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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

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Stowaways on Steamer Seven Discovered Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 4

After six men who had attempted to slow away had been taken off the Union Company's steamer Waikouaiti yesterday afternoon, and the vessel…

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Alleged Insult to China Consul-general Detained on Chinese Steamer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 3

Mr. F. Sung, the Cousul-General for China, has written to the Federal Government Complaining that he was detained on the steamer Taipirig on…

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The Tahiti Doomed Passengers Transferred to the Steamer Ventura Pumping Discontinued on Board the Tahiti Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 4

Later radio messages from Suva state that the whole ot the doomed Tahiti's passengers have been taken on board the Ventura…

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Notes and Comments Wrecker's Advice.—

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

An official of the Sydney Trades and Labor Council urged a general strike on the Sydney Harbor bridge as the cables are being loosened if…

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Barrier Miner Wednesday, August 20, 1930. an Attempt to Wreck A.W.U.

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

A movement is on foot in Sydney to form a new organisation to be known as the Pastoral Workers' Industrial Union of Australia. The aim of the two…

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Gale in English Channel a Yacht Wrecked Loss of Life Feared (Special to "The Miner") London, August 21

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 1

In the worst Channel gale since November the eight-ton auxiliary yacht Islander broke in furious seas in the English Channel Responding to…

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Steamer in Quarantine Suspicious Sickness Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 September 1930 · page 4

The Nieuw Zeeland, which arrived to-day from Java, has been quarantined owing to the discovery on board of a suspicious case of…

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Italian Divers Locate Sunken Steamer Egypt Hope to Recover Gold Which Is Worth £1,600,000 (Special to "The Miner.") Brest (France), September 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 September 1930 · page 1

Italian divers have definitely located the P. and O. liner Exypt, which was sunk during the war. They hope to recover gold worth £1,600,000. The…

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Fishing Ketch Burnt Petrol Lamp Exploded and Caused a Fire Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 3

The Bass Strait fishing ketch Lady Brassey was destroyed by fire at Crib Point yesterday following the explosion of a petrol lamp on board. Charles…

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Steamer Aground in No Immediate Danger Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 September 1930 · page 4

The freighter Allara ran aground in Freemans Channel. Moreton Bay. to-day. The vessel is in no immediate danger…

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Fleet of Ketches Alongside Overseas Steamer at Port Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 September 1930 · page 4

Loading wheat for the Continent on to the German steamer Oder, from six ketches in the Port River. The Oder has sailed for Hamburg…

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Divers Raise a Safe From Sunken Steamer Experts Are Certain That Vessel Is the Egypt Brest, September 8

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1930 · page 3

Divers who are trying to recover specie worth £1,069,000 from the sunken P. and O. liner Egypt have raised a safe found in the captain's…

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Picture Theatre Wrecked Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1930 · page 2

A picture theatre at Cabramatta owned by J. Kohler was practically demolished by last night's cyclone. The rear portion of the building collapsed…

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Smallpox on Steamer Passengers Quarantined on Arrival in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 4

The liner Changte arrived at Sydney to-day. The passengers were immediately taken to the quarantine station at North Head…

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Steam Schooner Wrecked Off American Coast Crew of 18 Probably Lost (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 1

San Francisco, September 18. The old schooner South Coast, 302 tons, foundered in a terrific gale last night. The crew of 18 men is…

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Struck by Lightning Schooner Split in Two 10 Lives Were Lost (Special to The Miner") North Sydney (Nova Scotia), Sept. 23

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 1

Eight passengers and two members of the crew of the Newfoundland schooner Caranta, which left here for Burin, Newfoundland, were lost last…

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Sinking of a Steamer Crew All Safe Auckland (N.Z.), September 25

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 1

Striking an obstruction in the Waihou River, the small wooden steamer Tariwha sank in a few minutes. The crew reached safety,…

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Mishap on Steamer Fireman and Engineer Both Badly Scalded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 September 1930 · page 1

Just as the German freighter Strassfurt was about to leave Sydney Harbor this morning for Europe, with 16,000 bales of wool under her hatches, the…

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The Lost Kobenhavn Wreck Story Ridiculed Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 September 1930 · page 1

Experienced seamen ridicule the idea that a capsized vessel sighted in the Indian Ocean by the Leuna may be the East Asiatic Company's five-masted…

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Steamer on Suva Run Is to Be Withdrawn Lack of Trade Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 1

The steamer Moeraki, which entered the Sydney-Suva run in July, 1928. is being withdrawn. Lack of trade was given as the reason on her arrival from…

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