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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918

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Influenza Epidemic. Another Steamer Quarantined in Sydney. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 3

The Japanese mail steamer Nikko Maru arrived in Sydney yesterday from Japan, and was quarantined. This makes the eighth vessel that has been…

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A Steamer's Fate. Wrecked by Lightning. (Reuter's Message.) San Francisco

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 4

Eighteen members of the crew of the steamer Damaru, which was wrecked by lightning off the coast of Guam, have not yet been, accounted for…

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Salvage Schooner Founders

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 November 1918 · page 1

A Brisbane telegram states: The schooner Scout, while being towed by the steamer Warooka from Marble Island, near Mackay to…

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Benzine Cases Washed Ashore. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 2

A number of benzine cases bare been washed ashore at several places on the South Coast. It is believed that they are portion of the cargo of…

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Darling River Traffic. Woman As Engineer. Assists to Run River Steamer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 4

The Wentworth correspondent of "Tho Journal" telegraphs:— "Residents of Wlcannia are short of supplies, apparently owing to some…

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Overdue Steamer Safe. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1918 · page 2

The overdue steamer Claverdon, from New York, reached Sydney yesterday, after a protracted voyage of 157 days…

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Early Resumption" of Steamer Servicie. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1918 · page 2

The company's managers state that there is every prospect of the P. and O. Company soon resuming its Commonwealth mail, passenger, and cargo…

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Steamer Crew's Experiences. Thirty-seven Days in Open Boat

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1918 · page 2

A cable message from Washington, dated November 26, states that 14 members of the crew of the United States steamship Dumaru, which was…

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Steamer Traffic with Britain. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1918 · page 2

The management of the Orient Steamship Company says that it ex pects that three steamers will be available soon for the" Australian trade…

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Caseson on a Steamer. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 December 1918 · page 2

Five cases of influneza were found to have occurred on board the steamer Makura on, her arrival in New Zealand from Sydney... The Makura has been…

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A Steamer's Crew. 150 Out of 176 DIE. (Reuter's Message.) Genoa

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 December 1918 · page 4

The steamer Tomaso di Sarona has reached this port from South America. Influenza broke out after leaving Monte Video. One hundred and fifty…

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Ships in Collision. Seven of Steamer's Crew Killed. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 December 1918 · page 2

A message from Queenstown, Ireland, states that seven members of the crew of the steamer Konakey were killed in a collision between the steamer and the…

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Fire on a Schooner. Members of Crew Arrested

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 9

The Sydney correspondent of "The BsR&ter" telegraphed on Thursday:— "A serious outbreak of fire occuired at an early hour this morning on board…

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Ferry Steamer Burnt. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 2

The Sydney ferries steamer Kameruka, was burnt to the water's edge at Hunter's Hill early this morning…

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Steamer on a Reef. Near Thursday Island. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 2

An urgent telegram received in Sydney from Thursday Island states that the steamer Houtman has gone aground on the Heath reef, and is in a bad position…

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A Steamer Founders. Seven Men Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Honolulu

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 4

The steamer Benito Juarez en route from San Francesco to Manilla, foundered lost Tuesday in a gale. Seven men were lost…

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Resignation of Director, of Shipbuilding Accepted. President Wilson's Steamer in a Storm. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 4

President Wilson has sent a wireless message to Washington accepting the resignation of Mr. Charles M. Schwab Director-General of Shipbuilding…

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Deaths' on a Cargo Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

The cargo steamer Caraway reached the harbor at Fremantle yesterday, when the captain reported that four of the crew, had died on the voyage from…

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Influenza Epidemic. Progress at Quarantine Station. Steamer Makura Arrives. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 2

Continued progress is reported from, the North Head Quarantine Station; One patient is now classed as dangerously ill, three as seriously ill and 17 as…

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Setting Fire to a Schooner. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 December 1918 · page 5

A Seaman, wno was committed for trial yesterday in connection with the recent fire on the American schooner Edward R. West, said that he purposely…

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