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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Loss of the Saturn. Another Mysterious Wreck. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 3

The British-India Co's steamer Saturn, 5272 tons, was totally wrecked in the Edith breakers at SEal Rocks on Wednesday. The Satura left…

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The Wrecked Satara. Lascars' Behavior. Fought Frantically for the Boats. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 4

The passengers on board the Orara hold quite a different view from that reported as to the good behavior of the lascar crew of the British India…

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Satara's Lifeboat Found. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 5

One of the wrecked steamer Satara's lifeboats was found floating bottom upwards near the Seal Rocks Lighthouse yesterday…

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Lifeboat to Be Fitted with Electric Light. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 4

The Carr-Smith lifeboat has been brought to Port Adelaide from the South-east for the purpose of having electric light installation fitted in it…

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An Enraged Mob Wrecks Aeroplanes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

A mob at Durango Vizcaya (Spain), enraged at waiting for an aviation display, wrecked the aeroplanes to-day, and burned the sheds…

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Airships Wrecked

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that the Zeppelin No. 2 airship dragged its anchors at [?]imburg to-day, and was completely wrecked…

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Fire on a Steamer. Loading Explosives for Melbourne. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 6

Apparently the fire which occurred on board the steamer South Africa at Port Pirie was not completely subdued. Whilst the steamer was at the…

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Wreck Off the South Australian Coast. Unknown Vessel Founders. Telegraphed Reports. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 4

Last evening intelligence was received in Adelaide by the Commissioner of Police and the Life Saving Department that an unknown vessel had…

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Fire on Steamer. No Material Damage. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

An examination of the steamer South Africa, upon which a fire recently occurred amongst the bunker coal, shows that it was not materially damaged…

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Melee on Ship Board. Asiatics in Combat. the Wrecked Satara's Chew. One Man's Skull Fractured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

The steamer Euryalus, which is berthed at Newcastle, was the scene of wild uproar last evening. In the course of five minutes a swift fight…

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The Reported Wreck Off the South Australian Coast. a Woman's Mistake. Beacon Taken for Wreckage. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 4

A telegram was received from warooka. Yorke's Peninsula, to-day, stating that no vessel had been wrecked off Brutus Point. The women who…

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A Missing Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 2

The steamer Carpentaria, reported to be missing on a voyage from Natal to Capetown, was spoken to on April 27 off-Cape Morgan. Her rudder stock…

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The Wrecked Satara. Dealing with Master's Certificate. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 2

The Court of Marine Inquiry has called upon the master of the wrecked Satara to show cause why his certificate should not be dealt with…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] New Orient Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 May 1910 · page 4

The Orient Company has ordered a mail steamer similar to the Orvietto from Brown's shipbuilding yards on the Clyde Bank…

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West Australia. Pericles Wreck Not to Be Sold. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 2

Lloyds' representatives at Fremantle have received word from London that the Pericles wreck is not to be sold. It is understood that Lloyds will itself…

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A Chinese Fireman. Deserts From Steamer at Fremantle. Sent to Gaol Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 2

At the Fremantle Court yesterday Po Nussy Hung, a Chinese fireman, who deserted from the steamer Strathness at Fremantle, and was arrested in…

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The Wrecked Satara. Captain's Certificate Suspended. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 1

Captain Hugil of the wrecked steamer Satara, this morning had his certificate suspended for six months by the Marine Court…

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Suicide on a Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 6

Isaac Corleon, a passenger from London for Australia, committed suicide on board the R.M.S. Orsova in the Mediterranean to-day…

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The Ship Loch Katrine. Dismasted on April 27. Some of the Crew on Board. Steamer Tasmanic. Three Remain on Board the Ship. Whose Whereabouts Are Unknown. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 4

The steamer Tasmanic, reported by signal last to Gabo Island that the ship Loch Katrine, which is 13 days out from Melbourne for Sydney, and as to…

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A Mail Steamer's Experiences. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1910 · page 2

The R.M.S. Ophir had other experiences in addition to the case of a coaltrimmer jumping overboard. On April 7, the day after the vessel left…

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