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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

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Maritime Disasters. Wreck of the County of Roxburgh. Ton Men Drowned. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 4

The steamer Taviuni brings news of the wreck of the ship County of Rox burgh. 209 tons, which left Chili in December, bound for Melbourne and…

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A Delayed Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 4

The R.M.S. India, which arrived from London yesterday, was delayed in the Suez Canal. She ran into a thick duststorm, which compelled her to…

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Big Earthquake. San Francisco Wrecked. A Thousand Deaths. London, Wednesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

San Francisco, the capital of the State of California, and a city with a population of 345,000, has been the scene of an awful catastrophe…

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Adelaide Steamer's Mishap. Strikes a Sunken Rock. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 8

The steamer Herbert, belonging to the Adelalue Steamship Company, struck a sunken reek near the jetty in Louth Bay on Thursday night. It was…

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French Labor Troubles Olence of the Strikers. Wrecking Houses Interfering with Telegraphs and Railways. Collisions with the Military. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 2

The colliers who are on strike at Lens, in the Department of the Nord, North of France, are becoming more and more violent…

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Mail Steamer Delayed. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

The R.M.S.Victoria which left Largs Bay on Thuraday, and should have reached Fremintle on Monday morning has been delated. The vessel was…

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The Steamer Moresby. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

The steamer Moresby, which was some days overdue, has arrived in Sydney safely. She had been stranded on an unchartered reef of the…

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A Steamer's Experiences. Storms at Sea. Explosion in Port. A Dor[?]man Badly Burned. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

The steamer Willyama, which arrived in Fremantle from Port Pirie yesterday had a trying passage. [?]rific rain squalls caused the seas to wash…

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A Channel Disaster. Excursion Steamer Sunk. Nine Lives Lost. [Renter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 2

The Guernsey steamer Courter, whilst returning to Guernsey from an excursion to the neighboring island of Sark, struck a…

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The Earthquake. Steamer Leaves for Sydney. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 2

The Oceanic, Steamship Company announces that,the mail steamer Sono ma.whose departure from California for, Australia was indefinitely…

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A Triscan Steamer. [Router's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 2

The steamer Maheno, bound for Sydney, has arrived at Vancouver from San Francisco…

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Typhoid-on a Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 4

During the voyage of the steamer Dongala from Durban, the port of Natal, to Fremantle, the third and fourth engineers were taken ill. The…

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Capsize of a Schooner. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

Six lives were lost by the capsizing of the schooner Ronga off the New Zealand coast recently. The vessel, when found, was a derilict…

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Wreck of a Sydney-bound Ship. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 4

The ship Oakburn, bound from New York to Sydney, has been totally wrecked at Dinker Point. The crew has been saved…

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Alleged Overloading. German Steamer Detained. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 4

The German-Australian steamer Flensburg, which was to have been cleared at the Port Adelaide Customs House this atfternoon for Hamburg,…

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Wreck of a Sydney-bound Ship. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 4

The ship Oakburn, bound from New York to Sydney,has been totally wrecked,at Dinker Point, The crew has been saved…

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Wreck of the Oakburn. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

The steamer Oakburn, when reported last, was a tull ship, and the insurance will be heavy. The United State, and Australian…

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Shipwreck at Manly. Stranded on Ocean Beach. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

The French barque Vincentes, bound from Japan in ballast for Sydney, was stranded on the ocean beach at Manly last night. The strong…

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The Wreck at Manly. Unsuccessful Attempt to Refloat. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 4

An attempt made last night to refloat the French barque Vincennes, which is stranded at Manly, was unsuccessful…

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A New Steamer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 4

The Adelaide Steamship Company has had a fine steamer built in Great Britain for the Spencer's Gulf trade. She has a length of 230ft., and will be…

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