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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Theft From Steamer Twelve Weeks' Imprisonment Ordered Members of Crew. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 1

In the Central Police Court yesterday William Jones (25), seaman, Martin M'Laughlin (45), John Wilson (23), and John Wilson (19), firemen,…

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Steamer Ashore Off King Island Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

A message from Thursday Island states, that the oil-burning steamer Havre, of 2073 tons, is reported to be ashore on King Island…

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Steamer in Trouble Wireless From the Havre Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

The Pennant Hills wireless station yesterday picked up an S.O.S. message from the steamer Havre, which is en route from Singapore to Townsville…

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Steamer Maheno Sail's Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 10

The steamer Maheno sailed yesterday morning for New Zealand without any trouble being caused. Calls were made chis morning for crews for various…

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Steamer Maheno Sails. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 1

The steamer Maheno sailed yesterday morning for New Zealand without any trouble being caused. Calls were made this morning for crews for various…

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Wreck of a Trawler Six Members Op Crew Dashed to Death on Rocks (Reuter's Message.) London, January 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 9

The crew of the trawler Ulster has had a dreadful experience when the trawler was wrecked on the face of a 60ft. cliff at Kincardineshire. Six of…

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Steamer, Makambo Departs with First Union Crew Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

The steamer Mokambo sailed yesterday with a union crew. She is the first vessel to leave, with a union crow since the strike began…

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Steamer Levuka Held Up Fresh Trouble Reported Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 1

Fresh trouble is reported among seamen. The steamer Levuka is again laid up, and the question of the union's deregistration is again being revived…

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Steamer Esperance Bay Has Rough Voyage Man Washed Overboard Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 4

The steamer Esperance Bay arrived a Fremantle yesterday. The passengers tell a story of a violent voyage. There were terrific gales and…

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Wrecked Submarine Crew Taken Off To-day Suffering From Exposure (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, January 30

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 1

A message from Plymouth (New Hampshire U.S.A.) states that the crew of submarine 49, which was driven ashore at the entrance to the…

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Steamer Dongarra Ashore at Entrance to Port Pirie Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

While bound for Port Pirie this morning the Commonwealth liner Dongarra, in the charge of Captain M. Festu, went ashore at the south…

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Japanese Steamer Damaged When Docking U.S.A. Ambassador Held Up (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, February 4

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 1

The steamship Korea Maru, while docking at Yokohama yesterday afternoon, crashed against the wall of the quay, tearing off 12ft. of her…

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Four Boys Arrested for Damaging Church Wreckage on the Floors Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 4

Four boys were arrested yesterday in connecton with an outrage at the Essendon Baptist Church. When the police went to the church they found…

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Fire on a Steamer While in Indian Ocean Voyage Was Interrupted. Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

A radio message was received yesterday from the captain of the steamer Malakand by the Fremantle agents stating that a fire had broken out in…

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Shipping the Steamer Moeraki Has a Non-union Crew. Cooks Leave Vessel. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 1

With a non-unionist crew the Mosraki dropped quietly down the bay last night and expected to sail for Dunedin some time last night…

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Steamer Launched To-day at Walsh Island Dockyard Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 9

The dockyard employees at walsh Island to-day launched the first of three steamers ordered by Dorman, Lone and Co., contractors for the…

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Seamen Refused Duty on Steamer Koromiko Proceedings Taken Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 4

Members of the crew of the Koromiko, who are alleged to have declined to take the steamer to sea last week owing to two new firemen having been…

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Smallpox on Steamer No Cause for Alarm Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The Federal Quarantine Officer in West Australia states that there is no reason to expect a development in the smallpox outbreak among the…

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Fire on a Steamer the Opawa at Perim (Reuter's Message.) London, February 18

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 1

Messages from Perim, near the entrance to the Red Sea, state that the steamer Opawa, from Townsville and Adelaide to London, arrived there…

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Apprentice Is Killed by Fall on Steamer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

Stan M'Hugh (17), an apprentice on the steamer Sheaf Mount, was killed last night when he fell 30ft. down the hold of the steamer…

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