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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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The Wrecked Pericles. Crew and Passengers. to Be Landed at Fremantle. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 6

The agents of the wrecked Pericles state that the Monaro has taken off all the crew and passengers, and that all are safe. They will be landed at…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Additional Details. Skipper's Statements. Bringing Crew and Passengers to Fremantle. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

The passengers and crew of the wrecked steamer Pericles, estimated to number about 400, are at Karridale, where the residents are doing…

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A Schooner Wrecked. Bound for Adelaide. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

The schooner Relic, from Adventure Bay to Adelaide with timber, has been wrecked at Eddvstone (Tasmania)…

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The Wrecked Pericles. a Third-class Passenger's Statement. Serious Allegation's. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Sensational complaints have been made by the third-class passengers of the wreeked Pericles, Against the officers…

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A Schooner Wrecked. on New Caledonian Coast. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 6

The Underwriters' Association has received a cable from Noumea (New Caledonia) stating that the schooner Countess Ranfurly (198 tons) is a total…

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Butter Floating Ashore. Holding Preliminary Inquiry. Relieving Wrecked Passengers and Crew. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 4

Telegrams from Cape Leeuwin state that hundreds of boxes of butter from the Pericles have floated ashore at Flinders Bay, and are being looked after by…

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The Wrecked Pericles. "Manchester Guardian's" Statement. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 4

The "Manchester Guardian," referring to the wreek of the Pericles, states that the splendid conduct of all aboard made the wreck more like a…

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A Steamer in a Hurricane. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 2

The French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat will go into dock for repair owing to the damage it sustained in the New Caledonia hurricane…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Inquiry at Perth. a Salvage Syndicate. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 3

The inquiry into the wreck of the Pericles begins to-day at Perth before the Admiralty Court. The court will be constituted under the Navigation…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Inquiry Opened and Adjourned. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

An inquiry into the wreck of the Pericles wits begun at Fremantle yesterday before the Admiralty Court. Captain Simpson and the other…

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Panic on a Steamer. Fire in Coal Bunkers. Hatch Blown to Pieces. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 4

The Newcastle liner Cairnrona, bound to America with 900 Russians and Armenians, discovered its coal bunkers on fire off Beachy Head…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Cargo Scattered in Southerly Direction. a Detailed Description. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 4

In the run from Fremantle to Albany the steamer Monaro on Wednesday encountered a veritable sea of wreckage, 12 miles south and south-east of Cape…

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German Steamer on a Reef. Fast for Three Days. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 4

The N.D.L. steamer Siar, which reached Sydney yesterday from German Papua, struck on a reef at Papua on March 20, and remained fast for three…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Unable to Locate the Wreck. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 4

The last message received from the captain of the Government steamer Penguin, which was commissioned to locate the position of the Pericles…

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Uncharted Rocks Discovered. Where the Waikere Was Wrecked. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

The discovery of unchartered rocks is reported near the spot where the Waikere was wrecked at Dusky Sound, New Zealand…

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The Pericles Wreck. Inquiry Resumed and Adjourned. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

The Court of Marine Inquiry into the wreck of the Pericles was resumed at Fremantle to-day. A telegram was read from Captain…

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The Wrecked Pericles. the Official Inquiry. the Captain's Evidence

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 4

The Perth correspondent of the "Age," under date of April 7, writes:— The inquiry into the cause of the…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Captain Simpson's Remarkable Record. Eighty Times Round the World

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 3

"Round the world in 80 days," or 80 times round the world—which is the more surprising record? Jules Verne's well-known romance has made us…

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A Steamer Wrecked. at Entrance to Manning River. Strikes the Wall Heavily. Passengers and Crew Landed Safely. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 6

The North Coast Steamship Company's new steamer Minimbah is lying on the breakwater entrance at Manning River, a total wreek…

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Steamer Wrecked. at Entrance to Manning River. Passengers and Crew Safely Landed. Children's Timely Aid. Man Drowned Whilst Salving Cargo. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 5

The North Coast Steamship Company's new steamer Minimbah is (as shortly reported in the Third Edition of yesterday's " Miner") lying on the…

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