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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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Yacht and Steamer Collide. a Struggle for Life. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at Launceston last night. The yacht Alice, containing a dozen passengers, including several ladies and children,…

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A Steamer Ashore. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 April 1902 · page 2

The steamer Kinfauns Castle, from South Africa, became stranded off the Isle of Wight yesterday in a dense fog. The mails and…

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Wreck of a Labor Vessel. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 2

Advices from Norfolk Island state that the steamer Titus, which has arrived there from the islands, reports that the Queensland labor…

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A Steamer Combine. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 4

Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's, combination of steamers includes the White Star, Dominion, Leyland's, Atlantic Transport, and American Red Star…

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A Steamer Burnt, Fifty Passengers Missing. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

Advices from Olmsted, Illinois, U. S. A., state that the steam-packet City of Pittsburg has been burnt, and that 50 passengers are missing…

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A Steamer Combine. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 4

Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's combination of steamers includes the White Star, Dominion, Leyland's, Atlantic Transport, and American Red Star…

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The Wreck of the Franklin. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 1

The Marine Board, inquiring into the wreck of the steamer Franklin, found that it would have been more prudent if in approaching the anchorage…

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Anxiety for a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 4

Anxiety for the safety of the steamer Boveric, from Melbourne to Durban, has increased. The steamer is now 17 days overdue. She had no…

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Anxiety for a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 4

Anxiety for the safety of the steamer Boveric, from Melbourne to Darban, has increased. The steamer is now 17 days overdue. She had no…

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The Missing Steamer Boveric. a Broken Propeller. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 1

A telegram was received to—day from Fremantle stating that the chief officer and three men of the steamer Boveric, from Melbourne to Durban,…

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The Steamer Boveric. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 1

Messrs. Howard Smith, and Co. are asking the Imperial Government to allow a cruiser from the East Africa station to go in search of the missing…

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The Missing Steamer Boveric. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 May 1902 · page 4

The missing steamer Boveric arrived safely at Fremantle to-day, in tow of the steamer Narrung, of the Lund Company…

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Another Island Tragedy. Shipwrecked Grew Murdered. Story of the Sole Survivor. [By Telegraph.] Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 May 1902 · page 2

The schooner Essington has arrived here, bringing the sole survivor of the crew of a shipwrecked proa. The man relates that the…

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The Missing Steamer Boveric. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 4

The missing steamer Boveric arrived safely at Fremantle to-day, in tow of the steamer Narrung, of the Lund Company…

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The Steamer Boveric. Experiences on Board. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

Particulars are now available of the experiences of the Boveric during the time she was adrift, under only partial control, owing to…

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A Steamer Missing. Believed to Have Foundered. London, May 15

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

It is feared that the steamer C[?]ta, with a crow of 89 and 630 native passengers, foundered during a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal…

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A Steamer Ashore. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 2

The steamer Deptford has gone ashore on Los Palmas. The forehold and mainhold were pierced by the rocks, and the entire cargo is…

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The Australians Come Home. Ashore at Albany. "Commandeering" Proclivities. [By Telegraph.] Albany (W. A.),Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 1

The transport Aurania departed for the Eastern States with the Common-wealth Contingents yesterday. Leave from the transport was…

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A Cutter Wrecked. Smashes Myponga Jetty. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 2

On Saturday last the cutter Lord Roberts encountered a furious gale, which carried away her mainsail and smashed her rudder. She then…

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A Schooner Wrecked. The Captain Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 1

The schooner Advance, outward bound from Botany Bay to Newcastle, from some unaccountable reason shifted her stays and drifted on to the…

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