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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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New South Wales. a Steamer Leaking. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 2

The steamer Hillmead (192 tons), arrived at Ulladulla yestorday in a leaking condition, and was beached for repairs…

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Steamer and Hulk. Collide in Brisbane River. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 2

The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Cola[?] collided with the hulk Maida in the Brisbane River yesterday, both being damaged…

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A Dangerous Jetty. Sharp Projections at Eden. Probably Responsible for the Bega Wreck. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

An examination of the South Coast jetties shows that vesseds berthing at Eden, the port of Twofold Bay, are in grave danger. On some of the piles…

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New South Wales. Sale of a Wreck. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

The wreck of the sch[?] Willunga, which came to grief on May 27, was yesterday sold, as it lies in Port Ste[?]hen, to G. Whatmore for £1…

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A New Steamer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

The steamer Peringa, the latest addition to the Adelaide Steamship Company's fleet, arrived from Glasgow last night. The Peringa has been…

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A Delayed Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

The R.M.S. Himalaya arrived at Fremantle from Europe at 2 a.m. yesterday. The breaking of the flange of the steam pipe delayed the vessel at…

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A Ketch Wrecked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 2

News has been received in Sydney that the ketch Mu[?] has been wrecked at New Britain…

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How to Avoid a Wreck. Useful Advice Dy a Broken Hill Woman

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 7

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her beneath the sea;…

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Fishing Craft Wrecked. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 4

A squall off the coust of England yesterday caused the wreck of a fishing craft, 21 men being drowned…

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New Zealand Company's Steamer Launched. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 2

The new steamer Makura, which is being built to the order of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, was launched on the Clyde…

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West Australia. Steamer in Heavy Weather. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 8

The steamer Beira, bound from Bunbury to Monte Video, South America, with a shipment of jarrah. yesterday put into Fremantle for coal supplies…

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Opium in His Possession. Steamer Employee Fined. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 8

At the Brisbane police court yesterday, Henry Northo, employed on the steamer Bombala, was fined £25 for having opium in his possession…

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A Liner Ashore. at San Miguel Island. Being Pounded to Pieces. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2

The Ko[?]mos liner Anubis, with 77 passengers and crew, yesterday went ashore at San Miguel Island, in the Northern Pacific, being pounded to…

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New South Wales. a Leaking Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 4

The steamer Leewin, engaged in the Melbourne Shipping Company's South Coast (New South Wales) trade has gone into dook with a cracked plate…

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Steamer Badly Damaged. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 4

Advices from Durban (Natal) state that the steamer Invertay from New York to Auckland (New Zealand), [?] wreckage at Catie Agullias, and…

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Overdue Steamer. Kakapo. Arrives [?] at Launceston Ho[?]rt

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 4

The overdue hulk Nelson, in row ot tho [?] reuclied [?]ton ou S[?] after a stonny trip across the Straits. The stourner left…

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Mail Steamer A[?] [?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 8

The R.M.S. Ortona went aground this afternoon after leaving the outer harbor. It is expected that the [?] will flout off [?] [?] damage…

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A Missing Cutter. Steamer Sent in Search. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 8

No tidings has so far been received of the cutter Rose, which left Proserpine, Queensland, in July. A steamer has been sent out in search of the…

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A Steamer Ashore. On Stockton Beach. All Hands Safe. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 8

The A.U.S.N. steamer Mareeda. bound from Brisbane to Newcastle and Sydney, went ashore to-day on the Stockton beach. All hands are safe…

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A Scow Ashore. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

A wooden scow named the Hilda went ashore at Wreck Bay, South Coast, yesterday. It is believed that the crew are safe…

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