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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Accident to Steamer. Propeller Blades Damaged. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 6

The steamer Madgeburg, of the German-Australian line, while being moved from the Proprietary wharf at Port Pirie to the Federal Dock…

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Explosion on a Steamer. Chief Engineer Killed. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 4

The steamer Anglo Saxon, which left Wellington on Friday evening, returned on Saturday morning, owing to a fatal accident having occurred…

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Coal on Steamer Zambesi. Discharged by Union Wharf Laborers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

Members of the Wharf Laborers' Union began to discharge a consignment of coal from the steamer Zambesi yesterday…

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Collision at Sea. in a Dense Fog. a Steamer Founders. Twelve Lasciars Perish. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

In a dense fog off Tuskar Rock, Ireland, yesterday the Ellerman steamer Arcadian, bound, from London to Glasgow, and Busra, foundered three…

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Steamer Strikes Rock. Off New Zealand Coast. Passengers Landed Safely. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

The Union Steamship Company's stenmer Waikare, with 150 excursionists on board, yesterday struck a rock, and the stokehold filled with water…

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A Damaged Steamer. Result of a Collision. Returning to Mersey for Repairs. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

The steamer Ayrshire, which was damanged in a collision with the Arcadian off the coast of Ireland, on Sunday, is unloading its cargo with…

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The Wrecked Waikare. Passengers and Crew Safe Vessel Likely to Turn Turtle. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

H.M.S. Pioneer, with the passengers and crew of the wrecked Walkare, yesterday reached the Bluff (N.Z.), all being well…

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The Wrecked Waikare. a Later Report. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 8

A later report shows that the steamar Waikare which struck a rock in Dusky Sound (New Zealand) on Tuesday is in a perilous position. The…

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Pearling Lugger Wrecked. Crew Saved. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

Messrs. Byrne and Freeny's peurling lugger, while conveying stores to Broome, was wrecked in Jurien Bay on New Year's night…

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Unemployed Seamen. Steamer Laid Up. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 5

The ranks of the seamen ashore are being gradually increased as the steamers are laid up for want of coal. The total number of seamen idle belonging…

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The Wrecked Waikare. Salvage Believed to Be Impossible. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

The Union Steamship Company's steamer Waikare, wrecked in Dusky Sound, has slipped into deep water, and salvage is believed to be impossible…

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Steamer in a Hurricane. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

The R.M.S. Otranto encountered a hurricane off Gibraltar to-day. The hurricane lifted the steamer's lifeboats from their "chocks." Several…

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West Australia. Excitement on Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

A Genocse bathroom boy caused some excitement on the R.M.S. Morea on Saturday by attacking another member of the crew with a razor. The…

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P. AND O. Company's Steamer. Coaled by Crew. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 4

Inquiries at the offices at the P. and O. Company this morning revealed the fact that the R.M.S. Mooltan was again being coaled by her own crew…

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The Wrecked Waikare. Courageous Engineers and Firemen. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

Further details of the wreck of the Waikare in Dusky Sound. New Zealand, show that the engineers and firemen displayed great courage in…

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Accident at Port Pirie. Steamer Collides with Wharf. Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

The steamer Greenwich, which came up the river yesterday in charge of Pilot Hughes, was caught by the wind. This made her steer badly, with the…

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The Wrecked Waikare. Inquiry at Dunedin. Captain Newton's Statement. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

The inquiry into the wreck of the Waikare commenced at Dunedin yesterday. Captain Newton, of the Waikare,…

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The Wrecked Waikare. Captain Newton Exonerated. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The Marine Court inquiry at Dunedin into the wreck of the Waikare in Dusky'Soundyhas exonerated. Captain Newton, and ordered his certificate to…

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A Steamer Ashore. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

The Manawatu, a small coasting steamer, which recently went ashore off the Victorian coast, is still in the same position. Attempts to refloat her have…

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Steamer Strikes Rock. After Leaving Auckland. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

The steamer Kaipara, the first of the series of direct liners from Auckland to London, struck a rock in the Rangitoto Channel an hour after leaving…

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