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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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The Wrecked Waikare. Second Officer Promoted. Crew to Receive Monetary Grants. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

Mr. Appleton, the second officer of the wrecked Waikare, has been promoted to the position of first officer in recognition of his services in taking…

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The Waikare Wreck. a Graphic Description

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 1

The Union Company's steamer Warrimoo, which (says the "S.M. Herald" of January 12) arrived at Sydney yesterday morning, from New Zealand,…

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The Wrecked Kaipara. Still in Same Position. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

The steamer Kaipara, wrecked in the Rangitoto Channel, Auckland Harbor, after starting her voyage for London, is reported to be still in the same…

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Terrible Shipwreck. Thirty Persons Drowned. in Sight of Land. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

The steamer Czarina, 1046 tons, belonging to the Southern Pacific Trading Company, was wrecked yesterday at Cook's Bay during a violent storm…

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A Ketch's Cargo on Fire. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

The lime cargo on the ketch Lulu, on the way from Wool Bay to Port Adelaide, ignited by spontaneous combustion on Saturday night. The hatches…

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A Sunken Ketch. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

The offer of the Adelaide Steam Tug Company to raise the sunken ketch Napperby at Largs Bay, has been accepted…

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Excitement Over Removing Coal Erom Steamer. Alleged to Be Produced by Non-unionists. Wharf Laborers Leave Work. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

Great excitement prevailed at Miller's Point yesterday, when 100 wharf laborers, engaged in removing coal from the steamer Jason, left the vessel…

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South Australia. a Steamer's Exciting Experience. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 8

The Marine Board steamer, Governor Musgrave, returned to Port Adelaide yesterday, after an exciting expericnce of the West Coast. She had…

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A Lost Steamer. Rehearing of Inquiry Refused. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 4

The New Zealand Minister for Marine has refused the application for the rehearing of the nautical inquiry into the loss of the steamer D'aco. on the…

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Steamer at Wollongong. Brings Stores and Takes Coal. Proceeds to Bellambi for Slack. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 5

The steamer Palmerston arrived at Wollongong yesterday morning, with stores, and took in bunker coal. She then proceeded to Bellambi to load…

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A Ketch in Difficulties. Rudder Head Missing. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

Information was received at Brisbane yesterday by the Water Police that the ketch Wheup, which left Brisbane about four days ago for Bundaberg, had…

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Fire on Steamer. Spontaneous Combustion of Coal. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

A consignment of Collie coal was put into the bunkers adjoining the engineroom of the Lund Jiner Commonwealth, and 350 tons of Newcastle coal…

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West Australia. Fire on Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

The fire in the bunker coal of the steamer Commonwealth continues to baffle the efforts of the men to extinguish it. The coal in the bunkers…

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A Sunken Ketch. Raising the Napperby. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 8

The work of raising the sunken ketch Napperby from where she sank off Largs Bay on January 15, as the result of a collision with the ketch…

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A Sunken Ketch. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

The ketch Napperby, which was sunk in a collision off Largs Bay and was raised yesterday, has been towed to Port Adelaide, where she will be…

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A Sunken Ketch Raised. the Water Pumped Out. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

The ketch Napperby, which was sunk in a collision with the ketch Bronzewing off Largs Bay, was raised by two lighters to-day and taken close in…

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Ketch Gapsises. a Seaman's Narrow Escape. Hangs on Till Rescued

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

The Sow and Pigs shoal at the entrance to Sydney Harbor was on Friday morning the scene of on exciting incident. The ketch Grace Boye, a…

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Accident to Steamer. Her Propeller Damaged. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

The coastal steamer. Investigator, which reached Port Adelaide to-day, reports that her propeller was damaged last Thursday through striking some…

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The Ketch Napperby. to Be Repaired at Port Adelaide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 4

The ketch Napperby, which was raised after being sunk off Largs Bay, has been placed on the slips at Port Adelaide. It was found that she…

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Accident to Steamer. Breaks Its Propeller Blades. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 2

When the steamer Investigator, whose propeller struck some unknown object off Minlacowie jetty, was placed on the slips at Port Adelaide…

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