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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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The Wrecked Barque Djarne. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 2

The crew of the Norwegian barque Djarne, which struck a reef at Surprise Island, and became a total wreck, arrived in Sydney yesterday…

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Missing Steamer Orion. Wreckage Discovered. Was the Steamer Overloaded? Question in the House of Representatives. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2

The Premier, Mr, Evans, has been informed that the ketch Helen Maude, trading to the Straits islands, has discovered a quantity of wreckago at…

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Fire in a Steamer's Hold. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2

A fire yesterday broke, out in the cargo of the steamer Ionic, lying at the Wellington wharf. A quantity of flax stored in the fore hold got alight. The…

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Strom Off the South-east Coast. a Ketch Badly Damaged. Two Other Ketches Missing. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 4

The ketch Nahbory, laden with sleepers, was struck by a storm off Page's, after leaving Kingston, on the South-east Coast. The ketch had her…

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An Overdue Ketch. Arrival at Port Lincoln. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 8

The ketch Albatross, which was overdue, owing to the recent storm along the coast, arrived safely at port Lincoln to-day…

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A Wrecked Steamer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

The stranded Norwegian steamer Fido, which was wrecked in July last in the inner reef of Tweed Heads, totally disappeared yesterday morning…

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Explosion on a Steamer. Fourteen Lives Last, Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

The Dutch steamer Pahud was, as reported by Eastern files to hand today, destroyed by the explosion of a boiler at Belawan, on Easter Sunday…

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Oil Ship Wrecked. Many Persons Injured, Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

Eastern files state that the oilship Tanoarville was wrecked by a terrific explosion as she lay in the dry dook at Kennel Harbor, Singapore, on April…

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A Wrecked Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 4

The stranded Norwegian steamer Fido, which was wrecked in July last in the inner reef of Tweed Heads, totally disappeared yesterday morning…

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Explosion on a Steamer. Fourteen Lives L[?]st. Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 4

The Dutch steamer Pahnd was, as reported by Eastern files to hand to-day, destroyed by the explosion of a boiler at Belawan, on Easier Sunday…

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Oil Ship Wrecked. Many Persons Injured. Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 4

Eastorn files state that the oilship Taucarville was wrecked by a terrific explosion as she lay in the dry d[?]k at K[?] Harbor, Singapore, on April…

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Subsidised Steamer Service. Between Suva and Melbourne. Suva

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 8

The Fijian Government is calling for tenders for a subsidised direct fortnightly steamer service between Suva and Melbourne…

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"A Schooner Wrecked. [?] [?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 4

The Marine. Underwriters Association of Sydney r[?]d a message from fort Stephens to-day, stating that the schooner Wallingn had been wricked…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 4

The Northern Steamship Company's steamer [?]mtai (123 tons) was wrecked near the [?] [?] Chickens (New Zealand) to-day. No lives were lost…

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Schooner and Steamer Collide. London, Thuraday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

The American schooner Fame collided to-day with the British steamer Boston in the Bay of Fundy. The former sank, and 16 persons were drowned…

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Salvage Schooner Ashore. Off the West Australian Coast. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 4

Yesterday, morning the Collector of Customs received a telegram from Capt. A. Mills of the steamer Paroo, which is at present bound from…

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A Schooner Wrecked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

Captain Christensen, of the barque [?]ongana, which arrived from Gilbert Islands yesterday, reports that the schooner Laurel was totally wrecked on…

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The Ill-fated Orion. Lifeboat and Deck Fittings Found

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

The ketch Linda, which arrived at Launceston on Sunday night from Straits Islands, brings further news of the missing Orion. One of the vessel's…

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Steamer Captains Fined. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

The captain of the steamer Manila was to-day fined £200 and the captain of the steamer Changsha £100 owing to Chinese escaping from the vessels…

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Rats on Interstate Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

About 650 rats were found on the steamer Innaminoka whenshe arrived at Sydney yesterday, some of which were plague-stricken. Most of the…

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