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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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Rioting in America. Negroes' Quarters Wrecked. by Armed Whites. Several Persons Killed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 August 1908 · page 2

Sanguinary rioting yesterday occurred at Springfield, illinois (U.S.A.) Hollies of tinned whites wrecked and burnt the negroes' quarters in revenge…

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A Steamer Launched. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

The New Zealand Shipping Company's new steamer Otaki was launched on the Clyde to-day…

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A Ketch Founders. Man and Boy Picked Up. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 4

The ketch Mark Twain sprang a leak on July 27, and foundered near Sweer's Island. The crew consisting of a white man and a black boy, escaped…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Turbine Steamer Launched. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 4

The New Zealand Shipping Company's turbine steamer Otaki has been launched at Dumbarton…

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Fell From a Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 4

Roy Jenkins, a young man, yesterday fell into the sea from the steamer City of Grafton, between the Heads, and was pluckily rescued by a younger…

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The Steamer Mildura. Salvage Party's Confidence. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 4

The salvage party is confident that the steamer Mildur[?], now lying off the West Australian coast, will be brought off during, the December neap tides…

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Partially Erected Scaffolding. Wrecked by a Storm. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 4

The partially-erected scaffolding in connection with the building at the eastern wings of the Museum, which was wrecked by a storm, has been…

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New Zealand Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

The New zcaland Shipping Company has ordered the construction at Dumbarton, in Scotland, of a longer and finer sister steamer to the lately…

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A Missing Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 8

The missing steamer Aeon, belonging to the Howard Smith Company, and now overdue on its voyage from San Francisco to Sydney, has been…

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Wreck of a Norwegian Steamer. Forty Lives Lost. Fifteen Bodies Recovered. [Reuter's. Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

Advices from Bergen, Norway, are to the effect the Norwegian steamer. Folge Fonden became stranded at Skaanevik and sank in three…

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Mail Steamer Injures a Tug. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

The steam tug Leveret, when assisting to tow the Marama from the Woolwich dock yesterday, was struck by the mail steamers' propeller and had to be…

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A New Steamer for the Kangaroo Island Trade. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 4

The Gulf Steamship Company, which, as the result of the steady development of its trade, has gradually increased the dimensions and capacity of its vessels,…

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Grounding of the Steamer Hillmeads. Marine Court Finding. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 2

The Marine Court yesterday inquired into the grounding of the steamer Hillmeads near Kiama, and found that in all probability the vessel…

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A Missing Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 8

Nothing has been heard of the steamer Aeon, trading between Sydney and San Francisco, via Samoa and New Zealand, which is considerably…

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The Gilbert Islands. a Queensland Trading Steamer. Townsville

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 5

The steamer Barratta has left for the Gilbert Islands to engage in trading…

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Wrecked Schooner Sold. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 8

The schooner Hilda; which was wrecked in Wreck Bay during the recent heavy weather, was driven high on the beach. The wreck has been sold…

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Steamer and Collier Collide. Huge Rent Torn in Steamer. Several Plates Ripped Away. Fireman's Remarkable Escape. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

A collision occurred between the Adelaide Company's steamer Colac, sugurladen from Queensland, via Newcastle, and the collier Parecra, near South…

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Steamer and Tug Collide. Both Seriously Damaged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 8

The passenger steamer Suva bound from Sydney to Newcastle collided with the tug Hero near Barrenjoey, early this morning. Both were…

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The Steamer Hawea. Second Engineer Interviewed. No Exciting Incidents. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 2

The disabled steamer Hawea was towed into Port on Saturday, and taken straight to Woolwich Dock for repairs…

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Wrecked in a Typhoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 4

Files by the Eastern state that the finding of the marine inquiry into the loss of the Ying King, near Castle Park, while on the voyage from canton…

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