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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898

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Wreck of R.M.S. CHINA. Hopes of Saving the Vessel. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 2

A thick haze rested over the water when the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. China struck in the Red Sea. A survey has been made of the ship:…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. R.M.S. China Ashore. London, March 27

Western Grazier · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 2

The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. China went ashore in the Red Sea on Thursday night last, during a thick huze. The mails and all special…

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The Wreck of the R.M.S. China. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 4

The R.M.S. Carthage, with the China's mails, specie, and passengers, left Perim, in the Red Sen, on Sunday night for Brindisi. Working without accident,…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] The Wreck of the China. LONDON, Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 1

As the weather is breaking and becoming fine, there is a strong hope now of the wrecked mail-steamer China being saved…

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The Wreck of the China. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1898 · page 4

An examination of the wrecked mail steamer China shows that her bottom is penetrated in three places. Three thousand cases of fruit have been saved…

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The Thetis Trawlings. Steamer Blown Out to Sea. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1898 · page 2

The Sydney steamer Thetis has returned to Port Jackson from another trawling expedition. While at Lord Howe Island, the steamer was blown out to sea and had to be…

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The Wrecked Ship Atacama. Libel Action against " The Bulletin." [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1898 · page 1

Maldon C. Cowlishaw,merchant,of Sydney, has Issued a writ for alleged libel against the proprietors of The Bulletin for tho paper's comments concerning the loss of the ship…

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Antarctic Exploration. Wreck of the Belgica. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 4

News has been received that the Antarctic exploring vessel Belgica, which left Belgium last year, has been wrecked in the vicinity of Cape Horn…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Antarctic Exploration. Wreck of the Belgica. [Reutebr's Message.] London, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 1

News has been received that the Antarctic exploring vessel. Belgica, which left Belgium last year, has been wrecked in the vicinity of Cape Horn…

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Ax Antarctic Expedition Wrecked. London April 6

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 3

The Belgium steamer Beligion, with Lieutenant Do Gerlache's Antarctic expedition, has been wrecked off Cape Horne. All hands were saved…

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The Wreck of the China. [Reuter's Message.] London, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 1

The passengers by the R.M.S. China, which was wrecked in the Red Sea, have arrived in London by the R.M.S. Carthage…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] The Wreck of the China. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 2

The Bishop of Melanesia (Dr. Wilson), who was on the deck of the R.M.S. China when she strack in the Red Sea, has furnished an account of…

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A Winter's Shipwreck. The Story of Thjrty Half-Drowned Chinese

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 2

MANY a strange sight (says the Westminster Budget) does he who roves the length and breadth of London see, each eloquent of the Imperial range of British interests and…

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The Mail Steamer Mariposa Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

The American mail steamer Mariposa, which left Sydney on the 11th instant, took 350,000 sovereigns, and there is considerable speculation as to…

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Firing the First Shot. From Tue Havanna Forts. U. S. Squadron Disdains to Reply. Another Steamer Seized. a Hot Chase. London, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1898 · page 2

The United states Squadron, under Admiral Sampson, consisting of 2 battleships, 4 cruisers, 3 monitors, 8 gunboats, and 6 torpedo boats, which…

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Spain Will Not Issue Letters of Marque. the Blockade of Havana. the Morro Castle Battery Opens Fire. Another Spanish Steamer Taken

Western Grazier · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

When the ship Shenandoah was seized by the Spaniards, she is said to have been flying the British flag. A bill has been introduced into the…

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Wreck of the China. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

The R.M.S. China is still in a very bad position in the Red Sen, and it is uncertain now whether the vessel can be saved…

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American Ironclad Ashore. Attempts to Tow Her Off. London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

Marshal Blanco, Governor-General of Cuba, has reported to Spain that an American ironclad is ashore on the Cuban coast, and that three of her consorts are…

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Spanish Steamer Taken. by the Cruiser Detroit. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

The U. S. steamer Detroit, 2089 tons, 18 guns, has captured the Spanish steamer Ambrosio Bolivar. The cargo taken is valued at 60,000 dollars…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Killed on a Steamer. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

William Bruce, a fireman on one of the Parramatta River steamers, was working in the stokehole, when a steel plug burst, killing him instantly…

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