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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1896

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The Drummond Castle Wreck. Further Details of the Disaster. Heartrending Scenes on Board. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 2

Further details concerning the foundering of the mail steamer Drummond Castle, of Sir Donald Currie's Castle line, through striking a sunken reef off the island of…

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The Wreck of the Drummond Castle. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 2

Mr. Marquardt, the only surviving passenger of the Drummond Castle which foundered off the French Coast, gives details of the catastrophe. A…

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The Wreck of the Drummond Castle. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 2

Seventy-three bodies from the wreck of the D[?]mmond Castle on the French coast have been recovered; also a large quantity of wreckage…

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Alleged Attempt to Wreck a Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 3

A TE[?] story of an alleged [?] to wreck a mine at White [?] has already been [?] by telegram in the [?] and the…

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Wreck of a Timber Ship. All Hands Saved in the Boats. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 2

Last night the Islands mail trader Taviuni arrived from Fiji, bringing with her news of the total loss of the ship Scottish Dales. The disaster occurred while the vessel was…

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Loss of an Egyptian Steamer. Sixty Passengers Missing. London, July 2

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

The Egyptian steamer Rahamenieh has been lost in the Red Sea. Sixty of her passengers are missing…

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The Recent Wreck in the Red Sea. the Passengers Safe. London, July 5

Western Grazier · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 3

The passengers reported to have been lost on the Egyptian steamer Rahmanieh in the Red Sea, are all safe. The disabled steamer has been…

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The Steamer Woolloomooloo. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 4

The steamer Woolloomooloo, from Sydney, laden with frozen goods, is found to be seriously damaged. It is impossible to reduce the temperature…

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Collision in the English Channel. a Steamer Badly' Damaged. London, July 12

Western Grazier · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

The steamer Woolloomooloo collided with the collier Emerald in the English Channel during a dense fog. The steamer had an immense hole…

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The Steamer Woolloomooloo. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1896 · page 1

The steamer Woolloomooloo, from Sydney, laden with frozen goods, is found to be seriously damaged. it is impossible to reduce the temperature…

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Attempt to Wreck a Team. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 22 July 1896 · page 3

An attempt was made to wreck a tram at Balmain last night. Two iron rails were placed across the line, but the cars passed safely over the…

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A Steamer Detained. [By Telegraph.] Melboune, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 July 1896 · page 4

The steamer Gulf of Genoa, bound for Manchester and London, was detained to-day as being unseaworthy…

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Rescue of a Shipwrecked Crew

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 3

THE ship Hawksdale, which has arrived in Sydney from Liverpool, effected the rescue of the German brig Atlantic while coming out The Hawksdale was within two days…

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General Cable News. The Wreck of the Drummond Castle. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 2

The inquiry into the loss of the steamer Drammond Castle off the French coast has resulted in a finding that the vessel was not navigated in a…

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A Missing Steamer. LONDON, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 August 1896 · page 4

The steamer M[?]ari, which left Bombay for S[?] three weeks ago, has not yet a[?]ed at Aden. It is believed that she has foundered with…

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The Missing Steamer. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 August 1896 · page 4

The missing steamer, Moshtari, bound from India to Suakim, which was overdue at Aden and was supposed to have foundered, has arrived safely…

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A Missing Steamer. LONDON, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 August 1896 · page 1

The steamer Mushtari, which left Bombay for Soakim three weeks ago, has not yet arrived at Aden. It is believed that she has foundered with…

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Collision in the Scheldt River. a French Steamer Damaged, London, August 17

Western Grazier · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 2

A collision has occurred in the Scheldt River between the French steamer Quatromis and the barque Cape York. The steamer was badly…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. the Trouble in Zanzibar. British Warships Bombard the Palace. A Native Steamer Sunk. [By Cable.] London. Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 4

Intelligence has been received from Zanzibar that, in consequence of Seyyid Burghash (who usurped the throne on the death of the late Sultan) having ignored the…

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Wreck of the Patrician. The Crew Saved. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1896 · page 2

During the voyage between Sydney and The Bluff of the ship Fifeahire, she fell in with the ship Patrician, bound from Newcastle to Lyttleton,…

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