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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Schooner Abandoned at Sea. Crew Rescued and Landed. (Rauter's Message.) Halifax

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 4

The schooner Jane Cox has been abandoned at sea. The crew were rescused and have been landed at Queenstown…

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A Transport Ashore. Off American Coast. 1700 Wounded in Peril. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 2

The transport Northern Pacific is ashore off the New York coast. A storm is rising. This afternoon rescue vessels were unable to approach the…

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War Monument Wrecked

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 2

A cable from Dublin states that Sinn Feiners at Cork on Monday blew up a war monument there with a dynamite charge…

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Transport Ashore—wounded Soldiers in Peril

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

The transport Northern Pacific is [?]hore off New York. Rescnors are unable to approach the vessel. There are 1700 wounded soldiers in peril…

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Naval Yacht Wrecked. Off Scottish Coast. 270 Reported Drowned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 12

A London cable message, dated January 2, states that 270 British sailors aboard the naval yacht Iolaire were drowned off the Scottish coast on…

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Naval Yacht Wrecked. Off Scottish Coast. 270 Reported Drowned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

A London cable message, dated January 2, states that 270 British sailors aboard the naval yaeht Iolaire were drowned off the Scottish const on…

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Infuenza Epidemic. Mail Steamer Nugara Quarantined. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

The official influenza bulletin from the North Head quarantine station yesto-day showed three, patients seriously ill on ill, and one convalescent…

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In West Australia. Cases on the Mail Steamer Malta

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

A Fremantle (W.A.) telegram to "The Register" states:—The mail steamer Malta, with 800 New Zealand soldiers aboard, arrived On Friday, and…

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Smallpox on a Steamer. Vessel Detained at Albany. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

The steamer War Armour, which arrived at Albany on Saturday, has been detained owing to an outbreak of smallpox on board. Three cases occurred…

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Strike at Buenos Ayres. 200 Casualties in Riots. Steamer Sailings Cancelled. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Buenos Ayres (Argentine) correspondent reports:— "All industry here is tied up completely by a general strike…

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Steamer on Fire. Approaching the Semaphore. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 4

A wireless message has been received in Adelaide that the steel steamer Frnser River, coming to Australia for a load of wheat, is approaching the…

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Steamer on Fire. Approaching the Semaphore. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 1

A wireless message has been received in Adelaide that, the steel steamer Fraser River, coming to Australia for a load of wheat, is approaching the…

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A Steamer on Fire. Fire Extinguished at the Semaphore. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

The steamer River Prince arrived at the Semaphore yesterday afternoon. The fire on the steamer started when she was 48 hours out from Fremantle,…

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Fire on a Steamer. Not Yet Extinguished. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

Huddart. Parker, and Co.'s tug Eagle, which is equipped with a powerful pump, wag engaged yesterday (Friday) to flood the bunkers of the steamer…

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Fire on a Steamer. Not Yet Extinguished. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

Huddart Parker, and Co.'s tug Eagle, which is equipped with a powerful pump was engaged yesterday (Friday) to flood the bunkers of the steamer…

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French Steamer Sunk. Strikes a Mine in the Mediterranean. Five Hundred Lives Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Rome

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

The French steamer Chapori struck a mine, which exploded and sank the vessel, in the Straits of Messina, in the Mediterranean…

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French Steamer Sunk. Strikes a Mine in the Mediterranean. Five Hundred Lives Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Rome

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

The French steamer Chapori struck a mine, which exploded and sank the vessel, in the Straits of Messina, in the Mediterranean…

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Sinking of French Steamer. Lives Lost Total 460. (Renter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 4

Renter's Paris correspondent telegraphs:— "A total of 460 lives were lost, in the sinking of the steamer Chaucuia. not…

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In Sydney. Another Infected Steamer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 2

The steamer Yankalilla bas arrived from Vancouver with influenza on beard. Two deaths occurred during the voyage…

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Sinking of French Steamer. Lives Lost Total 460. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs:— "A total of 460 lives were lost, in the sinking of the steamer Chaucuia, not…

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