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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Wrecked in Indian Ocean on Voyage From New York to Japan. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 4

The steamer Inveresk, with a valuable cargo on board including steel rails and bridgework from New York to Jnpan, was wrecked at Juan do Nova…

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The Wrecked Iroquois. Captain's Admission at Investigation. Went Home After Landing in Lifeboat. All the Women Passengers Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

The captain of the wrecked Iroquois, lost off the coast of British Columbia, admitted at the official investigation at Victoria (British Columbia) to-day that…

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Fatality on a Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

Carl Yerk, 44, second engineer on the German steamer Franken, who was admitted to Sydney Hospital some days ago in an unconscious state, died…

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Mail Steamer Quarantined. Smallpox on Board. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 8

On the arrival of the R.M.S., Mooltan in South Australian waters to-day, an outbreak of smallpox on board was reported…

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The Illfated Yongala. Further Wreckage Found. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 4

A Cairns wire states that part of a clinker-built boat, evidently portion of the working boat of the Yongala, with the word "Adelaide" in metal on the…

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Portuguese Steamer Wrecked. Off South African Coast. [Reuter's Messages.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

The Portuguese steamer Lusitania, insured in London for £90,000, was wrecked off Cape Ponit, South Africa, in a mist…

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Sudden Death on Steamer. a Well-known Tennis Player. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

During the trip of the steamer Loongana from Launceston to Melbourne on Tuesday Alexander F. Chomley, a saloon passenger, suddenly collapsed…

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Smallpox Om Mail Steamer. Fremantle Passenoers Report Themselves. with One Exception. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

All the pnssengers who landed at Fremantle from, the R.M.S. Mooltan, on board of which an outbreak of smallpox occur red. have reported themselves…

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Wreck of the Lusitania. Off South African Coast. Additional Details. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 4

Additional details of the wreck of the Lusitania off Cape Point, South Africa, are available. The Lusitania ran on the rocks…

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Black Sea Storm. Many Wrecks Reported. [Reuter's Message.] Sebastopol

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 8

A great storm occurred iu the Black Sea to-day. Many wrecks are reported…

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Had to Give Up School Teaching This Girl's Health Wrecked by Anaemia. Her Mother Tells how She was Cured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 3

An account of a young school teacher who became so run down in anaemia that she had to give up her profession, is given by her mother, Mrs. Annie…

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The Wreck of the Lusitania. Off South African Coast. Further Particulars. Captain Refuses to Leave Ship. Four People Drowned. Discussion in South African Parliament. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

Captain Dafaria, of the Lusitania, which was wrecked during the week at Cape Point, on the South African coast, refused to leave the ship…

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Wrecked Off Irish Coast Falls of Garry Strikes Sovereign Island. a Boat Missing. No Lives Reported Lost. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 4

The Falls of Garry was wrecked near Kineale (Cork) to-day in a fog. A boat with five men aboard is missing…

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Collision at Sea. Crew Escape From Sinking Steamer. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

The Indralema, going to Liverpool; collided with the steamer Trooper off Dungeness. While the steamer was sinking the…

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Foundered in a Typhoon. Manila

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 6

The steamer Charles Poisat foundered in a typhoon off the Philippine Islands to-day, 15 people being drowned…

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A Wrecked Steamer. Mails and Passengers Saved. [Reuter's Message.] Pekin

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 4

The steamer Asia, wrecked 200 miles southward of Shanghai, was formerly known as the Dori[?]. The mails and passengers were saved[?]…

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Mail Steamer Strikes Sandbank. Passengers Safe. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 4

News has been received in Sydney that the mail steamer Empire, from Sydney, struck a sandbank off Noji (Japan). It is to be refl[?]ated. The…

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Steamer Strikes Rock Two Hundred Miles South of Shanghai. the Passengers Saved. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 6

The steamed Asia, of the Pacific Mail Company, operating between San Francisco and the Orient, struck a rock 200 miles south of Shanghai to-day and…

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A Wrecked Steamer. Looted by Pirates. [Reuter's Message.] Pekin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 2

Chinese Pirates looted the wrecked steamer Asia. The loss to the owners of the ship and cargo is estimated at £300,000…

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Disturbance on a Steamer. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 2

When the steamer Star of Australia arrived at Melbourne yesterday, the captain reported that a disturbance had occurred among certain members of…

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