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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 9 of 10

Steamer Disabled. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 2

The s.s. Hellena, from Port Adelaide, has arrived at Algiers with two of her propeller blades lost. She will probably have to discharge 200 tons of…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Oil Steamer Burned. Siz Persons Killed. [Reuter's Message.] [?]boy

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 4

Au oil steamer with [?] to[?] of petroleum as [?] was to-day destroyed by fire at Tubicorin, a part at the south-[?] [?] of India. Two…

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The New Zealand Strike. Yesterday in Wellington. a Quiet Day. One Steamer Being Loaded Discovery of Hidden Gelignite. Specials Stoned at Auckland. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 2

la connection with the waterside wrokers' strike at wellington, [?]e employers have formed a defence [?] and have issued a manifesto…

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Latest Cables. [Reuter's Messages.] Oil Steamer Fatality. Bombay

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 8

It has now been ascertained that the port officer's son, another engineer, and several coolies perished in the oil steamer, which caught fire, as cabled…

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Terrific Snowstorm. All Records Beaten. Many Steamers Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] Toronto

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 November 1913 · page 2

Five bodies have been recovered from the snow' strewn beach hear St. Joseph, Ontario. They, all curried lifebelts marked "Wexford." These…

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Motor Launch Wrecked. While Salving Another Wreck. Crew's Narrow's Escape. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 November 1913 · page 2

Tho Port Jackson Ferry Company's motor launch Venture, while solving the wrecked steamer Euroka at Long Reef, last night, was struck by a squall…

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Ship on Fire. Steamer's Dash for Port. Valuable Carco Saved. [Reuter's Message] Montreal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 6

A message from Halifax, Nova Scotia, states that the steamer Muirfield arrived there afire to-day, having steamed at top speed from mid-ocean,…

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A Steamer Hung Up

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 2

The dock-workers at Liverpool refuse to coal the s.s. Ella, which recently conveyed strike-breakers[?] to Dublin[?]…

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Steamer on Fire. Passengers Transferred to Another Boat. No Hope Saving Steamer. [Reuter's Message.] Cape Race (Newfoundland)

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 2

"The Spanish steamer Balmes on fire and the passengers have been transferred to the steamship Pannonia." This was a wireless message received at…

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A Fire at Sea. Off Cape Otway. Steamer Bound for Melbourne. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 2

When the Austrian steamer Jose[?] Agost Fobergig, from Thieste to Melbourne, was about 150 miles off Cape Otway on Saturday afternoon a fire was…

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Steamer on Fire. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 4

The steamer Scotsdyke, loaded with esparto grass, is reported to have caught fire off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. The conflagration, as…

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The Burning Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 4

It appears that the steamer Scotsdyke, which caught fire off St. Cather-, ine's Point, was bound from North Africa to Sutherland. It is reported…

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New Steamer for Australia. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 8

A new steamer, the star or Victoria, built for Messrs. James P. Corry and Co., of London, for the Australian and New Zealand trade, was launched from…

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New South Wales Government Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 8

The New South wales Government steamer Cambewarra, specially equipped for the coal and blue metal trade, has sailed from Rotterdam for Sydney, via…

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The New Zealand Strike. Increase in Wharf Work. Steamer Delayed in Sydney. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 4

Every day sees an increase in the volume of shipping work at Wellington. There is also a corresponding decrease in the number of ships idly…

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How to Avoid a Wreck[?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 December 1913 · page 7

"A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her beneath the…

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Smallpox on a Mail Steamer. Death of the Patient. Body Cremated. Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 4

The P. and O. Company's steamer Malwa arrived yesterday with a case of smallpox on board. She was boarded by the health officer (Dr. Williams), who…

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To[?] in Wales. Men Blown Into the Air and Killed. Many Houses Wrecked

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 6

There is no parallel in the storm an[?]ls of South Wales to the hurricane whick wrought great destruction on Monday evening in the Taff Valley (says…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. the Stefannson Expedition. Supply Vessel Wrecked. [Reuter's Messge.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 8

Regarding the recent announcement that the Stefannson Arctic expedition had met with disaster, it is now reported that the accident occured to…

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A Sea Mystery. Steamer on Fire. Passengers Saved, Fire Extinguished. the Steamer Not Known. [Reuter's Message.]

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 December 1913 · page 4

Norfolk (West Virginnaa), Monday. A wireless message received here reports that the steamer Rio Grande caught fire at sea and that the…

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