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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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No Diamonds Found in Sunken Steamer Safe Contained Only £10. (A.P.A. Message.) London, August 8

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 1

Diamonds to the value of £4,000,000 which were believed to have been recovered from the Belgian. Elizabethville, which was torpedoed in 1917,…

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Upper Nile Blocked by Misses of Reeds Steamer Traffic Stopped

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 3

A somewhat serious situation has arisen at Lake Papiu, on the Upper Nile, 15 miles north of Bor, where a sudd Mock formed on May 21, and is…

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Steamer Blown Up Onlookers Pick Up Over 2000 Stunned Fish

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 2

The wrecked steamer White Bay, on Stockton Beach, was blowni up on Sunday with 56Ib. of geliguite tied in sugar bags (says a Sydney message in…

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Speed Boat Wrecked Owner's Narrow Escape (Special to "The Miner") Detroit, August 14

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 3

Mr. Gar Wood, the millionaire who builds speed boats fast enought to defeat the mile a minute trains, narrowly escaped death when Miss America…

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Steamer Reported Lost Off Californian Coast 14 Mex on Board New York. August 20

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 1

A Panama City message says that a report that the steamer William M'Kenney had been lost with 14 men in a storm on the Californian coast…

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An Overdue Steamer Arrives at Panama 14 of Ceew Lost During a Storm (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, August 21

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 1

A Panama message says that steamer W. S. M'Kenney, which was thought to have been lost in a storm off the coast of California, arrived…

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Two Men From Lugger Are Missing in W.A. Lugger Wrecked on Sunday Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 4

No trace has been found of two men who were wrecked on Sunday in a lugger off Airlie Island while sailing from Beadon. A message from…

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Two Men From Lugger Are Missing in W.A. Lugger Wrecked on Sunday Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 6

No trace has been found of two men who were wrecked on Sunday in a lugger off Airlie Island while sailing from Beadon. A message from…

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Robbery on a Steamer the Bar Forced Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 4

Before the arrival of the steamer Baradine at Fremantle to-day the shore police were notified by wireless that thieves aboard, had broken into…

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Razor Attacks Trouble on N Z. Steamer Crew Refuses Dutyfollowing on Arrest Wellington (N.Z.). August 29

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 1

Following on a fight aboard the steamer Atholl at Westport, during which a steward was severely wounded with a razor Maliommed Abdullah…

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Captain Amundsen Wreckage of 'Plane Found in Arctic Circle an Oslo Report (A.p.a. Messtage.) Oslo, August 30

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 1

The newspaper "Afterposten" publishes a report that the wreckage of Captain Amundsen's aeroplane has been found at Vester [?]alen, a group…

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Hobart-sydney Service Steamer to Run

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 3

Representative Hobart business men were entertained on Friday on the steamer BombaIa, which is to take up the Hobart-Sydney-Brisbane run (says…

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Remains of the Wrecked Biplane Which Crashed in Fog Near Adelaide on Tuesday Morning

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 1

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Alleged Bomb on a Steamer an Anonymous Message Sent to Union Secretary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 4

"Tell your members that a bomb has been placed in the hold of the Barwon." This telephone message was received from an anonymous source by…

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Steamer Service Condemned Described As Ab0minable Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 1

Mr. E. Treucbard Miller. Chief Boy Scout Commissioner of New South Wales, speaking at a Mayoral reception, characterised the steamer…

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Advance Guard to Leave by Steamer Otranto (A.p.a. Message.) London, September 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 2

The advance guard of England's eleven, comprising White Jardine, Geary, Mead, Staples, and Mr. Toone, the manager, will embark on the…

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Advance Guard to Leave by Steamer Otranto (A.p.a. Message.) London, September 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 2

The advance guard of England's eleven, comprising White Jardine, Geary, Mead, Staples, and Mr. Toone, the manager, will embark on the…

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In West Australia Steamer Aground Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1928 · page 4

The Swedish steamer Lyngern which arrived from Europe on Monday, is aground outside the south mole. Owing to trouble on the waterfront…

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Bert Hinkler Departure for England by a Mall Steamer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1928 · page 3

In response to an urgent message from England requiring his immediate return,.Mr. Bert Hinkler and his wife left by train on Saturday to catch…

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Steamer Founders Five Out of 21 Rescued (A.p. A. Message.) New' York, September 18

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1928 · page 1

A message from Owen Sound (Ontario) states that the passenger and cargo steamer Manasco foundered at Lake Huron. Only five men out of a…

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