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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Lifeboat Capsizes. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

The Ryde lifeboat capsized while engaged in rescuing operations during the gale yesterday, two of the occupants being drowned…

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Steamer Tampered With, Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

Just as the steamer Adelaide was about to leave for the Far-East yesterday it was found that her, machinery had been tampered with. An…

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Steamer on Fire. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

News has been received from Sumatra that the steamer Netherton is on fire in Are Bay, and that fears are entertained that she will become a total…

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Not Wrecked. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 1

Mexican advices report that the Pacific Mail Company's steamer City of Panama, which was reported to have been wrecked near Pescadora,…

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Opium Smuggling. Discovery on a Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 1

To-day 100 tins of opium were discovered on board the steamer Miow[?]n. The Customs authorities are awaiting the arrival of the person to whom they…

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A Steamer Burned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

The fire on the steamer Netherton, which caught fire at Sumatra and became a total loss, is attributed to an explosion in the No, 2 hold…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 8

A fire occurred on the steamer Manuka during the passage from Auckland to Sydney. A quantity of cargo was damaged…

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The Wrecked Australian. Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 8

The underwriters still decline to accept tenders for the wrecked steamer Australian. It is unlikely now that any further attempt at salvage…

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Fire on a Steamer. Svilney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 4

A fire occurred on the steamer Manuka during the passage from Auckland to Sydney. A quantity of cargo was damaged…

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The Wrecked Australian. Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 4

The underwriters still decline to accept tenders for the wrecked steamer Australian. It is unlikely now that any further attempt at salvage…

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British Ship Wrecked. Twenty-four Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

The British ship Pengw[?]n was yesterday wrecked in the North Sea, 24 of the crew being drowned…

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The Eden Holme Wreck. Sold for £265. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

The wrecked barque Eden Holme was yesterday sold for £265…

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Queensland. Steamer Strikes a Rock. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

The steamer Airlie, which left Bulimba Wharf for Sydney, struck some rocks near Toombul Wharf in rounding Bulimba Point. The vessel was making…

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The Wrecked Airlie. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 8

Later particulars to hand regarding the mishan to the steamer Airlie at Bulimba. Point show that the ve[?]el was caught in the strong flood tide…

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The Wrecked Edenholme. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 2

Latest reports to hand regarding the wrecked barque Edenholme state that the vessel has broken in two,and the stern has turned round, and the bow…

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Wreck of the Edenholme. a Pilot Suspended. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 2

The Marine Court yesterday found that the wreck of the Edenholme was due to the want of proper judgment on the part of Pilot Mullay, whose…

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Pearling Schooner Wreoked. No Lives Lost. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

The Collector of Customs at Fremantle yesterday received the following telegram from Broome:—"Mr. W. Dobson has just arrived from Tapper's…

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A Shipwrecked Crew. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 1

The British cruiser Diadem has rescued in the Bay of Bengal, 104 passengers and the mails from the North German liner Seydlitz, which she found…

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The Wreck of the Pilot. Further Particulars. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 4

Further details of the wreck of the ship Pilot are to hand. A blackboy saw the Pilot between Point Lookout and Cape Flattery, running before the wind…

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Steamer in a Cyclone. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

The steamer South Australian, which has arrived in Sydney from Fiji, struck the tail end of the Cooktown cyclone. She was hove to for some hours. The…

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