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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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The Wrecked Glenbank. a Survivor's Narrative. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 8

After much difficulty the authorities at Fremantle have succeeded in obtaining an interpreter for the purpose of getting an authentic statement from…

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Sensational Jewel Robbery. £20,000 Worth Stolen From a Steamer. All Search Fruitless. [Reuter's Massage.] New York

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

A wealthy American lady, Mrs. Drummond, missed £20,000 worth of jewels from her stateroom on the steamer Amerika, on arrival at New…

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Robbery on Alaskan Steamer. Mail Packets Stolen. of Considerable Value. [Reutor's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

Jini! packets wons yesterday stolen from the steamer Princess Beatrice, en route to Alaska from Vancouver. The packets contained gold dust and…

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A Bolt From the Blue. Steamer's Remarkable Experience

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 2

The Fremantle correspondent of the "Advertiser" states that the steamer Otterburn, which arrived from New York on Tuesday afternoon, had a…

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Steamer Strikes Submerged Object. Off South African Coast. Is It the Waratah? [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 4

The British India Company's steamer Palitana struck a submerged object west of East London (South Africa) yesterday…

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Unknown Ship Wrecked. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 4

The Marine Board received news this morning that a ship, name unknown, had been wrecked on the Troubridge Shoal early to-day…

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A Stranded Barque. How the Ville De Dijon Went Ashore

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 4

The tug Wato arrived at the scene of the stranding of the barque Ville de Dijon at 9.30 on Monday evening (says the "Register.") Captain…

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Steamer on a Sand Bank. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 2

The steamer Juno, with 800 people aboard, stuck on a sandbank near the Outer Harbor yesterday. The party was taken off after several hours' delay[?]…

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Prominent Nurses Recommend Clements Tonic to Anaemic Nerve-wrecked Women

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 4

If there is one place where a good nerve and strength-recuperating medicine in required it is in the sick room. Arter any severe attacks of illness, a patient requires a reliable medicine…

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An Unseaworthy Steamer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

Consternation was caused at Port Adelaide yesterday by the behavior of a big steamer, which had a big list. The steamer was detained by the…

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Steamer in Flames. the Crew Rescued. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 6

The steamer North Point, bound to Philadelphia, after leaving the Thames to-day, suddenly burst into flames in every part…

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The Renmark Strike. Steamer Manned by Settlers. Bringing Fruit for English Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 2

The steamer Julia, manned by the Renmark settlers, is bringing 1000 cases of fresh pears down the river for the English market, and will take back…

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A Steamer Afire. Off Californian Coast. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 4

A steamer was reported by wireless telegraphy to be afire off the Californian coast to-day. Steamers have been sent from San…

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The Missing Yongala. Wreckage Washed Ashore. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 6

The Adelaide Steamship Company received a telegram to-day that wreckage, believed to be from the missing Yongala, has been washed ashore on…

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Steamer in Trouble. Guthrie's Perilous Experience

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 1

The steamer Guthrie, from Singapore and Java, ports, in command of Captain Wilson, which arrived at Watson's Bay late last night (reports the…

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Burnt on the River. Perry Steamer Burst Into Flames. a Magnificent Spectacle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 1

The ferry steamer Kaludah, the latest addition to the Sydney ferries fleet of Parramatta River boats, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning (reports…

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The Missing Yongala Its Whereabouts Still Unknown. Quantity of Wreckage Foaod. Hundred and Forty-one People On Board. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. Wareham, of the Brisbane office of the Adelaide Steamship Company, owners of the missing Yongala, received a telegram yesterday from Townsville…

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The Yongala. Further Fruitless Search. Believed to Have Foundered with All Hands. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 3

The captain of the steamer Tarcoola, which has reached Bowen, reports that his search along the Great Barrier Reef for the missing Yongala, was fruitless…

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Statement by General Manager. "Our First Big Wreck."

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

Mr. E. Northcote, general manager of the Adelaide Steamship Company in Melbourne, was seen yesterday (says the "Age" of March 29) shortly after…

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The Missing Yongala All Hope Abandoned. Flags Flown Half-mast at Townsville. Dismal News Brought to Sydney Wreckage of Yongala Found. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

It was reported in Sydney yesterday that the flags were flown half-mast at Townsville when it was conceded that all hope regarding the safety of…

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