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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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Wreck of Clam Ranalo. the Marine Board Inquiry. Chief Officer's Evidence. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

The Marine Board inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the Clan Ranald was continued yesterday. The president in questioning the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Wreck of the Clan Ranald. Two More Bodies Found. the Vessel Located. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 8

Two more bodies of lascars of the wrecked Clan Ranald were found at Kemp Bay to-day. The steamer Governor Musgrave…

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The Clan Ranald Wreck. Another Body Washed Ashore. the Governor Musgrave Returned. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

Another body from the ill-fated Clan Ranald was found on Saturday evening. A man was walking along the beach when the body was washed up…

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A Missing Barquentine. Steamer Sent in Search. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

The New Zealand Government has dispatched the steamer Tutaneki in a search at Khatuam Island for the missing barquentine Rio Loge…

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Thrilling Shipwreck. Hull Fishermen Cast Away on Desolate Iceland Coast. Saved by a Signpost

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 3

Wrecked on the desolute coast of Iceland, a party of Hull fishermen after the death of two from exposure were sinking from exhaustion, when a…

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Wreck of Clan Ranald. Marine Board Inquiry. Three More Bodies Found. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

The Marine Board inquiry into the wreck of the Clan Ranald was continued till yesterday evening, when it was further, adjourned…

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A Wreck Abandoned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

The wreck of the steamer Marooma has been abandoned to the underwriters. It will be sold…

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Wreck of Clan Ranald. Another Body Washed Ashore. Marine Board Inquiry. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 8

Another body of a Lascar from the wrecked Clan Ranald was washed ashore near Troubridge Hill to-day. The Marine Board inquiry was…

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A Disabled Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 6

A steamer, believed to be the Solingen, which left Newcastle yesterday afternoon, was later on reported to be drifting in a disabled condition four…

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Missing Steamer. a Fruitless Search. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2

The search made for the steamer reported to be in distress off Port Stephens, has proved fruitless…

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Good Templary. Lifeboat Lodge

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 8

The quarterly election and installation of officers of the Lifeboat Lodge (No. 938) was held at the Baptist Church, Railway Town, on Wednesday…

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A Steamer Wreckup. Awful Loss of Life Feared. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 5

The steamer Penguin from Nelson and Picton to Wellington (N.Z.), has been wrecked, it is feared, with awful loss of life…

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The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition. a Steamer Wrecked. Off New Zealand Coast. Thirty-seven Passengers Drowned. Also Number of the Crew. a Detailed Account. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 8

As briefly reported in the First Edition, the steamer Penguin (of the Union Steamship Company line), whilst going from Nelson and Picton…

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Wreck of Clan Ranald. Three White Survivors. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 1

Three of the four white survivors of the ill-fated steamer Clan Ranald left on Saturday for Melbourne to join the Clan Macpherson. The chief…

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The Dynamite Explosion. Attempt to Wreck a Boiler

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 5

The dynamite explosion which was perpetrated in the Proprietary Dam paddock on Saturday morning was of a more serious nature than was as…

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A Steamer Ashore. Off Wilson's Promontory. All Hands Saved. Vessel Full of Water. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

The lighthouse-keeper at Wilson's Promontory reported to-day that the steamship Lady Mildred, was ashore there. She struck at midnight on the…

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The New Zealand Wreck. Some Thrilling Experiences. Ship Goes Down in Less Than a Hour. Captain Floats Ashore on Broken Boat. Entire Absence of Panic. Fifty-two Bodies Washed Ashore. Bodies Brought to Wellington. a Sad Scene. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

Fifty-two bodies have been washed ashore from the wrecked steamer Penguin. The boats with the women and children were sent away first, and the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the New Zealand Wreck. Loss of Steamer Penguin. Additional Details. Lifeboats Smashed to Atoms. Magnificent Heroism Displayed. a Woman's Thrilling Story. Bodies Scattered Along the Beach. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

Additional details relative to the wreck of the Union Steamship Company's steamer Penguin in Cook Straits (New Zealand) are available…

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Wreck of Lady Mildred. Bottom of Vessel Torn Out. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

Prom the meague particulars available it appears that the Lady Mildred, which was wrecked off Wilson's Promontory at Midnight on Sunday,…

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Disastrous Collision. in Singapore Harbor. Dutch Steamer Sunk. by a French Boat. Loss of Life Small. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 4

News has been received of a disastrous collision involving the sinking of the Dutch steamer Djambi, and the loss of eight lives…

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