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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898

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A Smallpox Alarm. The French Mail Steamer Quarantined. [By Telegraph.) Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 1

The French mail steamer Caledonien arrived from Albany to-day. When the Health Officer went on board he found a case of modified smallpox, a Lascar…

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2nd Editi0n Miner Office, 4 p.m. the Gale on the Coast. Further Details of the Wrecks. Lists of the Drowned. The Ship in Distress. Another Vessel Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 4

Further details of easualties to vessels during yesterday's severe storm continue to come to hand. It appears that the crew of the lost…

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A Steamer Foundered. London, FEB. 14

Western Grazier · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

The steamer Veedan has foundered in the Atlantic. The craw, numbering 200 persons, were receded…

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The following appeared in our let Editions yesterday:— the Gale on the Coast. Further Details of the Wrecks. Lists of the Drowned. The Ship in Distress. Another Vessel Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 1

Further details of assualties to vessels during yesterday's severe storm continue to come to hand. It appears that the crew of the lost…

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Wrecks on the N.S.W. Coast. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

The brig Amy, coal laden from Wollongong to Sydney, foundered off Bulli on Sunday afternoon. All hands, numbering eight, were drowned…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 2

The steamer Clare, of Nevada (U. S. A.), bound for Seattle, in Alaska, has foundered off the Alaskan coast. The passengers were mostly miners bound for Klondyke. It is…

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The Wreck of the Atacania. Narrative of the Survivors. A Terrible Time. Other Boats Still Missing. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

The tug Leveret (as telegraphed last evening) rescued a boat's crew of the ship Atacania, bound from Newcastle to San Diego, which foundered on the 9th instant…

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Another Shipwreck. 87 Lives Lost. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

The French steamer Flachat, bound for Colon, has been wrecked at Teneriffe in a dense fog. The captain, second officer, 11 of the crew, and one passenger were saved, 87…

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A Klondyke Steamer Foundered. London, Fir. 16

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

The steamer Clara from Nevada with a large number of mineral bound for Klondyke, has foundered on the coast of Alaska, and all hands lost…

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A Warship Ashore. London, Fir. 16

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

The battleship Victorious is ashore at Port Said, and is in a critical position…

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Wreck of the Atacama. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

The barque Atacama, which left Newcastle on the 29th January for San Diego, with a cargo of total, encountered a terrific gale yesterday…

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Wreck of a Barque. The Candia Strikes in Spencer's Gulf. Central Concentrates Aboard. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 4

The barque Candia, which sailed from Port Augusta on February 16 with a cargo of 1766 tons concentrates, has gone ashore at Warding Island, near Port Victoria, in Spencer's…

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Wreck of a Barque. The Candia Strikes in Spencer' Gulf. Central Concentrates board. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 1

The barque Candia,, which sailed from Port Augusta on February 16 with a cargo of 1766 tnns concentrates, has gone ashore at Warding Island, near Port Victoria, m Spencer's…

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The Weather. [By Telegraph.] Hurricane in New Caledonia. A Gunboat Sunk and Two Ships Wrecked. Immense Damage on Land. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

A cable message from Noumca reports that a severe hurricane has visited New Caledonia. The gunboat Loyalty was sunk and the ships Professor Falls and Garry were wrecked…

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Wrecked on the Kind a Reef. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 3

The ship Falls of Garry and the Danish ship Professor have been wrecked on the Kinda Roof…

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A Vessel Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 2

The barquentine St. Kilda, well known in the intercolonial trade, has gone ashore outside Wanganui Heads. She is in a dangerous position. The vessel is coal laden…

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Wreck of a French Liner. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 2

The French liner Ville do Rome has been wrecked off the island of Minorea, near the Spanish coasts in the Mediterranean. All on board were saved…

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The Wreck of the Mataura. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 1

The New Zealand mail steamer Mataura, which went ashore in Magellan's Straits, has broken in halves…

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THE R.M.S. CHINA. Ashore in the Red Sea. Expected to Become a Total Wreck. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

The P. and 0. mail steamer China, bound from Australian ports to London, has gone ashore at Azalea Point, in the Red Sea…

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French Liner Wrecked. London, March 23

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

The French liner Ville-do-Rome, has been wrecked in the Mediterranean. All the passengers and crow were saved…

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