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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894

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The Pyrmont Swing Bridge. Rammed by a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 2

Last night the intercolonial steamer Age was going into Darling Harbor for the purpose of being berthed at Howard Smith's wharf, when she…

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The Wreck of the Alert. The Marine Board Inquiry. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 4

The Marine Board inquiry into the foundering of the steamer Alert was commenced this, morning. The evidence leans to the supposition that the…

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The Wreck of the Alert. The Marine Board Inquiry. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 1

The Marine Board inquiry into the foundering of the steamer Alert was commenced, this, morning. The evidence leans to the supposition that the…

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The Wreck of the Kanhooka. The Search for the Survivors. Captain and Engineer Dead. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

A telegram from Normanton, in the far north, gives details of the search for the missing survivors from the wreck of the Kanahooka. Arthur…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p.m. Wreck of a Barque. Nine of the Crew Drowned. A Solitary Survivor. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1894 · page 4

Information has been received of the total wreck of the barque Gazette in the vicinity of the French Pass. The crew consisted of the captain,…

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The Wreck of the Gazelle. Four Bodies Washed Ashore. The Probable Cause of the Disaster. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

A steamer has left for the scene of the wreck of the barque Gazelle, near the French Pass. It is reported that the bodies of four…

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Wreck of a Barque. Nine of the Crew Drowned. A Solitary Survivor. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 1

Information has been received of the total wreck of the barque Gazelle in the vicinity of the French Pass. The crew consisted of the captain,…

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The Wreck in the Gulf. Tha Kanahooka Survivors. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

The Postmaster-General has received a wire from the harbor-master at Normanton, in the Gulf, to the effect that the Vigilant, which went out in search…

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The Wreck of the Gazelle. The Survivors' Story. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 4

In addition to Joseph Quintall, ordinary seaman, William Davidson, second mate, has survived from the wreck of the Gazelle. The lost are…

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The Wreck in the Gulf. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 3

A subscription fund has been opened for the relief of the widows and orphans and dependent relatives of the victims of the wreck of the Kanahooka…

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The Wreck of the Gazelle[?] The Survivors' Story. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 1

In addition to Joseph Q[?]tall, ordinary seaman, William Davidson, second mate, has survived from the wreck of the Gazelle. The lost are…

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Wreck of a Brigantine. Escape of the Crew. Two Mouthfuls of Water a Day. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 2

Captain Williams, of the brigantine Borough Belle, with a crew of six-Europeans, four kanakas, and two Malays, has arrived at Mackay. He…

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On the Queensland Coast. Wreck of a Barque. Inother Barque in Danger. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1894 · page 3

[?] [?]nish barque Aarhus from [?] ork, struck Smith's rock, near [?] Morston, during Saturday night [?]d sank in 12 fathoms of water. She…

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The Kanahooka Wreck. Defective Appliances. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 2

In connection with the inquiry into the wreck of the Kanahooka, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, it has been reported to the Marine Board that the…

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The Wreck of the Aarhus. The Marine Board Finding. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

The Marine Board has announced its finding as to the wreck of the European barque Aarhus, which was recently run on a rock and sunk near…

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The New Zealand Gale. Foundering of a Schooner. All Hands Believed Lost. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

It is feared that during the terrific gale which swept the east coast on Sunday night the Newcastle owned three-masted schooner Grecian Bend,…

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Wreck of a Steamer [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

Another maritime disaster has occurred on the Eastern coast. The steamer Kiwi during thick weather struck on a rock, and sustained so…

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Sequel to a Wreck. How the Animals on Board Lived. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

The steamer Aldinga, which has returned to Sydney from a voyage to the Solomon Islands, was stopped by a wreck lying on the Bellona Shoal. It…

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3rd EDITION. Miner Office, 7 p.m. Terrific Explosion. Four Killed and 30 Critical. Many Dwellings Wrecked. [By Cable.] London, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 4

A terrible explosion occurred at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, near the small town of Waltham Abbey, to-day. It appears that a large stack of…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Terrific Explosion. Four Killed and 30 Critical. Many Dwellings Wrecked. [By Cable.] London, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 1

A terrible explosion occurred at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, near the small town of Waltham Abbey, to-day. It appears that a large stack of…

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