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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1893

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3rd EDITION Miner Office 7[?] Latest Cable News. Disaster to a Mail Steamer. LONDON, Friday Evening[?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 4

The mail steamer City of Alexandria, while on the voyage from Cuba to New York, was burned to the water's edge. The majority of those on board…

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Latest Cable News. Disaster to a Mail Steamer. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 November 1893 · page 1

The mail steamer City of Alexandria, while on the voyage from Cuba to New York, was burned to the water's edge. The majority of those on board…

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Storm and Wreck. The Gales in Great Britain. Great Loss of Life and Shipping. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 2

Full details are now to hand respecting the damage and loss of life caused by the recent gales in Great Britain and adjoining seas…

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Storm and Wreck. Terrible Gales in the Atlantic. Farther Details of Damage. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 2

The gale which has been devastating England and adjacent seas is moderating, but it is now raging fiercely on the Continent…

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Wreck of a Lugger. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 November 1893 · page 2

A telegram from Thursday Island reports that a canoe from Moa has arrived bringing a South Sea native, the only survivor of the crew of the…

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The Wreck of a Lugger. The Missing Crew Found. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · page 2

A telegram from Thursday Island states that the five men who were reported to have been lost by the wreck of a lugger a few days ago have…

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Rescue of Castaways. Wrecked near the New Zealand Coast. Eighty Days on an Island. Sufferings and Privations. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 2

The Government steamer Hinemoa, while cruising round the islands to the south-east of the South Island, came across a number of castaways on…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 December 1893 · page 4

The British cargo steamer Jason has been wrecked near Boston. Owing to the life line not acting, 36 of the crew Were drowned in attempting to reach…

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The Tenterden Ashore. All the Crew Saved. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Tuesdey

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 December 1893 · page 2

Intelligence has been received here that the well-known intercolonial steamer Tenterden, 867 tons, chartered by M'Ilwraitb, M'Eachern and Co. to…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Off Port Phillip Heads. Sixteen Lives Lost. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 December 1893 · page 4

The heavy storm which has been raging off the southern coast for the past two days has caused some alarm to be felt for the safety of coasting…

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