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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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Awful Marine Disaster. Wreck of a Danish Emigrant Steamer Terrible Loss of Life. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 2

It is feared that upwards of 750 Scandinavians and Finns, including the captain and bulk of the crew of the Danish emigrant…

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A Barque Wrecked. [By Telegraph.] Noumea

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 2

The barque Drumfieshire became stranded on Main Reef, in Gazelle Pass, the other day, and has since totally disappeared…

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Wreck of the Australia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 3

The finding of the Court of Marine Inquiry in the case of the wreek of the R.M.S. Australia having been presented to the Marine Board, the latter resolved that a charge…

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Viotory Lifeboat Crew

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 3

A successful concert was given last night in the Nicholls-street Methodist Church by the Victory Lifeboat Crew. The crew appeared in full naval uniform, and under…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. Wreck of an Emigrant Ship. LONDON, July 4

Western Grazier · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 2

It is feared that upwards of 750 Scandinavians and Finns, including the captain and the bulk of the crow of the Danish emigrant steamer…

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The Wreck of the Norge. Total Loss of Life 626. Acts of Self-sacrifice. Heartrending Narratives. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 2

The Danish emigrant steamer Norge, wrecked on the Rockall Rock, off the English north-east coast, had, it transpires, a crew…

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A Wrecked Barque. [By Telegraph.] Noumea

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 2

The largue Dumfrieshire, it is now reported, did not founder on the coast, but after being abandoned by the crew sailed 20 miles, and was then stranded on a reef…

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The Wreck of the Norge. More Survivors. A Terrible Experience. [Recter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 2

Seventeen additional survivors from the wreck of the emigrant steamer Norge have arrived at Aberdeen, in Scotland. They…

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Russia and Japan. Big Battle Proceeding. Near Liao-yang. Japanese Still Advancing. Russian Destroyer Again Runs the Blockade. Vladivostok Squadron. Captures an English Steamer. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

Corean telegrams state that too survivors of the battleship Hatsuse, sunk by a torpedo or mine near Port Arthur, have…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. The Wreck of the Norge. London, July 6

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 3

Seventeen survivors from the Danish emigrant steamer Norge have arrived at Abordeen. They lived six days on 34 biscuits and six buckets…

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Sydneyside Storms. Gales and Heavy Rains. Much Damage Done. Several Vessels Wrecked. All Shipping Affected. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday[?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 2

The storm [?] Saturday ram[?] gales, and heavy seas did immense damage both around Sydney and along the coast…

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Experiences of a Mail Steamer. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

The steamer Mongolia, due here from Sydney yesterday morning arrived in the [?] [?] the force of the [?] [?] Mr. Noble, a barrister…

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A Supposed Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

A quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore on Coronulla Beach, near Sydney, some of it marked "[?]ddart Parker, and Co." No trace of any bodies has, however,…

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The Weather. Supposed Wreck. The Worst Feared. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 1

The weather has cleared and this afternoon is fine. The worst is now feared in connection with the wreckage found yesterday on…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. Thirty-two Men Missing. Wreckage on the Coast. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

Huddartt, Parker, and Co.'s steamer Nemesia, which is supposed to have foundered during the gales, had a crew of 32. All the mon with the exception of seven…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. Searching for Bodies. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

Detachments of police have been told off and are patrolling the coast south of Sydney, searching for the bodies of the…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. No Tidings of the Vessel. The Purser's Luck. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 1

When the missing steamer Nemesis was at Port Piri[?] some little time ago the purser, D. Campbell, was advised that his services were required in Melbourne, and…

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Russia and Japan. the Siege of Port Arthur. Key of the Position Captured. Several Encounters on the Water. a Russian Cruiser Torpedoed. Two Battleships Reported Destroyed. Japanese Destroyers Sunk. Operations on Land. the Japanese Still Advancing. Counter Move by Russians. Incident in the Red Sea. a British Steamer Detained. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

Telegrams from the Ear East state that the Japanese army landed at Taku-shan has been divided into two columns, which,…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

No further wreckage from the missing steamer Nemesis has been washed up on the coast. The railway officials at…

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Shipping Disasters. [By Telegraph.] The Wreck of the Australia. Destroyed by Fire. MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 1

A fire occurred to-day on the wreck of the R. M.S. Australia at the Heads. Flames were first seen shooting out of the aft hold at 10 o'clock this morning, and…

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