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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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Enemy Submarines. United States Steamer Sunk. Four Lives Lost. (Reuter's Message.) New York

Barrier Miner · Sunday 8 July 1917 · page 1

The United States steamer Orleans has been sunk by a German submarine. Four lives were lost…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Air Raid Over London. British Line Advanced Near Ypres. Successful French Operations. Progress of the Russian Offensive. Germans Report Breakdown of Russian Assaults. Troops Transferred from Western Front Austrian Army Corps Destroyed. Operations in Mesopotamia United States Steamer Submarined. A Mine Sweeper Sunk. Mondara Passengers Saved London Attacked. Another Air Raid. Greatest Yet Experienced. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 8 July 1917 · page 1

The greatest air raid yet experienced over the London area is now proceeding. [Following upon the previous…

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A Tug Foundered. Sixteen Lives Lost. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 4

A wireless message has been received announcing that tue tug Moora, 306 tons. has foundered off Cape Nelson. She was towing a four-masted American…

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Steamer Karatta Damaged

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 4

The secretary of the Marine Board received a telegram from Port Vincent on Friday (reports "The Advertiser") stating that the steamer Karatta had…

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Steamer Cumberland Beached. While on the Voyage to England. Two Explosions in a Hold. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

The Navy Office has announced that the steamer Cumberland which left Sydney on Thursday last for England was seriously damaged early on the…

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A Tug Foundered. Sixteen Lives Lost. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 1

A wireless message has been received, announcing that the tug Moora, 306 tons, has foundered off Cape Nelson. She was towing a four-masted American…

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Wreck of a Ketch. One of the Crew Lost. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

The ketch Vision was wrecked off Cape Schanck on Sunday night. The captain and one man were saved and one man lost…

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Steamer Karatta Damaged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 1

The secretary of the Marine Board received a telegram from Port Vincent on Friday (reports "The Advertiser") stating that the steamer Karatta had…

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The Steamer Cumberland. Now Lying in Exposed Position. Effect of the Explosions. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 3

Further particulars regarding the disaster to the steamer Cumberland have been supplied to the Navy Office. It appears that when the explosions…

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The Loss of the Nyora. Captain and One Sailor Rescued. Wreckage Washed Ashore. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 8

News has reached Adelaide that Captain M'Bain and one sailor of the t[?]g Nyora have been rescued by the Cape Jaffa lighthouse-keeper, and are…

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Wreck of the Tug Nyora. Search for Survivors. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 8

The beaches are being patrolled for wreckage from the Nyora and in the hope of finding other survivors…

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Enemy Submarines. United States Steamer Sunk. Said to Involve Loss of £1,000,000. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, Wednesdaay

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 4

The United States steamer Kandan has been sunk by a submarine. The loss is estimated at £1,000,000…

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Wreck of the Tug Nyora. Privations of the Survivors. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 4

Captain M'Bain and a sailor named Lansley, who were rescued from the tug Nyora, tell the story of their privations before getting ashore…

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Steamer on Fire. Abandoned at Sea. Many Casualties Feared. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 4

The steamer Chilka bound to Rangoon from Madrid, has been abandoned. The vessel is on fire. There were 1700 persons aboard, and…

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Enemy Submarines. Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed. Germans Shell the Lifeboats. (Reuter's Message.) Christiania

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 1

A German U boat torpedoed, without warning, the Norwegian steamer King Haakon off Arcothon. The submarine's crew shelled the…

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Enemy Submarines. Schooner Captain's Claim. (Reuter's Message.) New York

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 2

A German submarine was sunk by a United States [?] which was proceeding to [?] according to the report of the [?] to the owners…

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Enemy Submarines. Tank Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 4

The tank steamer Grace has been sunk by a submarine…

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Enemy Submarines. Tank Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 6

The tank steamer Grace has been sunk by a submarine…

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Captured German Steamers. a Steamer Ashore and Refloated. (Reuter's, Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports:—"A British shell attack the stranded German steamer Leichardt amidships. Four of the crew were…

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Darling River Tragedy. Loss of the Steamer Alfred. Master and Mate Charged with Manslaughter

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 1

At the Coroner's Court, Wentworth, on July 3 George Michael Mumby (master) and Job Eastwood (mate), of the river steamer Alfred, which sank…

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