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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

164 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 9

Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Steamer Collision. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 1

It now transpires that the torpedo boat destroyer Salmon was not sunk in the collision with the Cambridge but that another destroyer [?]ucceeded in…

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Colli[?]o[?] in Sydney Harbor. a Ferry Steamer and a Coaster. A Scene of W[?]d Panic. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 December 1901 · page 2

A col[?]n occurred [?] Jo[?]nstone's Bay, Sydney Ha[?]or, [?] S[?]u[?]day nig[?]t. The Lady Hampden, a B[?]main ferry s[?]e[?]mer, with 200 pa[?]gers aboard, in…

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A Ketch Sunk. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 December 1901 · page 2

The barque Le[?]we, white being towed to the wharf at Port Adelaide, furled the ketch Teaser, which sustained damage below the waterline and sank in a few minutes…

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A Steamer Ashore. [By Telegraph] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 December 1901 · page 5

The steamer Duke of Le[?]shire has gone aground on Bunter's beef, near Somerset [?]he vessel, which is so far uninjured, has [?] passengers on [?]rd, Ve[?] have b[?]…

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