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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

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A Steamer Wrecked: The Crew Drowned. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 2

A Glasgow steamer has been wrecked at Bilbao, on the Spanish coast, under distressing circumstances. A huge wave caught the vessel and dashed it on…

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A Steamer Refloated. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 2

The German-Australian steamer Sommerfeld, which ran aground in the Elbe, has been refloated…

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The Steamer Mystery. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 2

A pocket-book, supposed to have been lost by Patrick Conway, the victim of the steamer Talune mystery, has been found at Christchurch and handed to the police. All…

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The Wreck on the Spanish Coast LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 2

The wreck of the steamer Avlona at Bilbao, on the Spanish coast, was due, it appears, to the gale extingnishing the light on the rocks…

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A Steamer Ashore. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 2

Tho Cape liner Kinfauns Castle has gone ashore at The Needles, on the English coast…

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Steamer Dashed on the Rocks. London, March 11

Western Grazier · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 2

The Glasgow steamer Colona was dashed on the rocks near Bilboa [?] great wave. All the crow with drowned…

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The Steamer Mystery. Who Killed Patrick Conway? Evidence of his Companion. The Mysterious Lady and the Plums. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 2

The inquest on the body of Patrick Conway, supposed to have been poisoned on the steamer Talune, waa continued yesterday afternoon…

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A Steamer Refloated. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 1

The Cap[?] liner Kinfa[?]s Castle, which went ashore on The Needles, has been refloated…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the Steamer Mystery. Further Evidence. Mrs. Smith Identified. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

Further evidence was taken yesterday afternoon regarding the death of Patrick [?]way. J[?] Fairless, a d[?]mestic, a [?]…

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The Steamer Mystery. Further Evidence. Mrs. Smith Identified. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 4

Further evidence was taken yesterday afternoon regarding the death of Patrick Conway. Jesele Fairless, a demestic, a steerage…

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Hollow Bottomed Steamer

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 1

Rev. P. J. O'Brien, of St. John's, Newfoundland, has produced an invention that he believes will revolutionise marine architecture. He has submitted…

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The Steamer Talune Mystery. Witnesses from New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 4

Messrs, Brook, chemist, of Christchurch; Winstone, employed by Brooks; Fogarty, licensce of the Oxford Hotel. Christchurch, where Conway lodged; and Constable Trehey,…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Explosion on a Steamer. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

An ammonia tank on the after steerage deck of the liner New York, crossing from Liverpool to the States—the tank was connected with the refrigerators:…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Warship Ashore. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 2

The British first-class gunboat Plover, 6 guns, 755 tons, Lieutenant-Commander Carlton Cowper, has gone ashore below Kia-kiang, on the Chinese…

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A Supposed Wreck. An Unknown Steamer. Excitement in Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 1

Mach excitement exists in Melbourne this afternoon over the report that a wreck has occurred at Gabo. The wreckage of some steamer has been…

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The Steamer Talune Mystery. Who Killed Conway? Witnesses from New Zealand. [By Te[?].] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 2

The Inquest on the body of Patrick Conway was resumed yesterday afternoon. Constable Trilby, [?] at Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand, stated that in…

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The Supposed Wreck. Was it the Federal? A Mystery. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 2

The supposed wreck off Gabo Island is still a mystery: As reported last evening, a lifeless [?] and some wreckage have come ashore…

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The Steamer Talune Mystery. Who Killed Co[?]way? What the Jury Say. Mrs. Smith Committed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 2

The inquest on the body of Patrick Conway was concluded late yesterday afternoon. The coroner, in summing up, commented on the discrepancies in the various statements…

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The Mysterious Wreck. Is it the Federal? Hopes for the Crew. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 1

More wreckage has come ashore at Gabo Island. There is some hope that the crew of the Federal ([?]f it is the Federal that is wrecked)…

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The Mysterious Wreckage. Another Vessel Missing. More Wreckage Cast Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 8

It is announced that most of certain wreckage cast ashore at Mallocoo[?] formed part of cabin fittings, and a telegram has been sent asking whether there are a ship's or…

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