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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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A Leaking Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 1

The new steamer Niwara, homeward bound, according to a cable received to-day, put into Los Palmas, leaking badly. Repairs, however, were effected,…

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The Gale at Port Elizabeth. Many Bodies Washed Ashore. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 4

Fifty-two bodies have already been washed asbore from the wrecks caused by the gales et Port Elizabeth. It is estimated that at least 70 persons…

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The Gale at Port Elizabeth. Many Bodies Washed Ashore. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4

Fifty-two bodies have already been washed ashore from the wrecks caused by the gales at Port Elizabeth. It is estimated that at least 70 persons…

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A Steamer Wrecked. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 4

News has been received that the well known steamer Mambare has been totally wrecked in the New Hebrides. The passengers and crew were saved…

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A Steamer Wrecked. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 4

News has been received that the well known steamer Mambare has been totally wrecked is the New Hebrides. The passengers and crew were saved…

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A Missing Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 1

The following notice was posted at the Adelaide G. P. O. to-day:- "Sydney advises that Harrington reports that there was fonnd this…

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The Haytian Rebellion Rebel Gunboat Seizes a Steamer. Is Sunk by a German Warship. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

Messages from the West Indies state that the gunboat Crete a'Pierrot, belonging to General Firmin, leader of the Haytian…

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A Warship Ashore. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 1

The United States battleship Iowa has gone ashore on the island of Santa Catherina, off the Br[?]zilian coast. A Brazilian warship has gone…

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British Steamer Wrecked. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 4

The British steamer Mehadale has foundered off Garfunn Island. The captain and 13 of the crew were drowned…

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British Steamer Wrecked. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 4

The British steamer Mehsdale has foundered off Garfunn Island. The captain and 13 of the craw were drowned…

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A Mail Steamer Overdue. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 1

The R.M.S. Miowera, from Vancouver, via Fiji and Auckland, is overdue here, and h[?] not y[?]t been signalled. Madame Melba is a…

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A Steamer on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Manapouri, lying at Woolloomooloo, caught fire last night, and considerable damage was done before the…

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[By Telegraph.] Severe Earthquake in South Australia. Panic in Adelaide. Much Damage Done. A Lighthouse Wrecked. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 4

Last night about five minutes past 8 o'clock the severest shock of earthquake ever felt in the State was experienced. The shock lasted nearly half…

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Wreck of a Barque. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 1

Mr. Neill, consul for, Sweden and Norway, has received a communication from the consul at Cape Town stating that the barque Gustav Adolf, bound…

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[By Telegraph.] Severe Earthquake in South Australia. Panic in Adelaide. Much Damage Done. A Lighthouse Wrecked. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 4

Last night about five minutes past 8 o'clock the severest shock of earthquake ever felt in the State was experienced. The shock lasted nearly half…

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A Missing Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 October 1902 · page 2

A search along the coast having proved futile, it is now feared that the crew of the Timara has been lost…

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A Barquentine Wrecked. The Crew Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 4

The barquentine May, laden with timber, en toute to Onehunga, in tow of a smal pilot steamer, has been wrecked. During a westerly gale the two vessels…

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Three Months' Shipwrecks

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

LLOYD'S returns, just issued, shows that during, the three months included the number of ships lost from all causes was 243 and their…

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The Wreck of the May. Six Men Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 1

The crew of the wrecked steamer May numbered seyen. Their names were[?]Captain Herbert, R Griffin, A. Milne, E. Knight, and…

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A Barquentine Wrecked. The Crew Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 4

The barquentine May, laden, with timber, en route to Onehunga, in tow of a small pilot steamer, has been wrecked. During a westerly gale the two vessels…

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