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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

189 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 10

Steamer Baron Elcho Message From Vessel Denying Any Trouble (Special to "The Miner.") London, November 22

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Baron Elcho has sent a message saying that there is no trouble, but that the wireless operator is seriously ill…

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Steamer Baron Elcho Message From Vessel Denying Any Trouble (Special to "The Miner.") London, November 22

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 1

The captain of the steamer Baron Elcho has sent a message saying that there is no trouble, but that the wireless operator is seriously ill…

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Steamer Baron Elcho Eccentric Wireless Operator (Special to "The Miner.") London, November 24

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 4

The Port Said correspondent of the "Dail Mail" states that coastguards there have disclosed that when the steamer Baron Elcho was approaching…

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Steamer Wrecked on Welsh Coast Eight Lives Lost (Special to "The Miner.") London, November 26

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 1

Eight lives were lost by drowning or exposure when the steamer Molsey, 3809 tons, was driven on the rocks outside Milford Haven, on the…

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Opium on Steamer Nobody Admits Ownership Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 4

Customs officers found 65 tins of opium, worth £650 hidden in a tank on the steamer Nellore, which arrived from the East to-day. All the…

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Wreck Off Welsh Coast Another Survivor (Spcial to "The Miner.") London, November 27

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 4

Pola Attard, a Maltese fireman who was believed to have perished when the steamer Molesey went ashore outside Milford Haven (Wales) on…

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Steamer in Distress Assistance Dispatched. Wellington (N.Z.). December 1

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 1

A radio message from Apia states that an S.O.S. was picked up from the steamar Norwich City in the yicinity of Gardner Island advising "If the…

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Steamer Damaged Struck a Reef Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 2

The steamer Kooyong dragged her anchors and swung on to Bellambi reef yesterday. She came off the reef on her own steam and does not appear…

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Norwich City Wreck 11 Drowned, Three Rescued 21 Reach an Island Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 3

A radio from Apia announces that the steamer Trongate rescued three members of the crew of the Norwich City. Twenty-one remain on an island,…

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Gale in Britain Steamer Founders Five Survivors Picked Up (Special to "The Miner.") London, December 5

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 4

Several lives were lost and widespread damage was done to property on land and sea by the worst storm for many years which swept over the…

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Gale in Britain Steamer Founders Five Survivors Picked Up (Special to "The Miner.") London, December 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 6

Several lives were lost and wide-spread damage was done to property on land and sea by the worst storm for many years which swept ever the…

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Wreck of the Garthpool Looted by Natives (Special to "The Miner.") London, December 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 4

The barque Garthpool affer being wrecked on Bonavista Island, off the coast of West Africa, on November 13. was looted by natives. The crew lost…

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Gales in Britain Wreckage Strewn on Coast Loss of Life Reported (Special to "The Miner.) London, December 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 4

At least 33 persons are believed to have perished as the result of the devastating gales which raged in Britain during the week end. The…

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Speed Boat Wrecked Rescue of Occupants Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 1

Hitting a submerged stump in the new weir while travelling at 30 miles an hour in a speed boat yesterday at Wodonga, Messrs. Frank Abbott, T…

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Gales in Britain 61 Vessels Wrecked (Special to "The Miner") London,December 12

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

It is now estimated that 61 vessels became total wrecks in the recent five days' storm, which is a record. The losses total £1,750,000 The cargoes…

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Norwich City Wreck Survivors in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 December 1929 · page 1

Survivors of the wrecked steamer Norwich City, which was recently wrecked off the coast of Fiji, arrived in Sydney to-day. They gave a…

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Steamer Ashore the Manuela a Wreck Auckland (N.Z.), December 17

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 1

The Union Company's steamer Manuka ran ashore in a fog about 40 miles south of Dunedin last night, and this morning she was reported to be a…

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Steamer Ashore Valuable Pictures Lost Auckland (N.Z.), December 18

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 4

Mr. Murray Fuller, a well-known Wellington painter and art dealer, who recently exhibited a collection of English paintings in Melbourne, had…

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Former Communist's Advice "Beware of Red Wreckers" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 1

Mr. F. R. Armstrong, a member of the Federated Clerks' Union and a former official of the Communist party, says that whatever the merits…

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The Wrecked Hanum Rolls Into Deep Water Wellington (N.Z.), December 18

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 December 1929 · page 1

The wrecked steamer Manuka capsized during last night and rolled over into deep water…

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