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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

197 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 10

The Wrecked Airship. Crew's Tragic Fate. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 4

The ill-fated airship "L" was [?] with two aeroplanes when the storm broke. The [?] aeroplanes fell right away. The airship made a…

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Sydney Wnarf Laborers. Trouble Still On. Clerks Unloading a Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 5

A furtner move was made yesterday in connection with the trouble on the two wharves at Darling Harbor, when Huddart, Parker, and Co., Limited…

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Shipping Disasters. the Devon Wreck. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 2

The barque Okta, bound from Port Huon,Tasmania, to Falmouth, arrived off the Bluff yesterday in a leaking condition. The vessel ran on the rocks…

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Great Larks Steamer Overdue Ottawa

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 7

The steamer Huronic is overdue on the Great Lakes, and wireless, messages to her. are unanswered. Grave feats are entertained as to the safety of the…

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A Steamer's Experience. Ott[?]wa. Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 4

The steel s[?]w steamer [?]roni[?], [?] tons. which traders on the great [?]kes, is overdue. Wirless messages [?]ent out with the object of locating the…

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A Shipwreck. [?]Rew Sixteen Days in Open Boats. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 2

The four-masted [?]quentine, Amaranth, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, has been wrecked on Jarvis [?]nd in the Pacific Ocean. The crew…

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Latest Cables. [Reuter's Messages.] Ashore in a Fog. Montreal

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 4

The steamer Mount Temple has gone ashore in a fog on the St. Lawrence, and is reported to be badly damaged. She has many passengers on board…

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COSTLY " Hold-up." Result of Thefts From a Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 4

The wharf laborers, who ceased work on the steamer Berwick Law, on account of the arrest of six of their number for alleged stealing, resumed work…

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Railroad Wrecks in America. Strong Remares by Ex-labor Commissioner. [Reuter's Message.] New York

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 6

Mr. Charles Neil, an ex-Labor commissioner, in addressing the National Council for Industrial Safety said that if the railroad directors of the United…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 4

The steamer Tyrone, formerly the Drayton Grunge, has been wrecked outside Otago Heads. All [?]s are safe The vessel, which is owned by the…

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Latest Cables. [Reuter's Messages.] a Damaged Steamer. Montreal, [?]y

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 8

The damage to the steamer Mount Temple was after all not extensive, and the passengers were taken off and proceeded on their vo[?]ge in other…

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Lighter Destroyed by [?] Outbreak While Loading Oil. Large Steamer in Danger

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 8

A telegram from Rockhampton (Q.) to the "Argus" states:- Information has been received here of the total destruction by fire of…

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The Smallpox. Five Fresh Cases Reported. Outbreak on Steamer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

Five, cases of smallpox were reported in Sydney yesterday. The patients came from Annandale, Randwick, Croydon, Chippendale, and Redfern, There…

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A Steamer Coes Acround. Everyone Rescued. [R[?]ut[?]r'a Massage.] New York

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 4

The steamer Mohawk, of the Manhattan steamship Company, grounded near Poughkeepsie. Three hundred passengers aboard became panicstricken…

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White Star Liner Ashore. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 6

The White Star liner Atric, when nearing the Liverpool landing-stage to embark passengers, swung around and struck the shore. The cargo had to be…

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Newspaper Office Dynamited. Building Partly Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] Now York

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 6

A dynamite explosion wrecked the newspaper offices at Condersport, Pennsylvania, following the local campaign conducted by the Potter…

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General Cables. [Reuter's Messages.] a Steamer Damaged. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

The steamer Adelaide, on a voyage from Brisbane to Elbe, collided wi[?]h the sea pier at Genoa, and sustained serious damage above the, water line…

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Crime on a Steamer. Liner's Steward Sentenced. [Reuter's Message.] Bombay

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 1

A steward in the employ of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co., and a shore employee have been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment,…

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Black Hand Outrage. Bomb Explosion in New York. Buildings Wrecked and Ruined. [Reuter's Message.]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 6

A bomb explosion to-day on the east side of the city wrecked several buildings and broke glass everywhere in the blocks around…

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A Fishing Boat Wrecked

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 4

A party consisting of Messrs. C. Ferrors, D[?] L[?]cy, Pinnington, and Tapp, left Glenelg on Tuesday (says the "Express"), in a well-found 18ft. fishing…

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