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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1916

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Steamer Sunk on Monday. "The Mails the Biggest Loss." (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

Lord In[?]hcape (chairman of the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company), interviewed by a United Service correspondent, said:—…

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Dutch Steamer Held Up. British Passengers on Board. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 12 November 1916 · page 1

Reuter's Flushing correspondent reports that the Dutch mail steamer Konigin Regente has been held up near the Noord Hinder Light. It carried…

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Maltese Ashore. Warrants Out for Arrest. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 3

The French ma[?] steamer Gange, which had been detained owing to a number of her Maltese passengers having escaped, put to sea yesterday. At…

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Dutch Steamer Held Up. British Passengers on Board. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 4

Reuter's Flushing correspondent reports that the Dutch mail steamer Konigin Regente has been held up near the Noord Hinder Light. It carried…

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The Next Mail Steamer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 3

Messrs. Elder, Smith, and Co. have received telegraphic, advice that the R.M.S. Kaisar-i-Hind is expected to arrive in Adelaide from London on…

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Sunken Steamer Captains Reach Spain. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 2

a Reuter's message from Coruna, in Spain, states that Captain Curtis, of the United States torpedoed steamer Columbian, also two captains of…

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Norway and Germany. German Steamer Fired On. by Norwegian Torpedo Boat. German's Wireless Dismantled. (Reuter's Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 4

The "Morgenblad" slates that a Norwegian torpedo boat yesterday fired on and stopped a German steamer and dismantled the vessel's wireless…

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Enemy Submarines. Steamer Sunk by a Shell. (Reuter's Message.) Lisbon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Sarah Radcliffe was sunk on October 28 by a shell from an enemy submarine. The survivors have landed here…

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Norway and Germany. German Steamer Fired On. by Norwegian Torpedo Boat. [?]German's Wireless Dismantled. (Reuter's Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 4

The "Morgenblad" states that a Norwegian torpedo boat yesterday fired on and stopped a German steamer and dismantled the vessel's wireless…

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Steamer Puts Back to Port. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 1

On Thursaay morning the Dutch steamer Salahadji, which left Port Adelaide on Wedawaday for the eastern States, put back to the Semaphore…

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Darling Harbor Steamer Explosion. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 3

The city coroner returned an open Verdict yesterday in the inquiry respecting the explosion on the Wairuna at Darling Harbor on September 27…

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Enemy Submarines. Danish Steamer Sunk. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

The Danish steamer Ragnar has been sunk by a German submarine…

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

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 2

The Greek steamer Spetsais has been sunk by a submarine not far from the scene of the sinking by a submarine of the Arigeleki. One man is known…

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Shipping Disasters. Vessels Wrecked and Capsized. a Boiler Explosion. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 2

The Dutch vessel Tenebergin has been wrecked off Oland Island, in the Baltic. The first mate perished. The Mari Caroussi is reported…

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The English Mail Steamer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

On Saturday the R.M.S. Kaisar-IHind steamed into the Semaphore roadstead and was berthed in the Outer Harbor between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m…

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Enemy Submarines. British Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Massage.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 1

The British steamer Emily Verne has been sunk by a German submarine…

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Enemy Submarines. Several Vessels Sunk. Including a United States Steamer. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 1

The latest vessels reported sunk by enemy submarines are:— American steamer Chemung. Norweg an ship Belleisle…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Reap Well was sunk by an enemy submarine yesterday…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 4

The Greek steamer Margherita has been sunk by a German submarine in the East Mediterranean…

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Enemy Submarines. the Dutch Steamer[?] Blommersdyk. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 4

In reply to Dutch representations regarding the sinking of the Dutch steamer Blommersdyk off the American coast, Germany has agreed to pay…

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