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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1891

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Storm and Wreck. Loss of Another Vessel [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 December 1891 · page 2

The list of shipping disasters caused by the recent storms has been supplemented by the news of the loss of another ship and all the crew except one…

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General Cable News. the Wreck of the Enterkin. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 December 1891 · page 2

Two sailors who belonged to the Enterkin, the vessel of 1548 tons, bound from Glasgow to Brisbane, which was wrecked on Sunday in the English Channel, have…

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In a Steamer Chair. (From the Detroit Free Press.) the First Day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 December 1891 · page 4

MR. GEORGE MORRIS stood with his arms folded on the bulwarks of the steamship City of Buffalo, and gazed down into the water. All around him was the bustle…

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In a Steamer Chair. (From the Detroit Free Press.) Second Day

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 December 1891 · page 4

MR. GEORGE MORRIS did not sleep well his first night on the City of Buffalo. He dreamt that he was being chased around the deck by a couple of young ladies, one…

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In a Steamer Chair. Third Day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 December 1891 · page 4

On the morning of the third day, Mr. Georg[?] M[?]is woke [?]up after a sound and dreamless sleep. He woke up feeling very dissatisfied with himself. indeed…

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