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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

208 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 11

The Wrecked Australian. Salvaging the Cargo. Pert Darwin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 4

The pearling steamer Pretoria, returned from her second trip to the wrecked Australian last night At dusk there were heavy rain, squalls, and…

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South Australan Wrecks. Marine Board Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 1

A Murine Beard inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the barque Montello was hold at Port Adelaide today…

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Shipwrecked Chinese Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 2

Indignation is expressed in shipping and commercial1 circles at the reported action of the Federal authorities at Thursday Island in forbidding…

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The Wrecked Australian. Dirty Weather Experienced. Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 2

The pearling steamer Pret[?]ria, which left for the wrecked Australian on Saturday has not returned yet. Dirty weather, with heavy squalls, has…

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The Wrecked Australian. Likely to Break Up. A Missing Schooner. Port Danvin

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 2

The wrecked steamer Australian is likely to break up. Only the afterhold is now dry, the other holds, as well as the engineroom, being full of…

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Steamer on the Rocks. Safely Towed, Off. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 1

The French steamer, Brieze Hull, bound from Valparaiso to Sydney, went ashore on the rocks at Wellington in a northerly gale yesterday. She was…

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Arrival of a Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 2

The mail steamer Victoria arrived at Fremantle yesterday…

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The Wrecked Montebello. a Lighthouse Wanted. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

At a meeting of the Marine Board on Thursday the following finding was recorded in regard to the wreek of the French barque Montebello on the…

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The Wrecked Australian Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 4

The steamer Pretoria returned from the wreck of the Australian at sunrise yesterday and brought with her. all the officers and crow or the vessel and also…

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A Missing Schooner. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 4

The missing schooner Envoy has not yet been heard of…

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Brave Sailors. The Montebello Wreck. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 8

Louis Yvelot, the French sailor, who carried the lifeline ashore from the wreked barque Montebello, and Le Ganguee, a countryman, who…

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Ashore in the Suez Canal. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 1

The ship Clan Macdonald has gone ashore in the Suez Canal. This delayed the Australian mail steamer Mooltan for 24 hours…

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A Wrecked Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 1

The sucumer Pocohontas, en noute from Ocean Island to Sydney, has sigualled at Byron Bay that the Norwegian steamer Inger was wrecked on…

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A Wrecked Srip's Crew. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 2

The steamer Pochahontas arrived in Sydney yesterday having on board the crew of the wrecked steamer Inger…

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Cable Repairing Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 4

The Patrol, said to bo the largest cable repairing steamer in the world, arrived at Sydney yesterday…

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Tale of the Sea. Captain and Six of the Crew Washed Overboard. Waterlogged Steamer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 5

A thrilling tale of the sea. was told by the crew of the wrecked steamer Nemea, who were landed on November 2 at Liverpool by the Johnston liner…

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Port Pirie Strike. Scott, Feel, and Co.'s New Steamer. Christmas Pudding for Broken Hill Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 8

lt is reported from Port Pirie that Messrs. Scott, Fell, and Co. have chartered the steamer Port Augusta from Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. The…

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The Inger Wreck. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 8

The wreck of the inger lias been sold for £20…

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The Wrecked Australian. In the Same Position. Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 December 1906 · page 2

Captain Strachan has arrived at Port Darwin by the schooner Envy, bringing cargo, salvage, and fittings from the wrecked steamer Australian. The…

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A Steamer Disabled. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 2

The steamer Age, bound from Adelaide to Newcastle, has been sighted in a disabled condition north-east of Jervis Bay…

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