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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

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Italian Coastal Steamer Hits a Mine Ano Sinks Destroyers to the Rescue. (Reuter's Message.) London, May 11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 4

Reuter's Leghorn correspondent telegraphs that the steamship Assiria. 965 tons engaged in service between Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Leghorn,struck…

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Indian Steamer Founders on the [?] River No Loss of Life (Reuter's Message.) Calcutta, May 16

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 4

The coastal steamer Sukershi with 230 Indian passengers on board, foundered during bad weather while coming down the Hooghly River…

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Explosion on a Ketch Two Men Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 1

(As the result of an explosion wnich occurred on the auxiliary ketch Hawthorn on Monday morning two men were injured. S. Davey and Sons…

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Mail Steamer Ormonde Will Lat-to for Repairs Some of the Blading Damaged Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 4

The Orient Royal Mail steamer Ormonde, which was to have passed Adelaide to make up time on the homeward voyage is coming into the Outer…

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Crude Petroleum Oil Ashore at Victor Harbor American Expert's Opinion Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 1

An American expert states that the substance which had floated ashore for miles around the coast at Victor Harbor is crude petroleum oil, which had…

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South Australia Mail Steamer Delayed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 1

The Orient steamer Ormonde was forced to return to the Outer Harbor yesterday owing to trouble with her port turbine, but it is expected that…

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Steamer Fares Higher New Pacific Line Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 1

The passage rates by mail steamers between Sydney and the Pacific coast of America have been increased by about 10 per cent…

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Birkenhead Disaster Steamer Collides with Gates of a Dock Many Vessels Wrecked Number of Dead Not Certain (United Service Message.) London, June 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 1

The coastal steamar Countess collided, with the lock gate of the Prince Alfred Dock at Birkenhead on Saturday. The dock was full, and when the…

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A Drifting-steamer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 1

The drifting steamer Havre has not yet been reached by the tug Champion. The tug Heroic has also been despatched to her assistance…

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Drifting Steamer Havre Is Picked Up by a Tuc Beeing Towed to Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

News was received by wireless last night that, the, drifting steamer Havre has been picked up by the tag Champion:…

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Crematic[?] of Bodies of Influenza Victims Order to Mission Steamer Hard Worked Engineers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 1

The details concerning the treatment meted out to the mission steamer Southern Cross on her last voyage are contained in a letter written by a…

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Captain Fryatt's Steamer Will Be Refloated and Sold (Reuter's Message.) London, June 14

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 1

That indignation has been caused by the Government's decision to sell the late Captain Fryatts steamer Brussels when she is refloated, was reflected in…

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New Steamer Service Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 1

A new service of steamers will be established in August by the HollandAustralia line between Rotterdam and Adelaide…

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New Steamer Service

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 1

Another new steamer service to Australia from Europe has been decided upon, according to advices received at Sydney. One of the most prominent…

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Civil War in Ireland. Resignations Reported From Civil Forces Building Wrecked by Bomb (United Service Message.) Loudon, July 7

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 4

The London "Star" reports that there are indications that certain civil forces of the Crown are passively rebelling in lreland against British rule. Fourteen…

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Explosion in Germany Wrecks 300 Houses Further Disaster Feared Villagers Flee for Safety (United Service Message.) London, July 21

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 1

A message from Berlin states that a tremendous explosion occurred at a German munition depot on the Saar, resulting in the ignition of some aerial…

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Stevedores' Decision No Work on P. AND O. Boats Unless Jerger Put Ashore Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

The Federal Stevedores' Conference passed the following motion yesterday: "That this committee of management, representing the Waterside…

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A Schooner Disabled Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 1

The five-masted auxiliary schooner Malahat, bound from Astoria to Adelaide, was towed into Port Jackson yesterday. The Malahat had lost her…

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Belfast Streets Wrecked Military Fired on (Reuter's Message.) London, July 26

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 1

At Belfast a chauffeur who disregarded the troops' challenge' was shot dead, and the supports, supposing that an attack was being made, fired machino…

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Spanish Market Wrecked During a Thunderstorm Six Persons Killed (Reuter's Message.) London, July 29

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

A message from Barcelona (Spain) states that during a violent thunderstorm the meat market was wrecked. Six persons were killed…

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