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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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The Brierholme Wreck. Decision of the Court. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 4

The inquiry into the wreck of the barque Brierholme was concluded yentcrday afternoon. The Court, in its reserved decision, found that there was…

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A Missing Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

No news has yet been received of the overdue steamer Pilbarra. The steamer Yaralla is searching for the missing vessel…

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Steamer Runs Down Sailing Boat ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 2

Shortly after the steamer Burrumbeet, left the wharf at Port Adelaide yesterday evening for Melbourne she collided with a…

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A Missing Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 2

The steamer Tambo, which has arrived from Norfolk Island, did not see, the Pilbarra during the voyage. A French Warship has…

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The Khyber Wreck. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 2

Details of the wreck of the ship Khyber off the Cornish coast show that after sighting the Lizard the vessel became unmanageable in…

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The Acacia Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 2

H.M.S. Cadmus, which has been searching for the relics of the barque Acacia, has returned to Hobart. The captain reports…

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Lots for Life. Terrible Proposal by Shipwrecked Sailors

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 3

One of the most pitiful and moving stories of suffering at sea related during recent years—a heart rending tale of mental anxiety and fearful bodily torture—is that told…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Second Edition:— the Acacia Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

The remains of the seamen of the wrecked barque Acacia were buried at Hobart yesterday. The funeral was a large one, The…

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The Orizaba Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 2

The shipping master (Captain Smith) has spared no effort to get the whole of the crew of the wrecked steamer Orizaba booked…

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TELEGRAMS The Missing Steamer Pilbarra. Sydney

Western Grazier · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 3

News of the missing steamer Pilbarra has reached Sydney. It appears the propellor blade broke on route to Noumea, and that the…

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A Steamer Record. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 1

The steamship Yongala, has established a new record from Albany to the Semaphore. It left Albany on March 20 (Monday), at 2.30 o'clook in…

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Steamer Strikes a Reef. Position Critical. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 2

The steamer Albany struck a reef off North Nambucca Heads, a mile and a quarter from the shore, yesterday afternoon…

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Shipping Disasters. Another Wreck-on the Coast. The Pilbarra Safe. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 2

The steam collier Marjorie yesterday went ashore on a reef off Cronulla Beach, south of Sydney. The crew'were landed safely. The,…

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The Steamer Pilbarra. [By Telegraph.] Noumea

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 2

The steamer Induna picked up the Pilbarra 80 miles north of New Caledonia on the 17th, instant, and towed her 230 miles…

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Nothing but Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The case of Mrs.E.[?]OLE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 1

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Colo, of No. 78 Carltou Crescent, summer Hill, in the company of a…

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A Steamer Collision. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

While proceeding down the River Thames on her way to Fremantle the Ophir, which arived yesterday, was compelled to stop in the tideway for a…

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The Steamer Pilbarra. in Tow of the Induna. Sydney

Western Grazier · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

The steamer Induna picked up the Pilbarra 80 miles north of New Calodonia and towed her 230 miles to Vila. All on board are well…

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Noting but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE. (By a Local Reporter.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 4

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elzabeth Colo, of No. 78 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill, in the company of a…

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A P. and 0.Steamer Quarantined. Fear of Smallpox. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 2

The P. and O. mail steamer Victoria arrived at Fremantle at 7 a.m. yesterday, and was immediately ordered into quarantine, owing to the fact that three…

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The Briehholme Wreck. Two More Bodies Found. [By Telegraph] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 2

Two more bodies of the victims of the Brierholme wreck, on the south coast, have been found…

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