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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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Japan and China. Wanted Japanese Steamer Released. Also Apology From China. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

Japan insists that China must release the Japanese steamer which she seized off Macao, early in Febrnary, alleging the landing of arms for rebels,…

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Mail Steamer's Arrival

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

Fremantle, Wednesday. The R.M.S. Moldavia, with English mails, has arrived at Fremantle…

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Steamer Renamed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

The steamer Miowera has been renamed the Maitai…

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Steamer Renamed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

The steamer Miowera has been renamed the Maitai…

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Mail Steamer's Arrival. Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

[?] R.M.S. Moldavia, with English this, has arrived at Fremantle. A male lunatic was this morning, on the recommedation of Drs…

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The Nimrod's Return. Disabled Men Put Ashore. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

The Nimrod, which recently sailed for the Antarctic in command of Lieutenant Shackleton, has returned to New Zealand. It arrived at Otago…

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Fire on a Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Marseilles states that the P. and O. steamer Mongolia, with 400 passengers on board, arrived there yesterday, and reported…

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Japan and China. the Seizure Op a Steamer. Removing the Japanese Flag. Ching Expresses Deep Regret. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

On Thursday Japan reiterated her demand to China for an apology regarding the seizure of the steamer Tatsn Maru off Macao intimated that in…

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Arrival of a Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

The mail steamer Ortona arrived at Fremantle yesterday…

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Circus Tent Wrecked. In a Hurricane. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 8

Wirth's Circus tent was yesterday (Wrecked in a hurricane at Carterton (New Zealand), the damage being estimated at about £200…

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A Burning Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

Thanks to wireless telegraphy 600 passengers, including many women and children, were safely transferred from a burning steamer to another off City…

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The Steamer Mildura. Attempts at Floating Abandoned. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

Captain Taylor, who is in charge of the salvage operations at the steamer Mildura, which was wrecked on the North West Cape, returned to…

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A Liner Wrecked. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

The Union liner, Newark Castle; was hopelessly wrecked at North Durban (Natal) yesterday. The crew and passengers were saved…

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A Steamer Founders. in the Red Sea. Officers and Crew Safe. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

The steamer [?] from Sydney to Hamburg struck on a rock and foundered in the Red Sea yesterday. The officers and crew were landed at Aden…

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A Ketch Stranded. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

The following telegram was received from Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, this morning:—"A ketch supposed to be the Priscilla, was stranded at Pt…

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China and Japan. Release of a Steamer Resented. Hostile Demonstration at Canton. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

In connection with the release of the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru 50 000 Chinese at Canton made a hostile demonstration yesterday. They burnt…

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A Wrecked Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

The steamer Laeisz., which struck on a rook in the Red Sea on a voyage from Sydney to Hamburg, sank to a depth of 100 fathoms…

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A Steamer Launched. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

The North Coast (M.W. South [?]) Company's new steamer Tintenbar was lannched a Androssan (Scotland)- today. It snils in April for Australia…

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New South Wales. Wreck of a Ketch. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 5

The well-known Sydney ketch Rebecca has been wrecked at the Bismarck Archipelago, in the South Pacific. The crew narrowly escaped with…

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South Australia. a Stranded Ketch. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 8

The crew of the ketch which stranded on the Gilbert Reef arrived at Fort Adelaide to-day. An attempt will be made to re-float the vessel…

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