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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

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P. AND O. Liner Ashore. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 4

The P. and O. liner Caledonia has gon[?] ashore in the Suez Canal. The cargo is being discharged…

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P. AND O. Liner Ashore. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 4

The P. and O. liner Caledonia has gone ashore in the Suez Canal. The cargo is being discharged…

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Steamer on Fire. Serious Damage. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 2

A fire broke out on board the steamer Whakatane while berthed at the Poplar Dock, London. The forehold of the vessel was seriously damaged before the…

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Steamer Refloated. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 1

The stranded steamer Caledonia has been refloated…

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West Australia. Steamer's Arrival. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

The mail steamer Orient yesterday arrived at Fromantle. The steamer Orient has brought to Australia 32 assisted immigrants for…

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A Damaged Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 4

The steamer Whakatane was less seriously damaged than was at first reported. She sails again at the end of October…

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Arrival of a Steamer. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Sierra arrived at Buck-1 land from San Francisco yesterday af-1 ternoon…

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A Damaged Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 4

The steamer Whakatane was less seriously damaged than was at first reported. She sails again at the end of October…

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Fire on a Steamer. Not Much Damage, Done. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 2

A fire, which, though not extensive was of a serious nature, broke out on board the Adelaide Steamship Company's new steamer Rupara on…

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Steamer Overdue. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Port Stephens, from Omaru (New Zealand) to Newcastle, is a week overdue, and fears are entertained regarding her safety…

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A Steamer's Predicament. Unexplained Abandonment. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

The officers are somewhat reticent concerning the recent abandonment of the steamer Port Stephens on the West Coast. They admit that they…

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Mail Steamer Arrived

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

Fremantle, Wednesday. The mail steamer Mooltan has arrived at Fremantle…

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A Dredge Wrecked. London,Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

The dredge Octopus,which sailed from Durban for Geelong on the 13th instant, sank when only a few days out. The captain, his wife, and two…

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The Wrecked Port Stephens Seen off Fiji. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

A later report regarding the loss of the steamer Port Stephens on the voyage between Newcastle and Omaru states that the vessel drifted about…

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The Wrecked Totalisator. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

It is now stated that the damage caused at the Longchamps racecourse, France, when the crowd wrecked the Pari Mutuel (totalisator) booth and…

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Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2

A small steamer, supposed to be the Colo, is on the reef between North Head: and '.Lake Macquarie. The crew have been safely landed…

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[?] [?] [Reuter's Messages.] an Old Time Wreck. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 4

A project, is on loot in concon io sarch for the Royal.Charter; which was wreccked in 1859 with a large amount of Australian gold on board…

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Mail Steamer at Fremantle. Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

The R.M.S. Oruba arrived here yesterday…

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A Ketch Sunk. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 4

The Swan was sunk by the steamer Queenscliffe, near Cape Schanck, on Saturday night. No lives were lost…

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A Steamer Burnt. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Haversham Grange, which left New York on September 23 for Australian ports, steamed from Cape Verde on October 9. When 800…

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