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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

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Vessel Blown Ashore. Two Men Accounted for Out of a Party of Six Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 1

A GO-ton steamer, the Venus, is ashore on the north coast of Fremantle. Four of the crew are missing. The vessel was blown ashore during…

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Fire on a Steamer. Mails and Cargo Damaged (Renter's Message). London, August 22

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Shanghai correspondent reports:— "A message from Tokio states that a fire aboard the liner President Grant…

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Steamer Held Up. Agents Sign New Men on When Crew Refuses Work Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

Owing to trouble with members of the crew the.steamer Wareatea did not leave Port Adelaide for Hobart last night. Tile vessel should have…

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Fire on a Steamer. (Continued from Page 1) Voyage Is Resumed by the President Grant (Reuter's Message). London, August 22

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports:— "The President Grant sailed for Shanghai yesterday afternoon. The…

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General Cable News Liner Strikes Wreckage in the English Channel (United Service Message). London. August 22

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 1

The Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Scotland was disabled in the English Channel to-day through striking some submerged wreckage. She. was…

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Prohibition in U.S.A. 72 Bottles of Liquor Seized on French Steamer Members of Crew Fined (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, August 22

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 1

A New York message states that three members of the crew of the French liner France have been arrested, and 72 bottles of wine,…

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Liurentic's Gold Bars Worth £7,000,000 Recovered From a Wreck Divers' Fight with Dogfish (United Service Message.) London, August 24

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 1

A tale of persistence and ingenuity has been unfolded in connection with the efforts to salve gold and silver worth £7,000,000 aboard the Laurentic,…

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Fears That the Steamer Will Become Total Wreck Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 August 1923 · page 1

It is feared that the steamer Changsha will become a total wreck…

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Two Men Believed Lost From Steamer Venus

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 August 1923 · page 1

A lifebuoy and lifebelt from the 60. ton steamer Venus, which went ashore on the coast 40 miles north of Fremantle on Monday, August 20, were…

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Spa[?]n in Mo[?]occo. Battleship Goes Ashore in Action Against Rebels (Reuter's Message.) London, August 28

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 August 1923 · page 1

The Gibraltar correspondent of the London "Times" reports:— "The Spanish battleship Espana, while operating against the Riffian…

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Mock Court on Steamer. Dummy Found Hanging From Passenger's Bunk Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 August 1923 · page 4

A sensation Was caused on the steamer Baradine during her voyage from London to Port Adelaide by a report that a passenger was found…

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Greek Steamer Detained by Italian Authorities (Reuter's Message.) London, August 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1923 · page 2

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports:— "Newspapers from Brindisi state that the Greek steamer Utromidos,…

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Greek Steamer Detained by Italian Authorities (Reuter's Message.) London, August 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Rome corresponaent reports:— "Newspapers from Brindisi state that the Greek steamer Utromidos,…

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An Italian Submarine Fires on a Greek Steamer (Reuter's Message.) London, September 1

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Athens correspondent reports:— "An Italian submarine in the Gulf of Gonmenitza fired on the Greek…

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Greek Steamer Seized by Italian Submarine Greek Steamers Detained (Reuter's Message.) London, September 2

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1923 · page 4

Beater's Athens' correspondent reports:— "It is officially stated that an Italian submarine has seized the Greek steamer…

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General Cable News Grain-laden Steamer Runs Ashore at Cardiff (ReUter's Message.) London, September 3

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 4

The grain-loaded steamer City of Shanghai, from Melbourne, ran ashore when proceeding to dock at Cardiff. Four tugs failed to refloat her. Her…

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Damaged Steamer. City of Shanghai Has Been Refloated Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 1

A cable waa received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association stating that the City of Shanghai which stranded at…

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Official Italian Denial of Attack on Greek Steamer (Reuter's Message.) London, September 6

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports:— "It is officially denied that an Italian submarine fired on a Greek steamer as…

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Steamer Had Disappeared When Relief Had Arrived (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, September 9

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 1

A Santa Barbara message states that the liner Cuba has apparently sunk. Relief vessels could find no trace of her at the scene of the wreck. The…

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Wrec[?]d in a Fog. Destroyers and a Steamer on Rocks Off San Miguel 34 Persons Missing (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver. September 9

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 1

A Los Angeles message states that seven United States naval destroyers are piled up on the rocks off San Miguel Island, and also the liner Cuba as the…

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