wood dealer. He worked in a little shed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreckage Found
According to information received from Noumea, a quantity of wreckage, has been picked up in the vicinity of Loyally Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Lost. Work of the Enemy. Sydney
Mr. Peter Dennet, a well-known Newcastle resident, has received information of the loss, through enemy agency, of a steamer in the English…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War on the Sea. Australian Steamer Torpedoed. Heavy Loss of Life. Sydney
It is reported that the steamer Aparina, belonging to the Union Steamship Company, was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Halifax Wrecked. LONDON
A munition steamer exploded at Halifax, 300 people being killed and thousands injured. A third of the city of Rocking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Explosin at Halifax. Rockingham City Wrecked. Three Hundred People Killed
A monition’s steamer exploded at Halifax. Three hundred people were killed and thousands have been injured. A third of the city of Rockingham has,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Halifax on Fire. Explosion of Munition Vessel. Water Front Wrecked. Disastrous Loss of Life. Vancouver
Sixty per cent of the town of Halifax has been destroyed by a fire which is still raging. The streets are strewn with 1200 dead. At 9 o'clock a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Founders. Crew of 46 Lost. Ottawa
A Government steamer from Simcoe foundered last night in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The crew of 46 were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War on the Sea. Spanish Steamer Shelled. Protest to Germany. London
There is indignation in Spain owing to a German submarine shelling the Spanish steamer Claudio 50 miles off Cape Finisterre, killing 8 of the crew…
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