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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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Norwegian Port Ablaze Huge Food Stocks Destroyed. British Steamer and Cargo Consumed. Spies Suspected. ("The Times" Message.) Christiania

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 2

At Trondhjem, a Norwegian seaport, a terrible conflagration is now raging. Three piers full of big stores of sugar, foodstuffs, corn, and wood, and…

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Dutch Steamer Seized by German Seaplanes. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports:— Three German seaplanes held np a Dutch steamer from England to [?]…

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The Mongolia. Passengers Arrive in Australia. Story of Experiences Following the Wreck

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 6

Twenty French marines and sail[?] who had been on a torped[?] vessel[?] and about 40 passengers from the ill-fated Mongolia, who have [?]…

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Bombs on a Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 4

The London "Times" Christiana corresposdent reports:— "During the unloading of a steamer from Bombay and the United States,…

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New Zealand Steamer Overdue[?] Nearly a Month Behind Time. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 2

It is reported that a Union Company's steamer is now almost a month overdue at Dunedin (N.Z.). She was [?]itted with a wireless system. Her…

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Stranded Steamer Cumberland. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

Heavy weather at Gabo is interfering with the salvage operations at the stranded Steamer Cumberland. The salvage tugs were compelled to run to…

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The Schooner Astoria. Another Towing Disaster

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

Whilst being towed to Sydney by the Huddart, Parker steamer Corio on Thursday the schooner Astoria broke adrift, and up to Friday the master…

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Transport Ashore. on Canadian Coast. Wounded Soldiers on Homeward Voyage. All Saved. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 2

A ship of 6000 tons, with 640 returned wounded soldiors aboard, has code ashore on the Canadian coast. All the soldiers and crew have been…

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Enemy Submarines. Another Atrocity Reported. Crew of a Steamer Drowned. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 6

Another German submarine atrocity, namely, the deliberate drowning, of 38 members of the crew of the steamer Belgian Prince, is related by three…

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Enemy Submarines. Unarmed Steamer Sinks a Submarine. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 4

A shipping company has paid over a cheque of £500 to the master and crew of a second unarmed steamer to sink a submarine…

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Refusal to Load a Steamer. Action by Victorian Wharf Laborers. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 4

The Wharf Laborers' Union again refused this morning to load a vessel bound for Eastern Pacific ports, and it now seems likely that the vessel will…

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Enemy Submarines. United States Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

The sinking of the United States tank steamer Campana, and the capture of four naval guards and the captain by a German submarine, are…

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Anxiety Regarding a Steamer. the Matunga's Voyage to Rabaul. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

The Navy Office announces that there is grave anxiety regarding the fate of the Burns-Philp's steamer Matunga, which left Sydney on July…

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The Wars. Operations on the Western Front. Serious Situation in Roumania. the Latest Air Raid. Details of the Damage. States Tank Steamer Sunk by Submarine. Air Raid on England. the Damage at Southend. Bomb Drops Among Trippers. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

Splendid weather prevailed at Southend-on-Sea, which was more than usually full of visitors, when the evening sky yesterday suddenly seemed full…

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An Overdue Steamer. Fears for Its Safety

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 5

No news has been received of the overdue steamer Matunga, and fears for the safety of those on board are increasing…

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The Overdue Steamer. the People Aboard the Matunga

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 1

The steamer Matunga, which has been reported missing while on a voyage between Brisbane and Rabaul, is one of the steamers of Messrs. Burns,…

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United States Steamer Mined. Near Capetown American Missionary Family Other Passengers Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 2

Fire United States citizens were drowned when the United States steamer, the City of Athens, struck a mine close to Capetown…

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The Wars. New British Offensive. Enemy Lines Carried Between Lens and Loos. United States Steamer Mined. the Pope's Peace Proposals. On the Western Front. British Attack on a Wide Front. From Lens to Loos. Enemy's First Lines Carried French Gain More Ground. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 2

Field-Marehal Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "We attacked early yesterday morning on a wide front from the…

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Stealing From the Wrecked Cumberland

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 4

At the Eden Police Court last week (reports the Sydney "Evening News") Isaac Warren and Charles Scott were charged with stealing and plundering…

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Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Co[?]hagen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 5

The Norwegian steamer Tuddal has been sunk by a German submarine on the French coast. The crew were received…

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