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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Refloating a Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1910 · page 4

Continual efforts are being made to refloat the steamer Minnehaha, which recently went ashore off the English coast on a voyage from New York…

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The Recent Smallpox Outbreak. on the Mail Steamer Otway. an Interesting Prosecution. Commenced at Fremantle. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 2

An interesting prosecution, arising out of the recent outbreak of smallpox on the R.M.S. Otway, was commenced at the Fremantle Court yesterday…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a New Australian Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 6

The Eastern and Australian Steamship Company's St. Albans was launched at Belfast to-day…

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A Dismasted Schooner. Towed Into Port Kembla. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 8

The schooner Ruakaka dismasted during the wes[?]erly gales which raged Along the coast on Thursday, was towed into Port Kembla yesterday by…

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Accidents at the Berlin Aviation Meeting. Four Aeroplanes Wrecked. One Aeronaut Taken to the Hospital. [Reutar's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

At the Berlin aviation meeting today M. Thielan's biplane fell 30ft., M. Thorup's Bleriot machine crashed into some trees, and M, Jeannin's…

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In the Crip of D[?]bility and Liver Trouble. Health Wrecked by Overwork. a Nurse's Striking Cure by Bile Beans

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 4

Nurse Baldwin, residing at 106 Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, writes: "You have my he[?]rtfelt thanks for the benefit I received from Bile…

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Shipwrecked Fishermen Brought to Melbourne. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 4

The Federal trawler arrived to-day from a fishing cruise, bringing with it Fred. Strend and Percy Mouchmore, shipwrecked fishermen, of Port…

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In the Grip of Debility and Liver Trouble. Health Wrecked by Overwork. A Nurse's Striking Cure by Bile Beans

Western Grazier · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 2

Nurse Baldwin, residing at 106 Burke Sires. Woo[?]no deo, Sydney, writes: "You have my heartfelt thanks for the benefit I received from Bile Beans…

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A Steamer Wrecker. All Hands Saved. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 May 1910 · page 4

News has been received of the wreck of the steamer Kirkfield, which was bound from Christmas Island to Japan with a cargo of phosphates. All hands…

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A Barque Ashore. Subsequently Floated Off. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 4

A three-masted barque, the name of which is at present unknown, went ashore this morning between Hungry Point and Marion Reef. Word was…

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The Missing Waratah. Bottle Washed Ashore. Message Believed to Be a Hoax. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 2

A telegram, was recently received at the Adelaide watchhouse from Mounted-Constable Keating, stating that a bottle had been washed ashore some…

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Sequel to Smallpox Outbreak. on Mail Steamer Otway. Former Medical Officer Before Fremantle Court. Charged with Making False Statement. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 2

The case in which L. H. Bowkett, formerly medical officer of the mail steamer Otway, is charged with having wilfully made a false statement…

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A Barque Ashore. Subsequently Floated Off. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 6

A three-masted barque, the name of which is at present unknown, went ashore this morning between Hungry Point and Marion Reef. Word was…

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Steamer Sinks After Collision. Nineteen People Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 4

The steamer Frank Goodyear sank in Thunder Bay, Michigan (U.S.A.), to-day, after a collision, 19 people being drowned…

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Sequel to Smallpox Outbreak. on Mail Steamer Otway. Former Medical Officer Committed for Trial. Charged with Making False Statement. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 4

The hearing of the charge against L. H. Bowkett of having as medical officer of the R.M.S. Otway, at Fremantle on March 22, wilfully made a…

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Collision and Explosion at Sea. Steamer Founders Off English Coast. Only One Survivor. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 2

The steamer Skerryvore, from Spain, was crossing the Vinnen's bows at Hustings last night, the sea being choppy, when an impact abaft the…

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Fire on German Steamer. Starts in the Hold. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 4

A fire started yesterday in the hold of the German steamer Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, with the result that hundreds of cotton bales were destroyed…

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Steamer in a Tidal Wave. an Alarming Experience. Comet Blamed for the Disturbance

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 3

The Adelaide correspondent of the "Age," under date of May 20, wrote:— The steamer Port Chalmers, of the…

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A Barque Goes Ashore. Fifteen People Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 4

The barque Swanhilda, from Cardiff (Wales) for Antofagasta (Chili), went ashore to-day at Staten Island (Argentina)…

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An Artilleryman Arrested. on Arrival of Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 4

On the arrival of the R.M.S. Ormuz at Fremantle yoaterday a man named F. J. Bell was arrested as a deserter from No. 93 Company of the British…

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