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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

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Ice-making Plant Wrecked

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 2

A SERIOUS explosion, fortunately unattended by any [?]ies, occurred at the Glenferrie iceworks (Vi[?]) on Saturday morning. The works are the…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition. Total Wreck of a Steamer. On the New Zealand Coast No One Saved. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 1

The steamer Gairloch, en route from Onehunga to Opunake, in the North Island, went ashore near New Plymouth…

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The Inverlochy Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 1

The Count of Marine Inquiry to-day started investigating a charge of reckless and careless navigation preferred against Captain Kendrick, master of…

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A Barque Wrecked. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

A Norwegian barque has been wrecked off Cape Fla[?]tery, on the coast of Oregon, U. S. A. Eighteen of those on board were drowned…

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Robbery on a Mail Steamer. [By Telegraph] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

The wife of Joe Thompson, the wellknown bookmaker, was the victim of an extensive robbery while travelling on the R.M.S. Ophir to Australia…

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The Elinganite Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

The inquiry into [?] wreck of the steamer Elingamite was resumed yesterday, when counsel commenced their addresses no the court…

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A Wreck in the Murray, [By Telegraph.] Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 8

The river steamer Julia and the barge Impulse struck a rock and sank 20 miles above Mildura, in the Marray The barge was laden with 100 tons of…

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A Wreck in the Murray. [By Telegraph.] Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 4

The river steamer Ju[?]ia and the barge Impaire struck a rook end [?]ank 20 miles above Mildura, in the Marrey[?] The barge was laden with 100 tons of…

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A Steamer Founders. All on Board Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

The steamer Upas (?), boand from Cardiff to Cork, coal laden, with a crew of 20 and some passengers, foundered off Ballycottin, on the coast…

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Steamer Movements

Western Grazier · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

The Pil[?] steamer will reach Wile[?] early this morning and Flomnes Apn[?] during the day. The latter procasds down after on the 24th…

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A Barque Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 1

News has been received that the barque Giadys, with a cargo of wool, has gone ashore off Gisborne All efforts to tow the vessel off have so far…

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Lifeboat Capsized. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

Mumble's lifeboat capetaed at Port Talbot daring a heavy sea and six of the crew were drowned…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Twenty-four Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Avona has been lost on the coast of Denmark, Twenty-four lives were lost…

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The State As "Wrecker." [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 2

The dispute between the owners of the wrecked barque City of York and the Government has been settled, the latter paying £5000 damages and all…

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Steamer Movements

Western Grazier · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

The Princess Royal and Florence Annie arrived at Wentworth on the 9th. The Julia left Pooncarie up stream on the 11th, and the Marion and William…

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The Hurricane in the Islands. a Steamer's Experience

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

THE Australian trading schooner Ysabel, which has arrived at Auckland from the Islands, apparently struck the edge of the hurricane in…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor. Steamer Wakatipu Cut Down. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

Early yesterday morning, in bright moonlight, the New Zealand steamer Wakatipu, with a large number of passengers aboard, inward bound, and…

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The Elingamite Wreck, [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

The Senorita, which has arrived from Nowcastle, reports having passed a white-painted lifeboat upaldedown, but it was too dark to examine the…

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A Bar [?] WRECKED. [[?].] [?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

The police have t[?]hed from Roebourne that the ba[?] Volveig parted her cables during Thursday's gale and was driven on to the reef at Point…

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A Steamer Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 2

The steatmer Penguin went ashore on Jackson'a Head, between Picton and Nelson, during a dense fog, but got off after eight hours' detention…

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