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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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French Steamer Founders. Paris

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 2

It is reported that the steamer Ville do Cayenne has foundered at St. Lucia (Windward Islands. West Indies), and that part of the crew and passengers…

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A Significant Phenomenon. Experience by a Steamer Near the N.Z. COAST. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

A significant phenomenon was experienced hy the steamer Encounter near the New Zealand const while searching for the lost dredge…

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A Steamer Ashore. the Star of Canada Blewn on to the Rocks. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

The Tyser liner Star of Canada was blown ashore on Sunday night on Kaiti baach. Gisborne. The vessul waa anchored in the roadstead on Sunday,…

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Position of the Steamer More Favorable. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

The position of the Star of Canada, which went ashore in the Gisborne roadstead on Sunday, is now much more favorable. Captain Hart belives the…

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The Oceana Wreck. Certificate of Chief Officer Suspended. the Master Censured. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 2

The certificate of the chief officer of the P. and O. liner Oceana, which was wrecked off Beach Head on March 16 as the result of a collision with the…

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Japanese Cruiser Wrecked. Tokio

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

The lapanes crniser Mo[?] which was reporded yesterday to have been w[?] off the K[?] has been benched to pre[?] her from sinking…

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The Steamer Fremantle. Gets Off the Bank Without Aid of Tug. Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 6

The German-Australian steamer Fremantle, which ran aground on June 13 at Cockle Spit, got off the bank at 6 o'clock last night without the aid of a…

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An Airship Wrecked. Berlin

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 8

A squall at Dusseldorf wrecked the anchored airship Schwaben. The gas compartments exploded and injured several persons…

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Wo[?] Results. Consumption Feared. Terrible Suffering. Lady Wreck of Former Self. Found D[?] Morse's Indian Root Pills Effect Marvellous Change

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 4

"About 12 months ago," writes Sara Drysdale, 338 Bourke-street, Sydney, "I suffered from indigestion very badly. As a remedy I thought I would use Dr…

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Another Steamer for West Australian Government. London, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 8

Sir Newton Moore (West Australian Agent-General) returned from Copenhagen to-day, where he purchased the steamer Mongonen, which Lady Moore…

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The Steamer Pearl. Raised and Towed to Grafton. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 6

The steamer Pearl which capsized in the Upper Clarence River, has been raised and towed to Grafton. The body of the missing passenger,…

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A Steamer Aground. Relief Sent to the Paringa. Port Augusta

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 6

The steamer Paringa, which left port late last night [?]ran aground. A tug, with a barge, has been sent to the scene…

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Another Steamer for West Australian Government. London, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 8

Sir Newton Moore (West Australian Agent-General) returned from Copenhagen to-day, where he purchased the steamer Mongonea, which Lady Moore…

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A P. AND O. Liner Ashore Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 8

The P. and O. liner Persia outward bound to Bombay, went ashore at Sausset, near Marseilles, in a fog. The passengers have been landed…

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Nova Scotia Express Wrecked. Halifax

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 8

The Nova Scotia maritime, express was wrocked on the intercolonial railway line. The cars fell into a lake, and, four persons are dead and many…

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General Cables. [Reuter's Messages.] Wreck, of the Akron. Atlantic City

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 4

It transpires that the wreck of the airship Akron, as a result of which the Vaniman brothers and three persons were killed, was due to an explosion…

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The Steamer Persia. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 4

The Pand O. steamer Persia, which went ashore last week, is being unloaded. She is resting on the rocks amidships. Efforts to refloat her have so…

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Reported Find of Wreckage. Supposed Cabin Fittings of a Passenger Steamer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

At 6.5 o'clock last night, the superintendent of the life-saving service (Mr. Searcy) received the following telegram from the head keeper at the Cape…

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French Cruiser Strikes Sumberged Wreck. Tokio

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 4

The French cruiser Kleb[?]r struck a submerged wreck, and was holed amidships. She was towed to Kobe…

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A State Steamer. Owned by West Australia

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 1

An interesting function occurred at Fremantle, West Australia, on Monday afternoon, when the steamer Darius, recently purchased by the State…

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