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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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General Cable News. Liner Ashore in Irish Coast

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 4

The following message is from a source other than "The Miner's special service:— London, Monday…

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Japanese Liner Wrecked. a Christmas Day Blizzard. Fifty Out of Four Hundred Saved. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

Renter's Shanghai correspondent sends details of the wreck of the Japanese steamer Hnakakamaru off Chefoo, on Christmas Day, during a…

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General Cable News. British Steamers Wrecked. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

The British steamers Nestorian and Lennox were stranded and wrecked last week during the fogs. The crews were saved. The captain and crew of the…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Eelik has been sunk by a German submarine…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

The French steamer Leon has been Bank by an enemy submarine…

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Japanese Liner Wrecked. a Christmas Day Blizzard. Fifty Out of Four Hundred Saved. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 1

Reuter's Shanghai correspondent sends details of the wreck of the Japanese steamer Hnakakamaru off Chefoo, on Christmas Day, during a…

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Enemy Submarines. Mail Steamer Shelled. Sends Messages for 23 HOURS. (Reuter's Message.) Madrid

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 2

The French mail steamer Ville de Haure has sent wireless messages to the Spanish, stations that she is being shelled by a submarine. The messages…

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In the Balkans. Naval Aeroplanes Wreck a Bridge. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 2

The Admiralty reports:— "Our naval aeroplanes attacked and wrecked one span of the Euleli Burgas railway bridge, over the Maritza…

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Mail Steamer Wrecked. Off New Zealand Coast. All on Board Saved. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

The Union steamer, Maitai, 3393 tons, bound from San Francisco to Wellington, has become a total wreck on Rarotonga Reef…

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Attacks on Merchant Shipping. a Steamer Seized. Fired on by French Batteries. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" correspondent at The Hague reports:—"The steamer Pldambt left Rotterdam for London on December 27. A German destroyer…

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Wreckage and Ruin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

The Acting Premier (Mr. Theodore) has received the following telegraphic message from Mr. Hardacre, who early last week proceeded to the Clermont…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

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

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

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

The British steamer Hubworth has been sunk by a German submarine…

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Swedish Steamer Stopped. Allies' Mails Thrown Overboard. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent reports that the Swedish steamer Ingeborg from England, which has arrived at Gothenburg, was stopped in the…

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United States Cruiser Wrecked. on Californian Coast. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

The United States cruiser Milwaukee has been wrecked by a tidal current off Eureka, on the California coast. [The "Wilwaukee was built in 1902,…

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The Wars. Russo-roumanians Have Further Successes. British Raids on the Western Front. On the Western Front. Enemy Trenches Raided. Dugouts Wrecked, Heavy Casualties

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-. ports:— "Yesterday morning, after a heavy bombardment, we occupied a line of…

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Enemy Submarines. Spanish Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter's Message.) Madrid

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

A submarine to[?]ed and sank the Spanish steamer Manuel, and towed the crew in a boat till it met a Swedish steamer, which picked up the men…

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Steamer Yarrowdale Reaches St. Vincent. Crews of Sunken Vessels Aboard. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Sunday 21 January 1917 · page 1

The British steamer Yarrowdale, with several crews of the German raiders' sunken victims abroad, has arrived at the island of St. Vincent…

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Enemy Submarines. Captured Steamer Turned Into a Raider. Then Looted and Torpedoed. (Reuter's Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 January 1917 · page 1

The crew of the torpedoed Danish steamer Gerda have testified before the Maritime Court that the Gerda, with a prize crew aboard, sank three…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Severe Fighting on the Meuse. Heavy Losses Follow German Offensive. British Make More Raids. Preparing for the Big Offensive. Several Aeroplanes Brought Down. Allies' Aerial Success in the Balkans. Roumanians Repulse the Enemy. An Eleven Hours' Battle. General Gourko Appointed to Command. Greece Gives Written Apology to the Allies. British Offensive in Mesopotamia. Enemy Escapes from a Hot, Corner. The Naval Raid on the Suffolk Coast. A German Account. German Past Naval Losses. Heated Debate in United States Congress. German Submarine Captures a Steamer And Uses Her as a Raider. Suspicious Spy Letters from Switzerland. More Contributions to British War Loan. On the Western Front. Fighting on the Meuse. a German Offensive. Heavy Losses Reported. (Reuter's Message.) Paris

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 January 1917 · page 1

A military expert thus describes the enemy attack on the left bank of the Meuse:—"The attack was a violent surprise blow, similar to the French…

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