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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Wrecked Passengers Safe. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

A steamer returning to Stockholm from Helsingfors was wrecked off the Finnish Skerries yesterday. The fate of 400 excursionists on board was at first…

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Widow and Colonel. Romance on a Channel Steamer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 3

The romance of an, old lady of 70 recently occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Darling and a special jury in the King's Bench Division. London…

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Collision in a Fog Near Quebeg. a Steamer Sinks. Passengers and Crews Rescued, [Reuter's Message.] Montreal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 4

The steamer Aranmore yesterday collided with and slink the steamer General Wolfe, near Quebec, in a dense fog. Both vessels launched their lifeboats,…

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Fire on Steamer at Balmain. Vessel Severely Damaged. Narrow Escape of Owner's Son. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 8

A fire occurred oa board the steamer Erina, lying at the wharf at Balmain this morning. The vessolwas severely damaged, but…

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Steamer and Sailing Boat Collide. Four Men Drowned. [Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

A steamer collided with a sailing boat at Bournemouth to-day. four men being drowned…

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Signs of a Wreck. Storm-tossed Flotsam. Found at Lord Howe Island

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

The Sydney correspondent of the "Aga" on July 3 wired:— Early last month, when the steamer Bellambi called at Lord Howe Island,…

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A Steamer Aground. [Reuter's Message.] All the Passengers Safe. San Francisco

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1911 · page 4

The steamer Santa Rosa. with 290 passengers on board, went aground off the Californian coast to-day. All the passengers are safe…

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The Wrecked Santa Rosa. Second Officer and Three of the Chew Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] San Francisco

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1911 · page 2

The second officer and three of the crew were drowned in attempting to put a line ashore from the steamer Santa Rosa, wrecked off the California…

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The Wrecked Santa Rosa. Charge Against The. Company of Sacrificing Lives to Dollars. [Reuter's. Message.] San Francisco

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 8

It is now stated that at least a dozen persons were drowned in the wreck of the Santa Rosa off the Californian coast, because the, captain was ordered…

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The Wrecked Santa Rosa. San Francisco

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 4

At tho official inquiry at San Francisco into tho wreck of tho steamer Santa Roso, Captain Faria stated that he gave orders to bo summoned to the…

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Typhoid on a Mail Steamer. Arriving at the Semaphore. Adelaide, Monday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

When Customs-Officer 'Lightfoot boarded the mail steamer Orvieto at the Semaphore on Saturday he was surprised to hear from the ship's…

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The Wrecked Yongala. the Yacht Norma. to Make Exhaustive Search. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

Dr. Sarsfield Cassidy has decided to send his yacht Norma to make, an exhaustive search for the wrecked Yongala…

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Religious Riots in Belfast. Houses Wrecked and Furniture Burnt. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 2

Serious religious disturbances occurred yesterday in the working class quarter of Belfast, between the Shankhill and Falls Roads crowds, both…

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Wrecking Millworkers' Houses. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 4

Fifty summonses have been issued for wrecking vmillworkers' houses nt Greencastle near Belfast. The garrison has been confined to the barracks…

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Wrecked Santa Rosa. 'Witness' Startling Statement at Inquiry. [Reuter's Message.] Sen Francisco

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 4

The father of th drowned mate Hewson, of the wrecked Santa Rosa, declared at the official inquiry to-day that Captain Farie deliberately…

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Wreckage on Queensland Coast. Not Thought to Be Missing Seestern. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 4

The wreckage found on the Queensland coast does not, it is thought, being long to the missing steamer Seestern…

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British Industrial Unrest. Police Attacked at Cardiff. Broken Bottles and Bags Filled with Stones Used. Shop Fronts Wrecked. Private Windows Broken. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

The Cardiff strikers, including a formidable hooligan element, made a concerted attack on Saturday on the skating rink, used as the quarters of the…

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New Zealand. Tempestuous Passages Initasman Seas. Wellington, Thursday. Vessels arriving at New Zealand ports report tempestuous passages in the Tasman Sea. a Schooner Wrecked. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 2

The schooner Bellflower was wrecked on the New Zealand coast and the captain drowned. Another vessel reported the lose of a mate…

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Stranded on a Rook. Off the Japanese.coast. Steamer From Vancouver. [Router's Message.] Tokio

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 8

The Empress of China, which went ashore off the coast of Japan yesterday left Vancouver on July 12. lt stranded on a rock on the southern…

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Stirring Tale Of the Sea. Shipwrecked Mariners.. Water From Potatoes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 3

The Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne ''Herald" on July 25 wired:— It has already been reported that…

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