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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Wreck of the Berlin. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 4

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

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A New Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 1

Messrs. Shaw. Savill, and Company have ordered a new steamer as a sister ship to the Matatua…

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Another Wreck. Warship to the Rescue. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

The Austrian Lloyd's Company's steamer Imperatrix, from Brindisi to Bombay, was wrecked off Cape Elaphonisi, Cete, yesterday. A warship…

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The Wreck of the Berlin. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 1

The Dutch Captain Sperling, the hero of the Berlin wreck, swam 60ft. through the surf with a small boat to the [?]ier and thence rowed through the waves to…

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Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] the Wrecked Imperatrix. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 1

Later details to hand regarding the wreck of the Austrian Lloyd's Company's steamer Imperatrix off the Island of Crete show that 40 persons…

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Wreck of the Berlin. Recognition of Bravery. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 2

King Edward has conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Consort of Queen Wilhelmina…

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Steamer Stranded. Passengers and Mails Rescued. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

The mail steamer Ko[?]gin Wilbelmi[?]a has been stranded outside Flashing, Holland. A tug rescued the 90 passengers and the mails…

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Wreck of an American Ship. Terrible Sufferings of the Crew. Two Days and Nights on Floating Wreckage. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

During a strong south-cast gale in latitude 47.5 degrees north and longitude 128.10 degrees west the British ship Barcore, which reached Port…

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A Scow Ashore. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 1

The scow Rauaaka went ashore near Wollongong on Saturday and lay high and dry on the rocks. She got off at high tide…

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Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages. Stranded Steamer Refloated London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 1

The steamer Konigin Wilhelmina, which went ashore at Flushing, Holland, has been refloated…

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A Terrific Explosion. 100 Tons of Dynamite. Buildings Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

A terrific explosion occurred yesterday in a tunnel being constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company near the River Hudson…

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On the Goodwin Sands. Two Vessels Wrecked. [Renter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

Early to-day the Dover harbormaster dispatched assistance to the Red Star liner Vauderland, which has gone ashore on the Goodwin Sands, in the…

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Another Wreck. Steamer Ashore at Japan. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

The steamer Dakota, belonging to the United States Great Northern Railway Steamship Company, is ashore at Noshima, Japan, and has been badly…

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New Mail Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 1

The Lady Pirie, a new 7000-ton mail steamer intended for the South American trade, was launched at Belfast yesterday…

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The Wrecked Dakota. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

Later particulars regarding the wreck of the United States Great Northern Railway and Steamship, Company's steamer Dakota at Noshima, Japan,…

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Refoating a Steamer. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 4

The steamer Rakairn, which recently went ashore on The Nuggets, has been refloated…

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A Shipwrecked Crew. Live for Weeks on Penguins and Sea Elephants. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 4

The steamer Turakina which arrived at Hobart yesterday has on board 11 of the crew of the Norwegian schooner Catherine,, which was wrecked on…

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A Shipwrecked Crew. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 4

The crew and the owner (Mr. H. Bull) of the Norwegian schooner Catherine, which was wrecked in December on Possession Island, arrived in…

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Wreckage Seen. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

The ship Queen Elizabeth, from San Pedro, California, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday, reported that when eastward of Palmerston Island…

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A Ketch Founders. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 2

The ketch Annandale, bound from Newcastle to Bellinger, foundered off Smoky Cape yesterday. All hands were saved…

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