Steamer Wrecked. Passengers and Crew Saved. London
The steamer Perregone, bound from Rotterdam to London, was wrecked off Walton-on-the-Naze, an Essex watering-place, seven miles south of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918
85 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 5
The War. Destroyer Wrecked Men Who Escaped Food Rioting Done to Death Boys and Girls Shot by Germans Sydney. This Day
The British destroyer Pracoron was wrecked, and foundered during a snow storm on the coast of Ireland. There were no…
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The Admiralty announces that the destroyer Racoon was wrecked and foundered on Wednesday last during a snow storm off the north coast of Ireland…
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A small lighter, the Hilda, sank at the wharf at Darling Harbor this morning and is still lying on the bottom with 90 tons of coal in her hatches. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on the Sea. Dutch Steamer Sunk
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that the steamer West Poldow and her crew of 18, bound from Rotterdam to England, was torpedoed or…
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"Carry your own lifeboat," is the motto of an Italian inventor, G. Piperno, who has visited England with what is probably the most ambitious…
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"Carry your own lifeboat," is the motto of an Italian inventor, G. Pipcruo, who has visited England with what is probably the most ambitious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer in Cyclone. Terrifying Experiences. Bravery of Passengers and Crew. Sydney
A steamer which arrived at Sydney to-day from northern ports had a terrifying experience in the Queensland cyclone. At one stage the captain…
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The Admiralty reports that a reconnaissance on Sunday at midnight showed that the Goeben was no longer ashore at Nagara Point…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer in Cyclone. Sensational Experiences. Sydney
The captain of the steamer Burwah, which reached Sydney to-day, gave a graphic account of the vessel's sensational experience during the recent…
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The Admiralty reports that the armed boarding steamer Louvain was torpedoed and sunk in the East Mediterranean on January 21. Seven…
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The Argentine's Military Attaches have been recalled from Berlin and Vienna which is regarded as significant in connection with the sinking of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coastal Steamer Beached. Fears for Safety of Cargo. Sydney
While the steamer Bellinger was crossing the Bellinger River bar a a heavy sea struck her, driving her on to the southern breakwater. A receding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatality on Steamer. Sydney
A shocking fatality occurred at South Grafton this morning, when a deck-hand on the dredger Osprey, named Thomas Manning, was fatally crushed between…
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The American steamer Alinance was torpedoed in the war zone on Wednesday. Six of the crew are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preparation Activity Increasing on West Front. Civil War in Finland. Brest-litovsk Conference Resumed. American Steamer Torpedoed. Western Front. Successful Raid. London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made a successful raid eastward of Armentieres, taking prisoners. There is hostile artillery firing at…
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The Italian steamer Dues Di Genova was torpedoed a mile off Sagunto. The Government is investigating with a view to protesting to…
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Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports that the Spanish steamer Duca di Genova was torpedoed a mile off Sagunto. The Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrors of the Sea. Terrible Sufferings of a Shipwrecked British Crew
Full particulars have been received of the terrible sufferings endured by the crew of the British steamship Kelvin while in the open boats after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War on the Sea. Italian Submarine. Torpedoes Enemy Steamer London
Reuter's Rome correspondent reports that an Italian submarine on Tuesday afternoon torpedoed an armed enemy steamer near the Island…
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