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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Mishap to a Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

The mail steamer Marmorn reached Fremantle yesterday. A slight. breakdown to the starboard engine caused her to remain in port until 8 o'clock…

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Lake Steamer Wrecked. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

The excursion steamer Golden City was wrecked on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, yesterday. She struck a rock and was beached. The passengers…

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A Barque Wrecked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

The barque Annasona was wrecked on Middleton Reef yesterday. The steamer Lord Howe has been dispatched with provisions for the relief of the crew…

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New Hunter River Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 4

The steamer Hunter, designed for Sydney for the Hunter River trade, was launched at Leith, Scotland, yesterday…

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American Mail Steamer. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 1

The San Francisco mail steamer Ventura arrived to-day…

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New Hunter River Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 4

The steamer Hunter, designed for Sydney for the Hunter River trade, was launched at Leith, Scotland, yesterday…

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A Terrible Wreck. Steamer Sinks in Ten Minutes. Probably 200 DEATHS. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

The steamer Larchmount, bound for Providence, New York, collided with the collier Harry Knowleton off Quenlochontang at midnight on Monday…

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The American Wreck. Terrible Scenes. Fighting for the Boats. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 2

Terrible scenes were witnessed during the sinking of the steamer Larch-mount in American waters on Monday night. Men and women fought fiercely…

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The Wreck of the Larch-mount. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Later particulars regarding the wreck of the steamer Larchmount off Quonlochontang, as a result of a collision with a collier, show that the…

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A Steamer Ashore. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 4

The steamer Moruya, from Liverpool to Sydney, in ballast, went ashore last night on the Ninety-mile Bench at Port Albert. The captain was deceived by…

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The Stranded Steamer. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

The steamer Moraya, which was stranded at Port Albert on Saturday; was floated off at high tide without any damage being done to the vessel…

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Steamer Collide. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

While the steamer Heliopolis was proceeding to Cardiff and the steamer Orianda from Penarth the vessels collided in the Bristol Channel The…

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A Barque Ashore. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 4

The barque Marguerite Mirabul from Rochelle to Tahiti, is ashore at Milton. She had been nine days in a fog. The crew thought they were off…

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French Cruiser Wrecked. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 2

The French cruiser Jean Bart has become a hopeless wreck on a r[?]f on the Barbary coast. The crew were safely [?]…

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Wreck of the Berlin. Further Details. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

Further particulars have been received regarding the wreck of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Berlin on Voorne Island, near…

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Wreck of the Berlin. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 8

Further particulars regarding the wreck of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Berlin near Rotterdam show that the steamer Cl[?]ton…

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A Terrible Wreck. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 8

The Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Barlin, from Barwich, was during a gale on Wednesday driven on to Voorne Island, near Rotterdam,…

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Cured of Fits. Mrs. Laura Burns. Unconscious for Hours. Doctors Baffled. Sufferer for Years. Nervous Wreck. in Grand Health To-day. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 6

"To-day I am in better health than I ever was in all my life before," said Mrs. Laura Burns, Church-street, Glen Innes. "The whole credit for that goes…

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Wreck of the Berlin. Rescue Operations. Gallant Lifeboat Men. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 2

All the survivors on the wrecked steamer Berlin, which foundered near Ro[?]terdam, have been rescued. The 15 persons on board included six…

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North Sea Wrecks. Unknown Steamer Founders. Sailing Vessel Also Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 2

A large unknown vessel was seen to founder in the North Sea yesterday. A Norwegian sailing vessel, also unknown, was wrecked off West Jutland,…

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