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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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Steamer Ashore Iron Chief on a Reef 150 Miles North of Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 1

The steamer Iron Chief went ashore last night on Mermain Reef, near Crowdy Head, about 150 miles north of Sydney. The vessel was on the way…

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Wreckage Hss Been Seen Off Althorpe Island May Be Ketch Ariel Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 1

Wreckage which was seen on Friday off Althorpe Is. is believed to be from the ketch Ariel, which was of 46 tons and equipped with an auxiliary motor…

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Clay's Negro Band Sailed on Saturday by the Steamer Sierra Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 1

Sonny Clay's negro band left Australia on Saturday by the steamer Sierra. Although there was a large crowd on the wharf there was no…

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A Missing Ketch Report That Crew Has Been Picked Up Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 4

It has been reported that the crew of the ketch Ariel which has been missing for several days, has been picked up by the tug Conqueror, which…

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Schooner Disappears Sail's Torn to Shreds and Crew Half Starved (Special to "The Miner.") Vancouver, April 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 1

The five-masted schooner K. V. Kruse, with its sails torn to shreds and its crew half starving, appeared off the coast of Oregon on Friday…

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Wrecked Merimbula Sold Yesterday for £300 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 1

The steamer Merimbula was sold at auction yesterday for £300 to A. W. Clarey, of Melbourne. The vessel is still hard and fast on the rocks, and…

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Missing Ketch Wreckage Washed Up Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

A message received from Port Lincoln states that a lifebuoy bearing the name of the ketch Arial, which with three men on board has been missing…

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Schooner Safe E. V. Kruse Towed Into Port Vancouver, April 3

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

The schooner K. V. Kruse has been rescued and towed into Seattle. The K. V. Kruse left Port Adelaide on December 13 for Columbia River…

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A Stranded Steamer Failure to Tow Off Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 2

Despite the effort of the steamer Erina to tow off the stranded steamer Gosford at high tide last night the vessel was too firmly stuck in the sand…

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Trouble on Steamer Dispute with the Cooks Holds Up Zealandia Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 2

The steamer Zealandia which was to have sailed for Hobart yesterday was held up owing to trouble with the cooks. Two hundred passengers…

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Collision at Sea Steamer Sinks a Scow Auckland (N.Z.), April 4

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 2

The steamer Rikuraugi collided with the scow Havoc off North Head yesterday. The scow filled and sank. The crew was rescued just in time. The…

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Missing Ketch Ariel No Trace of Grew Four Men Now Missing Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

No further news has been received from the missing ketch Ariel, which left Port Adelaide on Marclr 23 for Thistle Island, and which is believed to…

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Missing Ketch Ariel No Trace of Crew Four Men Now Missing Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 6

No further news has been received from the missing ketch Ariel, which left Port Adelaide on March 23 for Thistle Island, and which is believed to…

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Search for Cocaine. on Steamer From the East Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 2

Suspecting that an attempt is to be made to smuggle cocaine into the country a large force of Customs officials and searchers combed every [?]ook…

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Steamer Iron Chief Recomes Total Wreck Crew Has Been Rescued Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 1

The steamer Iron Chief is now a total wreck During a southerly gale early on Saturday morning the vessel split in half. The crew spent a…

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HEENEY v. Tunney Suggestion in N. Zealand to Charter a Steamer Wellington (N.Z.). April 12

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 3

There is a suggestion that thc Government should charter a steamer to take New Zealand residents to America to witness the Tunney-Heeney fight…

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Bus Out of Control Crashes Through Fence. and Wrecks a Cottage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

A motor bus got out of control at Ashbury, on the North Shore line, last night and smashed through a paling fence, and struck a five-roomed brick…

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Missing Ketch Ariel More Wreckage Found Port Lincoln

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

Further information has been received which settles beyond doubt that the ketch Artel, which left Port Adelaide on March 23 for Spencer's…

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Missing Ketch Ariel More Wreckage Found Port Lincoln

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 6

Further information has been received which settles beyond doubt that the ketch Ariel, which left Port Adelaide on March 23 for Spencer's…

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Wrecked Iron Chief Boat Sold at Auction Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 4

The coaster Iron Chief which was wrecked on the north coast recently, was sold at auction to-day for £1600. The cargo of sleepers which the vessel…

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