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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

112 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 6

The Plaque. on a Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 November 1905 · page 2

Three supposed cases or bubonic plague have occurred on Ciotat, which reached Fremantle the. French liner Ville De La…

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The Plague. on a Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 2

The plague outbreak on the French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat, from the Eastern States, is assuming serious dimensions…

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A Terrible Wreck. Over 100 Persons Drowned [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

The Hilda, Captain Gregory, belonging to Southampton, with a crew of 28 men, and about 20 ordinary passengers and 60 Breton…

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The Hilda Wreck. [Reuter' Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 November 1905 · page 2

The total loss of life in the wreck of the Hilda on the French coast is now given as 13g. Out of this number 64 dead bodies…

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The Hilda Wreck. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 November 1905 · page 2

Among the victims of the wreck of the, steamer Hilda was a Mrs. Henry Butler, sister-in-law of the Earl of Lanesborough. The body…

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Shipwreck and Loss of Life

Western Grazier · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 3

London, Nov. [?]2.—The steamer Hilda was wrecked off the coast of Brittany during a snow storm, and over a hundred lives were lost…

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The La Bella Wreck. Mebourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 2

A headless body has been found at Warrnambool, believed to be that of either the boy Denholm or Watson, of the crew of the La…

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A Steamer Collision. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 November 1905 · page 2

A collision ocourred yesterday off Goat Island, in Sydney Harbor, between the steamer Warrimoo and the launch Squirrel. The Squirrel quickly,…

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Loch Vennachar Wreck. Vessel's Fate Now Certain. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 4

An important discovery has been made in connection with the wreck of the Loch Vennachar. The decomposed body of a youth…

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Loch Vennachar Wreck. Vessel's Fate Now Certain. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 4

An important discovery has been made in connection with the wreck of the Loch Vennachar. The decomposed body of a youth…

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Nothing [?] a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE. (By a Local Reporter.)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 8

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

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Timber Ship Wrecked. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

The steamer Tev[?] from the islands, brought hence the captain, of [?] and crew of the four-masted [?] Thistle, which was wrecked on…

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