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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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The Wrecked Suevic. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 4

Owing to the heavy swell yesterday salvage operations in connection with the wrecked White Star liner Suevic at Lizard Head, Cornwall, had to be…

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The Wrecked Suevtc. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 8

Cargo worth £200,000 has been salvaged from the wrecked White Star liner Suevic…

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The Wrecked Suevic. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 2

Despite the heavy swell, the extremely hazardous work of cutting the Suevic's hull to far below the water's edge by means of dynamite has been…

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The Wrecked Sueyic. Its Cargo Cast Ashore. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 2

Thousands of decomposed carcases of sheep and rabbits, portions of the cargo of the wrecked steamer Suevic, have been cast ashore by the waves…

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Perils of the Sea. Another Vessel Ashore. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 2

The steamer Albion, while on a trip from Newport to Bristol yesterday, struck the rocks near Portishead during a fog. The 500 excursionists on…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] the Wrecked Suevic. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 4

The wrecked steamer Suevic has gone to pieces. A large portion of the steamer has been towed into South-ampton…

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The Wrecked Dakota. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

Negotiations are proceeding in respect to the recovery of the [?]ft section of the American steamer Dakota, which lies on the rocks off the const of Japan…

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The Wrecked Suevic. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

The salved section of the Suevic's [?]ull. 4[?]ft. long is being towed to port with the help of the vessel's own engines…

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The Wrecked Mildura. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 4

A somewhat curious position has been created in connection with the wreck of the steamer Mildura. Soon after the Burrumbeet left the wrecked vessel with…

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The Wrecked Suevic. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 8

The White Star liner Suevic, which was got off the rocks at Lizard Head, Cornwall, arrived at Southampton yesterday, and is now discharging the…

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A Steamer Damaged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 2

The steamer Bleasby struck the Skerries Reef on Gabo Island yesterday, her bottom being seriously damaged. She was beached safely in Gabo…

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The Steamer Tsinan. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 4

The survey of the steamer Tsinan has disclosed extensive damages to the bottom of the vessel. Considerable repairs will be necessary, and the…

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A Ketch in Trouble. Possibility of Breaking Up. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 4

The ketch Mary Ellis, 135 tons, which left Port Adelaide on Wednesday for Venus Bay, met with disaster at 8 a.m. on Friday, the vessel being…

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Steamer on Fire. All the Passengers Landed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

The steamer City of Troy, carrying 6O passengers, caught on fire on the Hudson River yesterday. The captain rushed the vessel into a private dock,…

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The Wrecked Suevic. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

The wrecked White Star liner Suevic has been dry-docked Large crowds visit the vessel daily;…

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Wreck of a Fishing Cutter. Three Lives Lost. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

Same wreckage discovered in Backstairs Passage is believed to belong to the missing 11-ton-cutter Wanderer, belonging to E. Daw, of the Central…

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A Wrecked Steamer. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 4

Information has been received that the steamer Easby, which was beached in Gabo Harbor, is likely to become a total wreck…

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A Stranded Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

The steamer Electra, which went aground at Harrington on Sunday evening, was floated off yesterday. There were 80 passengers on board, and about…

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Little Nervous Wreck. Afteh a Bad Fright. Olive Linket, Kadina. Neuralgia Day and Night. Laid Up for Seven Months. Strong, Healthy Girl To-day. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 4

One day when Olive was [?]t playing some children set a small dog on her lt caught her by the back of the dress, and gave her such a fright…

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Wreck of a Fishing Cutter. Wreckage Identified. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

The supposition that the wreckage seen floating in the Backstairs Passage on Monday after a severe gale belonged to the fishing cutter Wanderer,…

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