Steamer Wrecked. Off African Coast. Two Hundred Persons Aboard. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown
Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 5
A message from Lorenzo Marquez reports that the steamer City of Nagpur, bound for India, struck the Deccan Reef (25 miles from Delagoa Bay)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Enemy Submarines. One Destroyed by a Tank Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 8
The crew of the-Standard Oil tank steamer Hava[?] report that they shelled and destroyed a submarine on the last eastbound trip across the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on a Sydney Steamer. Confined to Dunnage. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Sunday 26 August 1917 · page 2
A fire was discovered at 7.80 a.m. yesterday in the steamer Gabo, lying at the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.'s wharf, Pyrmont. The fire was confined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Submarines. One Destroyed by a Tank Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
Barrier Miner · Sunday 26 August 1917 · page 2
The crew of the Standard Oil tank steamer. Havajo report that they shelled and destroyed a submarine on the last eastbound trip across the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Sydney Steamer. Confined to Dunnage. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 1
A fire was discovered at 7.30 a.m. yesterday in the steamer Gabo, lying at the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.'s wharf, Pyrmont. The fire was confined…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Puts Into Port on Fire. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 8
The steamer Morinda put into port to-day with a fire on board. The steamer had to be partly submerged in orders to check the spread of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Mishap at Sea. Explosions on a Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 8
The Henderson liner Bahma which it was reported, had met with an accident en route to India, was able to proceed to Capetown, where she has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Now to Avoid a Wreck
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 2
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if d[?]regarded, it will overcome the might[?] vessel, and drag her beneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 2
The damage by fire to the steamer Morinda, which put into port yesterday, and was run aground at Miller's Point, is estimated at £30,000. The vessel has a dangerous list…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italy and Austria. Monitors in Gulf of Trieste. Austrian Railways Wrecked. (Reuter's Message.) Rome
Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 4
Correspondents at the front emphasise in their reports the dominance of the British and Italian monitors in the Gulf of Trieste. They have wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Restoration of Steamer Service. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2
On the advice of the Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) it has been decided to take immediate steps towards restoring steamer communication…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Port Pirie. Lumpers Still Idle. Steamer Unloaded by Volunteer Workers. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 4
No work was done by the lumpers on the Port Pirie wharves or wheat stacks to-day, but the steamer Bulga is being discharged with volunteer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Schooner on Fire. Incendiarism Suspected. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2
A fire broke out last night on a four masted overseas schooner, 789 tons, lying at Port Adelaide. The vessel had on board a large quantity of gasolene…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Port Pirie. Lumpers Still Idle. Steamer Unloaded by Volunteer Workers. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 1
No work was done by the lumpers on the Port Pirie wharves or wheat stacks to-day, but the steamer Bulga is being discharged with volunteer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Port Pirie. Unloading a Steamer. Coal From Port Augusta. Port Pirie
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 3
Among the volunteers working on the steamer Bulga at Port Pirie yesterday, were the Mayor (Mr. Geddes), the Rev. H. F. Severn, and Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Wharves Steamer Left for Tasmania. Another Crew Signed On. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 4
There were 1204 volunteers engaged, on the waterfront on 28 vessels to-day. The S.S. Oonah left for Tasmania with a full passenger list. A few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. the Fire on a Schooner. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 8
The fire on the schooner at Port Adelaide has now been extinguished, and the vessel is believed to be sound. Five Port Adelaide firemen are still…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the Wharves. Steamer Left for Tasmani. Another Crew Signed On. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 6
There were 1204 volunteers, engaged on the waterfront on 28 vessels to-day. The steamer [?]onah left for Tasmania with a full passenger list. A few…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Schooner Fire. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4
No inquest is to be held concerning the fire on the schooner at Port Adelaide. Men are engaged on the vessel unloading timber. No attempt has yet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Union-manned Steamer Leaves Sydney. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 2
Another steamer was dispatched from Sydney yesterday, manned by a union crew, the understanding being that the [?] carried mails and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →