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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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A Steamer Torpedoed. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Pearl has been torpedoed and sunk by the enemy…

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Enemy Submarines. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Rolljarl has been torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine. All on board were saved. Later…

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West Australian Steamer Service. a Year's Operations. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 2

The accounts of the State steamer service show the assets, to be £253,493. The profit last year was £1511. The receipts for the year ended June 30,…

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Passenger Steamer Sunk. Crew and Passengers Picked Up by Destroyer. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 2

A message from Newport News states that the Stephano, bound inward to New York from St. John's, was attacked at 8 o'clock yesterday…

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The Referendum. Mr. H. C. Hoyles Protest. the Wrecking of Unions. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Hoyle, M.L.A., who is Minister of Railways in the New South Wales Government, protesta against the action of the P.L.L. executive in…

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A Steamer Netted. (United, Service Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 4

The steamer Norman, from England, was caught in a German s[?] antisubmarine netting south of "the Drooden lightship, a German [?]…

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Enemy Submarines. Another Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 1

The Norwegian ship Hengalf has been torpedoed by a submarine and sunk…

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Enemy Submarines. a Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 4

The steamer Welsh Prince has been sunk by a German submarine…

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Enemy Submarines. Swedish Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 8

A German submarine is believed to have torpedoed the Swedish steamer Normandie, the crew of which have been landed…

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Heroine of the Sea. Captain's Wife at the Wheel. Wrecked on Her Honeymoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 3

Flying the police flag signal as she made her way slowly up Port Phillip Bay one day recently, the United States four-masted schooner Resolute…

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Enemy Submarines. in the North Sea. Danish Steamer Stopped. ("The Times" Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Sunday 22 October 1916 · page 1

A German submarine off The Skaw (the extreme north point of Denmark) stopped the Danish steamer Ems, from Copenhagen to Hull, and…

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Enemy Submarines. Swedish Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 4

A German submarine is believed to have torpedoed the Swedish steamer Normandie, the crew of which have been landed…

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Enemy Submarines. British Steamer Sunk. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 1

The British ship M[?] has been stink [?] a German submarine in th North Sea…

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On the Great Lakes. Severe Week-end Gale. Several Vessels Wrecked. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 4

Captain Walter Ctashaw has reached Geveland, the sole survivor of the crew of 22 of the freight steamer Colgate, which foundered on Lake…

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A Smallpox Case. on Japanese Mail Steamer. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 3

The quarantine officer at Brisbane has received advice that the Nikko Maru, the Japanese mail steamer which is due at Thursday Island on…

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Adelaide Barque Wrecked. Off African Coast. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Walter and Morris, of Port Adelaide, owners of the barque Lobo, have received a cable message stating that the Lobo was wrecked on October…

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A Greek Steamer Assailed. Crew of a Liner Missing. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 4

The crew abandoned the Greek steamer, Kassiane at sea under threats of an enemy submarine, which disappeared before the arrival of a French…

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The Steamer Beached. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

Mr. Jeffries, war correspondent at Athens, reports that the captain succeeded in beaching the Angelika, on which there were 400 volunteers. Fifty…

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Enemy Submarines. Greek Steamer Torpedoed. Laden with Volunteers. (Reuter's Message.) Athens

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

The Greek steamer Angelika, conveying, volunteers to Salonika, has been torpedoed…

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A Panic on the Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Athens

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 4

There was a panic on the Angelika when she was torpedoed. Many men jumped into the water and were drowned. The pumps were kept up for…

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