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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Sensation on a Mail Steamer Man Jumps Overboard. Unsuccessful Search for Three Hours. Stated to Be a Stowaway. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

The R.M.S. Orontes, which arrived from London on Saturday, reported that on Friday morning the cry was raised of "Man overboard[?]" A man…

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Fire on the Steamer Rupara. Bound for Spencer Gulf Ports. Ignition of Lime in After-hold. Steamer Returns to Port Adelaide. and Fire Extinguished. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Rupara, in charge of Captain Barry, sailed from Port Adelaide, for Spencer Gulf ports at 5.50 p.m…

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The Wrecked Aotea. Inquiry at Capetown. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

The inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Aotea was opened at Capetown yesterday. The evidence showed that there was…

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Fire on German Mail Steamer. Outbreak in the Hold. Suppressed After Two Hours' Work. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 2

When the German mail steamer Barbarossa, which arrived at Fremantle late on Tuesday night, was about 400 miles from Fremantle a fire was…

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Lugger Wrecked Near Broome. Three Colored Men Drowned. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 2

A police telegram states that a lugger belonging to Simon Bean has been totally wrecked at Port Smith, near Broome…

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The Steamer Eastern. Still Aground in Moreton Bay. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

The steamer Eastern is still aground in Moreton Bay. Five vessels-are assisting to float her…

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A Steamer Founders. Madrid

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The Spanish steamer Abanto, not the Lepanto, foundered off the coast at Saguanter yesterday…

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The Steamer Eastern. Still Aground. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The steamer Eastern is still aground in Moreton Bay. The weather conditions are becoming worse…

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A Sensational Voyage. Number of Deaths Recorded on Mail Steamer. All Buried at Sea. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

The voyage of the R.M.S. Orsova from London to Australia was full of sensational incidents. On January 11 Stephen Ferrary, bound for Fremantle,…

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Fire in Steamer's Hold. Three Stowaways Burned to Death. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

The steamer Hero from Dunkirk arrived at Hull yesterday with the hold on fire. When the fire was extinguished the…

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Schooner Wrecked

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 8

News has just been received in Wellington (New Zealand), that the schooner Jessie Nicoll was totally wrecked on the Macquarie Islands on Christmas…

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Steamer's Passenger Missing. Believed to Have Fallen Overboard. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

C. Conell, a passenger by the steamer Wollonra, which left Sydney for Melbourne on Wednesday, and arrived here yesterday afternoon, was missed after…

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Schooner Wrecked

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 8

News has just been received in Wellington (New Zealand) that the schooner Jessie Nicoll was totally wrecked on the Macquarie Islands on Christmas…

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Foundered in Gulf of Mexico. Twenty-seven Men Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 4

Twenty-seven members of a crew of a vessel bound for New York were drowned to-day, when the vessel foundered in the Gulf of Mexico…

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Steamer Founders in a Gale. Forty-one Persons Drowned. [Reuter's Messages.] St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 4

The Russian steamer Sturman foundered off Sebastopol (Russia) to-day, in a gale. Forty-one persons were drowned…

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Steamer on a R[?]ef[?] Near [?]Reen Cape Lighthouse. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4

The st[?]mer New Guinea (2674 tons) went on [?]the reef near Green Cape Lighthouse to-day, and is leaking. One boat ha[?]s landed…

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A Schooner Capsizes. Seven Men Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

A schooner capsized at the mouth of the Columbia River (Oregon) yesterday, seven men being drowned. The captain was saved…

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The Wrecked New Guinea. Broadside on the Rocks. Crew Arrive at Eden. Leave for Sydney To-morrow. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 4

The launch arrived at Eden with 20 members of the crew of the wrecked steamer New Guinca last night. The steamer is broadside on the…

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Steamer Hit by Lightning

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 8

The Mokambo arrived at Norfolk Island on Thursday morning, and sailed at noon. The steamer's maintopmast was struck and shattered by…

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A Tempestuous Voyage. Steamer Runs Short of Coal. Cargo Used As Fuel

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 6

The Auckland correspondent of the "Age" on February 1[?] Wired:— The steamer Boveric arrived this morning. The captain reports that…

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