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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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New Mah Steamer. Expected Arrival at Outer Harbor. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 4

The Orient Company's fine now steamer Orsova will arrive at the Outer Harbor on Monday. She is of 12,036 tons and contains…

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Naval Disaster of 150 Years Agd. Divers Find the Wreck of H.m.s. Ramillies

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 6

After lying at the bottom of the sen undisturbed for a century and a half, one of the guns of H.H.S. Ramillies, which was wrecked near Bolt…

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West Australia. Wreckage at Cervantes Island. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 6

The wreckage found at Cervantes Island is not now believed to be that of the ketch Namban. The ketch is still missing…

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Cdiaisioh at Mewcastle. Between Steamer and Tug. Tub Steamer Damaged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 2

A collision occurred at Newcastle on Saturday between the steamer Colac and the tug Leveret, a hole being torn in the Colac's plates above the…

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New South Wales. a Missing Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

News reached Sydney yesterday that the steamer Chillagoe, which should have touched Thursday Island early last week, has not yet put, in an…

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General Carle News. [Router's Messages.] an Overdue Steamer. London, Mondny

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

Reuter's Durban correspondent says that alarm is felt ther at the Waratnh's non-arrival at Capotown. She left Port Natal on July 26, with 300…

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Disease-affected Steamer. Measles and Scarlet Fever. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 8

From. the steamer Waipara, which arrived on Sunday from London, with 3[?]0 immigrants for Queensland aboard, eight children suffering from measles…

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A Missing Steamer. Cruisers in Search. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 4

The. cruisers Forte and Pandora have left Simonstown (Cape Colony) and Durban (Natal) respectively in search of the missing steamer Waratah…

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The Missing Steamer Chillagoe Sighted by H.M.S. PYRAMUS. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 4

The missing steamer Chilagoe hos been sighted by H.M.S. Pyramus. The Chillagoe was oxpected to retch Thursday Island last night…

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Washed Ashore by Flood

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 4

The body of a man was found four miles from Campbelltown (Tasmania) on Friday by a shepherd. It evidently had been washed by the recent flood…

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A Missing Steamer. Further, Details. [Router's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 2

The owners of the missing steamor Waratah (trading between England and Australia, via South Africa) state that in view of the heavy weather…

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Federal Qj[?] Rantime Act. Mail Steamer's Strict Inspection. Adverse Comment Raised. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 2

On the arrival from London on Tuesday of the R.M.S. Marmora, the vessel was taken to the river buoy, where she remained for nearly two…

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Steamer Nearly Sinks. Moored to Largs Bay Jetty. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 8

The steamer Ceres, sold recently to a Tasmanian resident, was to have left for Tasmania this morning. She, however, was nearly sunk while moored to…

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A Missing Steamer. Insured for £300,000. [Router's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 4

The missing steamer Waratah (bound to England from Australia, via South Africa) was insured at Lloyd's for about £300,000…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. [Reuter's Messages.] a Missing Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 8

A premium of 45 guiness has been paid by the owners. to reinsure the missing steamer Waratah…

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A Dredge Capsizes. Chew Swim Ashore. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 4

The dredge Araluen suddenly capsized on Thursday, and the crew had to swim ashore…

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Fatality on Steamer. Fireman Scalded to Death. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 4

When the steamer Pyrmont was near Harrington, Manning River, yesterday, the safety valve flew out, and a fireman nanied Henry Sherrin was scalded…

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Accident on a Steamer. Derrick Falls. and Injures Three Men. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 4

Three men, John Berkley (50), engineer. Paddington, Thomas M'Leun (28), laborer, Erskine-street, and — Evans, a laborer, were assisting to…

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N.Z. Liner Wrecked. Further Particulars. a Graphic Account. Crew Shows Magnificent Discipline. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 4

Further particulars are available concerning the wreck of the New Zealand liner Maori near Capetown. The "Daily Mail's"' Captown…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. a N.Z. Liner Wrecked Off the South African Coast. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 8

The Shaw Saville liner Moori, bound from London to-Lyttleton (New Zealand), has been wrecked off the South African coust between Son Point and…

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