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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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Mail Steamer's Arrival. Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 5

The R.M.S. Omrah, with English mails on board, arrived at Fremantle yesterday…

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Mishap to a Steamer. Breaks Her Propeller Blade. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 2

The steamer Drumgeith, which arrived at the Semaphore, from the Eastern States, on Friday, met with a serious mishap to her propeller during the…

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A Gas Explosion. Grocer's Premises Wrecked. Two Men Hurled Through the Window. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 4

A serious explosion occurred at Richmond yesterday on the premises of E. Nicholls, grocer, which were wrecked. It appears that Edward Williams and…

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South Australia. a Stranded Ketch. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 2

The ketch Sir Wilfred Lawson, which became stranded on Gilbert Reef, Port Moorowie, on March 20, is gradually breaking up and pieces of the…

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Gale at Samoa. Several Boats Wrecked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

A gale at Sumoa recently drove several schooners ashore and wrecked a number of smaller craft. The seas washed across the main…

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Gale at Samoa. Several Boats Wrecked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 8

A gale at S[?]moa recently drove several schooners ashore and wrecked a number, of smaller craft. The s[?]us washed across the main…

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Wharf Laborers' Strike. a Basis of Settlement. Meeting to Draw Up Scheme. Nothing Definite Done. Damage to Coastal Steamer's Engines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 2

A meeting of representatives from the Coastal companies, the Employers' Federation, and Wharf Laborers' Union was held yesterday to draw [?] a basis…

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A Severe Cale. Ketch Believed to Have Been Lost. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 4

A telegram received from Cooktown states that the Government steamer Melbidir, which has just arrived from the North brings the following…

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A Severe Gale. Ketch Believed to Have Been Lost. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 8

A telegram received from Cooktown states that the Government steamer Melbidir, which has just arrived from the North, brings the following…

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A Ship Wrecked. Lendon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

The ship St. Mary's Bay. from Australia, has been wreeked off the ceast of Chile. All the crew were saved…

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Perils of the Sea. Ship Emily Reed Wrecked. Survivors' Thrilling Experiences

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 6

Writing from Los Angelos (U.S.A.) on February 29 the correspondent [?] the "Daily Telegraph" says that nine members of the crow of the American…

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A Steamer Delayed. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

The steamer Wa[?]para has been delayed at Port Natal, owing to her rudderpost being broken…

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South Australia. Steamer in Quarantine. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 4

The steamer [?] of Kelly, from New York to Adelaide, via Fremantle, has been placed in quarantine by Dr. Getting, health officer, because a colored member of the…

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Insurgent Arabs. Fire on a British Steamer. Two Passengers Killed. Several Wounded. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

A number of insurgent Arabs on the banks of the Tigris yesterday subjected the British steamer Blooselynch to a heavy rifle fire. The Turkish patrol…

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The Wrecked Bega. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 4

The steamer Peterborough, conveying the survivors of the ill-fated steamerBega to Sydney put into Kiama this morning, disabled, owing to the…

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Governor Musgrave Ashore. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 8

A telegram states that the steamer' Governor Musgrave, on board of which were members of the Marine Board went ashore at Jarrold Point [?]…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Message.] a Steamer Stranded. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 4

The steamer Star of Japan is reported to be badly stranded on a reef in St. Cyprian's Bay, Cape Verde Islands. The crew are safe…

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A Stranded Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

It has been found that the steamer Star of Japan, wh[?]ch stranded on a reef off the Cape Verde Islands, has been pierced by a rock. The [?]…

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A Disabled Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

The steamer Perth which arrived from Melbourne yesterday reports speaking the Union steamer Karori with a brokon shaft. The captain of…

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Mishap to Steamer. Wharf Laborer Sustains Broken Leg. A Man Arrested. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

During the past week it has been rumored that the mishap to the gear during the discharge of cargo from the Howard Smith Company's steamer…

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