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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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Wrecked in a Rockbound Coast. a Graphic Description

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 2

The "Daily Mail's" Capetown, correspondent says that the Maori was wrecked 30 yards off a rockbound coast in an inaccessible position. When the…

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The Wrecked Maori. Men Clinging to Mast-tops. Heroic Fishermen's Action. Two Men Rescued. [Reuter's Message.] Londan

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 2

Further particulars concerning the wreck of the N.Z. liner Maori on Duiker's Point (Cape Colony) ara available…

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Captain Boyer's Body. Washed Ashore Near Maddalena Island. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

News has been received in Sydney that the body of Captain Boyer, late of the French mail steamer Dunbea, was washed ashore near Maddalena Island,…

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Port Adelaide Nautical Men's Fears. Well Known Mariner's Opinion. Vessel May Have Foundered. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

The gravest fears are expressed by nautical men at Port Adelaide concerning the missing steamer Waratah. One well-known mariner said that the vessel…

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The Wrecked Maori, Italian Fisherman's Gallantry. [Reuter's Message.] London. 'Monday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

An Italian fisherman named Messena showed great gullantry after the New Zealand liner Maori was wrecked on Duiker's Point, Cape Colony. He…

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The New Mail Service. First Steamer Arrives. Fifty-seven Years of Shipping Progress

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 6

This week of August, 1909, will says the ''Age'' of August 4) be chronicled in the maritime history of Australis, as the dawn of a new era, as yet, the…

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The Wrecked Maori. Neglegent of Duty. Prosecution of Cape Policemen. [Reuter's Message.]. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 4

Two Cape policemen have been prosecuted for not reporting a fisherman's statement of Thursday evening that he had seen five persons on the wreeked…

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The Wrecked Maort London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 4

Concerts have been held at Capetown ill aid of the sufffiers by the wreck of the steamer Maori on Dukers Points Cape Colony…

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Steamer Movements

Western Grazier · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 2

Messrs. Donaldson, Goburn and Knox, Ltd. advise the following movements of steamers and barges at Wentworth:—Princess Royal with…

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The Errol Wreck. Survivor Removed From Hospital. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

John Lawrence, one of the five survivors of the Norwegian ship Errol, wrecked on Middleton Reef, has sufficiently recovered to permit of his…

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The Wrecked Maori. an Official Inquiry. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 4

An official inquiry at Capetown into the wreek of the Maori[?] on Duiker Point showed that the cause of the wreck was the abnormal inset of the…

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Stabbed on a Steamer. a Fireman the Victim. His Assailant Arrested. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 4

A stabbing affray occurred shortly before 1 o'clock this morning on board the steamer Polyphemus at the Central Wharf, Sydney. A fireman named…

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The Missing Waratah. May Have Foundered. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 7

The' steamer Bannockburn put into Albany unexpectedly for coal on Wednesday. She coaled at Capetown, and loft that port on July 24, two days…

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Mail Steamer Delayed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 7

Owing to the boisterous weather the commander of the English mail steamar decided not to sail for London from tne Outer Harbor until daylight this…

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Fishing Schooner Capsizes, Eleven Men Perish. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 4

An American fishing schooner, named the Orinoco, capsized in a squall yesterday, 20 miles from Halifax (Nova Scotia). Of a crew of 17 all…

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An Australian Cargo Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 8

The Corry Company's Star of Canada, to be used for the conveyance of frozen meat and fruit from Australia and New Zealand, was launched by…

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A Steamer Launched. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 8

The Burns, Philp steamer Mataru was launched on the Clyde to-day…

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Steamer on the Lookout. No Signs of Waratah or Wreckage. Perth, Mondny

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 4

The steamer Furth which arrived at Fremantle yesterday morning, left Wast London (Cape Colony) on August 5 with instructions to watch for the…

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The Missing Waratah. Another Report. an Overdue Steamer. Possibly Assisting the Waratah. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 4

The steamer Menarandra, bound from Madagascar for East London (Cap Colony), is 24 days overdue. It is suggested that possibly she is assisting the…

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Schooner in a Gale. Almost Drifts on to Rocks. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 1

The American four-masted, schooner, Alpena, with a timber cargo from Tacoma (U.S.A.), arrived in Port Phillip Bay to-day after a fearful voyage. On…

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