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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Fire on a Steamer. Breaks Out in Lower Hold. Still Smouldering. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

The Telamon, belonging to the Ocean Steamship Company, yesterday arrived at Perim, near the entrance to the Red Sea, with its cargo afire. The…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Additional Particulars. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

Lloyd's has decided to ask favorable rates on the Australian cargo of the wrecked Pericles…

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Girl's Story of Wreck, "An Awful Shudder." Finery for the Mermaids

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 2

One of the passengers on board the Aberdeen liner Pericles, when she was wreeked off the Leeuwin, was Miss Emily Tricks, daughter of Mr. F. C…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Marine Board Inquiry Concluded. Captain and Officers Exonerated. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 2

The Marine Board inquiry into the wreek of the Poricles was concluded at Fromantle yesterday. Captain Simpson and all his officers…

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A Daylight Collision. Schooner Amost Cut in Two

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 7

An inexplicable Channel collision, re suiting in the sinking of the Fowey schooner, R.T.K., was reported yesterday (says the "Daily Chronicle" of…

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Launching a New Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 8

Messrs. Archibald Currie and Co.'s now steamer Janus was launched at Jarrow to-day…

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Fire on a Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 8

The No. 3 hold of the Sonnenberg was found to be on fire at Aden yesterday. There is difficulty in reaching the fire, and the discharge of cargo…

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A Steamer on Fire. Further Particulars About the Telamon. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 4

The Telamon's insulation was partly destroyed by the fire which broke out in the lower hold, near Perim, at the entrance to the Red Sea…

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Rioting in China. Missions Destroyed. Foreigners Refuging in British Steamer. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 4

Serious rioting occurred at Changsha in the province of Hunan (China) yesterday owing to the officials cornering the rice…

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The Wrecked Pericles. Marine Board's Verdict Criticised. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 4

The "Standard" says that the verdict of the Marine Board on the wreck of the Pericles is unsatisfactory, because it confirms the repeated…

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Launching an Australian Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 4

The New South Wales North Coast Navigation Company's Canonbar was launched at Ardrossan (Scotland) to-day…

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A Steamer Aground. in a Tasmanian Bay. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 4

The steamer Wakatipu from Sydney went aground on Saturday in Kelso Bay inside the Tamar heads. The passengers and mails were…

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Flying the Yellow Flag. French Steamer Arrives at Semaphore. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 4

When the French mail steamer Nera arrived at the Semaphore anchorage yesterday morning she was flying the yellow flag…

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Steamer on the Rocks. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

The Minnehaha from New York to London, with 66 passengers on board, ran on the rocks at the Scilly Isles to-day, and was badly damaged…

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Wreck of an Islands Boat. Captain and Officers Safe. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 3

News reached Sydney yesterday of the total loss of the auxiliary schooner. Malekula. The steamer was overdue in Sydney from the Solomons…

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Steamer Strikes Rock. Off English Coast. Passengers Taken Ashore. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 4

On its voyage from New York to London, the steamer Minnehaha struck a rock near the Soilly Isles (England), at midnight in a fog. The passengers…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Off Seal Rocks. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 4

The British India steamer, Satara, was completely wrecked off Seal Rocks to-day. After striking the rocks the Satara…

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The Wrecked Satara. Additional Details. Sydney, Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 2

Additional details of the wrecked Satara, the British India liner which struck the Seal Rocks yesterday (as roported in last night's Third Edition),…

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Three Months on an Island. Hazardous Experiences. Op the Wrecked Malekula's Crew

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 4

The press representatives at Townsville have not yet succeeded in getting into touch with Captain M'Phail, of the wrecked schooner Malekula. He…

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The Wrecked Satara. Latear Particulars. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 4

The crow of the British India steamer Satara, wrecked on the Seal Rocks yesterday, arrived in Sydney this morning. They state that all are safe,…

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