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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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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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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition the War. Enemy Submarines. a Schooner Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Stockholm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 4

A German submarine sank the schooner E[?]en. The crew was saved…

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In the North Sea. Burning Ships and Wreckage. ("The Times" Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 4

The steamer Vizziz, just arrived from [?] Jutland harbor reports that the North Sea is full of burning vessels and wreckage, and that navigation at…

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Greek Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 4

The Greek steamer K[?]Isaia has been sunk by a German submarine…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 2

The Greek steamer Massalia has been sunk by a [?]marine. The crew have been landed…

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Greek Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 1

The Greek steamer Kiki Isaia has been sunk by a German submarine…

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Departure of a Mail Steamer. Incidents at the Wh[?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

The departure of the Oceanic liner Sonoma from Sydney recently for San Francisco proved an interesting event (says the Sydney…

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Enemy Submarines. Greek Steamer's Fate. Sunk Without Warning. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

The Greek steamer Kiki Isaia, reported sunk yesterday, was sunk without warning and disappeared in four minutes from the time she was struck…

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Enemy Submarines. Dutch Steamer Stopped. Capture of German Prize Crew Reported. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

The Hetvolk-Batavier line steamer Oldambt, which left the Hook of Holland yesterday, was stopped by a German submarine, which placed a…

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The Coal Crisis. Effect in Adelaide. No Return Steamer Tickets Issued. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 8

There are at present only two colliers at Port Adelaide, the Hexham and the Nardoo. The former has coal for the South Australian Gas Company, but…

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A Naval Affair. Germans Capture Dutch Steamer. Which British Warships Rescue. Enemy Destroyers Put to Flight. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 4

The Admiralty reports. "The Dutch steamer [?] was captured by the [?] on the night of November I near the North [?] lightship. A [?]…

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Collision at Sea. Two Vessels Wrecked. Reported Loss of 300 Lives. Only One Survivor. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 5 November 1916 · page 1

The London and North-Western Railway Company's steamer Connemara, while going to Holyhead on the west coast of Britain, collided last night with…

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American Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

The American steamer Lunac has been sunk by a submarine. Thirty of those on board have been saved…

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Enemy Submarines. the Jutland Wreck. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

An official Berlin message states that it was the submarine U 20 that stranded, and was blown up west of Jutland…

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A German Escaped Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Flushing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 2

The German steamer Otto, which has been in harbor at Antwerp since the outbreak of the war has arrived here en route for Rotterdam. A military…

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Another Norwegian Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Schweigaard has been sunk by a submarine. Twelve of the crew were saved…

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Enemy Submarines. Steamer Damaged in Running Fight. (Reuter's Message.) Madrid

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 1

The Glengyle has arrived at Valencia (a Spanish seaport in the Mediterranean) slightly damaged, having escaped from a German submarine after…

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The Wars. an Australian Mail Steamer Sunk by Submarine. French Advance South of the Somme. Several Positions Captured. Russian Fleet Bombards Constanza. the Italian Advance on Trieste. [The cable messages in this issue headed "'The Times' Message are Published in "The (London) Times" newspaper, and cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those of "The Times" unless expressly stated to be so. The cables headed " Reuter's Message" and "United Service Message" contains news gathered by these respective news agencies.] The Arabia Sunk. Believed in the Mediterranean Sea. While on Voyage to London. with Australian Mails. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 2

The Peninsula and Orient liner Arabia has been sunk by a submarine. It is believed that the vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean…

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Canadian Steamer Probably Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Halif[?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

The steamship Happahannock is 10 days overdue, and it is feared that she has been lost in her trans[?] Atlantic trip. She carried a cargo from Nova Scotia…

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Ceneral Cable News. Dutch Steamer Service. (United Service Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 2

Dutch newspapers announce that [?]the Rotterdam-Java steamship service, via Suez, is to be continued…

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