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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

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Terrible Experience at Sea. Storm off Cape Borda. Narrow Escape of a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 8

A terrible experience befel the steamer City of Lincoln, which was sighted at the Semaphore at daylight to-day, flying distress signals…

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A Trawler Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 4

The trawler Saint Bernard, of Hull, has been wrecked in the Faroe Isles, and its crew of 12 man drowned…

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A Ship Ashore. On the Westralian Coast. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 2

The occapiers of a fishing boat that has been for some time in Jurien Bay, Fremantle, have reported to the Fremantle authorities that the French barque Ville de Rouen has…

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The Wrecking of a Ship. An Alleged Conspiracy. Accused Before the Court. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 2

[?]erry, Mumford, and Frecke, charged with the wrecking of the yacht Ariadne on the New Zealand coa[?], were before the court yesterday. All were defended by counsel…

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A Wrecked Barque. Ville de Rou[?]n a Total Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 4

The Government steamer Penguin has [?]eturned bringing the captain and crew of the wrecked barque Ville de Rouen. When the Penguin reached the scene of the wreck the…

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Steamer Movements

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 2

The river is now getting very low and navigation will soon cease. Julis lift down last night, Ploneer and Wm. Davies leave this morning, and…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Sunken Wreck in the Channel. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 4

The Waterloo has put into Falmouth in a leaking condition. She Strock a sunken wreck in the Channel. Her forepeak is full of water…

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The Wreck of the Ariadne. Further Evidence. The Accused Committed. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 5

The trial of the three men men alleged to have been concerned in the wreck of the yacht Ariad[?]e was continued yesterday. Part of the Crown case went towards…

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The Wreck of the Cobra. What the Divers Found

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 2

AT the inquest at Grimsby on the victims of the disaster in connection with the wreck of the torpedo destroyer Cobra, France Cartsin, diver of the Herakles, stated that he…

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Strange Tale of the Sea. Wrecked on a Voyage to Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 7

A BUSINESS transaction in Philadelphia the other day, in which the Portland barque Tewksbury L. Sweat, at one time an old…

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Strike of Steamer Hands. Trouble on the Manly Line. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1901 · page 2

Trouble arose yesterday with a section of the employees on the Manly steamboaty, resulting in the complete stoppage of traffic for several hours…

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A Tug Boat Wrecked. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 1

The tug boat Wyong was wrecked on South Solitary I[?]land last night. The crew narrowly escaped with their lives. The tugis a complete wreck on the rocke. The…

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Great Storms in the United Kingdom. Districts Flooded. Many Wrecks on the Coast. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 2

A great gale has been experienced over the greater part of the United Kingdom. Phenomenal rain fell in Scotland,…

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Storms in the United Kingdom. Coast Strewn with Wreckage. Hundreds of Lives Lost. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 2

Terrific gales continue throughout the United Kingdom, and the coasts of the counties of Northumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire are strew[?] with…

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A French Wreck: 19 Drowned. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 1

A French ship has been wrecked off Sunderland, on the English coast. Nineteen of the crew were drowned…

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The Storms in England. Further Wrecks. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 8

The C[?]istor lifeboat has been wrecked during the storm[?] on the coast and nine of the crew drowned. The revenne cutter Flora has been…

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The Earthquake in New Zealand. a Post-office Wrecked. Several Accidents. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

The earthquake here on Saturday morning caused the chimneys to suffer in all directions, The postmaster at Cheviot, near Christ church, has wired:—"My office was…

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Wreck of the Royal Tar. Interesting History of the Snip

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 7

THE Royal Tar, wrecked on the New Zealand coast the other day, figured to some extent in New South Wales shipping history. Just a…

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A Steamer Collision. Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sunk. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1901 · page 1

While a flotilla of torpedo boat destroyers was passing Harwich at night, the railway steamer Cambridge ran down one of the vessels, the Salmon,…

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A Steamer on Fire. Laden with Wool and Flux. [By Telegraph.] Wellington, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1901 · page 2

A fire has broker out on board the New Zealand Shipping Company's st ameWalma[?]e, lying at Napier. The crew at first tried to locate the…

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