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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Raising a Wreck. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 4

Messrs. John Darling and Son, owners of the steumer Jessie Darling, have accepted a tender from the Adelaide Steamtug Company to raise that…

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Arrival of a Mail Steamer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 2

Fremantle, Wednesday. The English mail steamer Marmora has arrived at Fromantle…

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A Ketch in Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

The ketch Zelma put into Trial Bay yesterday with her main mast and Jibboom, together with all other sails and running goar, missing, It is…

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Disturbances on a Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 4

The steamer Empress of India was making the voyage from Yokohama to Vancouver, and when she called at San Francisco an unpleasant incident…

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South Australia. the Willyama Wreck. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

The wreck of the steamer Willyama, which was purchased by the Adelaide Steamship Company from the Underwriters Association after she went on…

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A Historio Wreck. Old Memories Revived

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 3

The recent discovery of the anchors of the Dunbar, wrecked at Sydney Heads 50 years ago, word of which was telegraphed to "The Miner" some days…

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Steamer Breaks Down. the Oroya Helpless. an Incipient Panic Timid Passengers Reassured. Combination of Fortuitous Circumstances. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 2

The Orient steamer Oroya broke down off the island of Ushant, on the north-west coast of France, on Saturday evening, and was reduced to an…

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British Schooner Seized. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 2

An American revenue cutter has [?]ed the British schooner Charlotte Cox for alleged illegal sailing on the Al[?]ska co[?]st. Seventy-seven sealskins…

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Fire on a Steamer. Perth,Friday

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

The steamer Sultan reached Geraldton on Thursday morning from, the. North-west. Soon after being moored dense clouds of smoke were observed…

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The Steamer Oroya. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 8

The Orient steamer Oroya, which a few days since broke down off the Ushant Islands, on the French coast and subsequently made her way to…

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Shipping Disaster. Schooner Swamped. Twenty-eight Persons Drowned. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1907 · page 2

The schooner La jalouse. [?]ound from Cayenne, the capital of the South American possession of Guiana, for Saint Louis, was overtaken by heavy…

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The Semaphore Wrecks. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1907 · page 4

The prepprations for the raising of the sunken steamer Jessie Darling are now almost complete. The work will not be undertaken until the weather…

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Refloating a Steamer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

Yesterday the sunken steamer Jessie Darling, which was wrecked at the Semaphore, was lifted off the barque Norma by the lighter True Blue. The…

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Steamer and Launch Collide. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

A collision that was attended by loss of life occurred last night at Hampton Roads, in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, when a steamer ran into a…

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The Kiaora Wrecked. Three Persons Drowned. Twenty-seven Survivors on an Inaccossiblo Island. Wall[?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

The wreck of the steamer Kiaora is reported. The wreck occurred on the west coast. Three persons were drowned, and 27 survivors are…

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Sunken Steamer Raised. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 2

On Saturday the sunken steamer Jessie Darling was again lifted by the lighter True Blue from the bed of the Gulf. She was taken about five miles…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 4

A [?] broke out this morning in the steamer Uar[?]in, which is lying at Woollocmooloo Bay. Notwithstanding the rain thousands of people assembled…

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The Medic in Trouble. Collides with a Petroleum Tank Steamer. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 2

The White Star line's steamer Medic, 11,984 tons, on her voyage yesterday, collided off South Foreland during a fog with the pertoleum tank…

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Wreck of the Kiaora. The Captain Missing. Stands By his Ship. A Pathetic Incidont. Survivors' Experiences. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 2

The latest news concerning the [?]ck of the steamer Kiaora shows that all the crew except tho captain [?]safe. The first mate had charge…

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The Kiaora Wreck. The Death Tally. Only Three Passengers Drowned. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

The remaining survivors of the Kiaora have been rescued by the Northern Steamship Company. It is believed that only three of the passengers were…

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