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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932

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Bird Wrecks Biplane

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

Three prominent airmen—John Kings[?] Smith (a nephew of Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith), [?] Hall and Harry [?]—had a narrow escape when a…

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Desire of Migrants to Return to Britain Talk of Chartering Steamer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 3

At a meeting of the British Migrants' 'Association Major Hyland, who presided, said that 10,000 distressed members had become desperate in the face…

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Theft From Steamer Cabin Jewellery Worth £1200 Auckland (N.Z.), April 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 4

The steamer Sierra reached Auckland yesterday from Sydney, and on Its arrival the, oflicers reported that Jewellery worth £1200 had been stolen…

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Gale Off S.A. Coast a Ketch "Wrecked Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 4

In a violent 52 miles an hour gale when waves. 40.feet.high.tossed, ships about like corks the motorship Thermopylae was delayed 14 hours. The…

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Storms at Sea Ketch Vivid Is Overdue on Run to Port Lincoln Adelaide,Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

Fears thats may have come to grief in a gale Which lashed the South Australian, coust over the week end have been aroused by the disappearance of…

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French Steamer Abandoned Fears for Is of Crew (Special to " The Miner") London, April 11

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

The French steamer Rouzie sprung a leak in a storm and was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. It is feared that 18 of the 20 men on board have…

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Ketch Missing Had Crew of Three Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1932 · page 1

Searchers have failed to locate the 40-ton auxiliary ketch Vivid, which with its crew of three is now four days overdue on the 23 miles run…

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Missing Ketch Vivid No Trace of Occupants Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 2

Hopes for the safety of Hilton Burgess. R. D. Evans and F. S. Webb, of Port Adelaide, yanished to-day when an intensified search failed to trace the…

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Japanese Steamer Reported Total Wreck 950 Fishermen Aboard Tokio, April 13

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 4

The Japaneso steamer Taisei Maru is reported to have been totally wrecked. Steamers are hurrying to the rescue. The vessel had 950 fishermen as pas…

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Assault on Steamer Greaser Admits Guilt and Is Sent to Gaol Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 4

William Joseph Blesheh, a greaser, was to-day convicted of having entered the cabin of Miss Eliznbeth Carew and assaulted her while the Ormonde was…

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Missing Ketch Captain Miller Conducting Search by Aeroplane Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 1

Soon after dawn to-day. Contain Miller left Parafield in one of his planes to search the Gulf for the missing ketch Vivid. It is believed that Captain…

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Missing Ketch a Fruitless Search Made by Aeroplane Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 1

The last remaining hope of the safety of the crew of the missing ketch Vivid has faded. The search by Captain Miller in his Gipsy Moth plane…

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Missing Ketch a Fruitless Search Made by Aeroplane Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 8

The last remaining hope for the safety of the craw of the missing [?] Vivid has faded. The Search by Captain Miller in his Gipsy Moth plane…

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Bombs in Columbus Wreck Building 30 Killed and 50 Injured Whole City Shaken (Special to "The Miner.") New York, April 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 6

Bombs believed to have been secreted in huge Government office buildings in Columns, Ohio. exploded and killed 30 people and injured 50. The…

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Missing Ketch Vivid Boat Seen Anchored Off Yorke Peninsula Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 1

News that the skipper of the interstate trader Aeon noticed a small boat anchored off an island between West Cape and Royston Head at the…

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Missing Ketch Vivid Further Search Fails Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1932 · page 2

Hope was raised at Port Adelaide yesterday that the missing ketch Vivid might still be afloat. Following the report by the master of the Aeon that a…

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Man Who Was Given Work Wrecks Room with an Axe Woman Menaged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1932 · page 1

A young married woman living at Roseville told a man who had been given temporary work about the premises that she was dissatisfied with his…

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Lifeboat and Sharks Race for a Man in the Red Sea London, April 21

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 6

Australian passengers on board the Strathnaver which arrived to-day were thrilled by a race in the Red Sea between the ship's lifeboat and tiger…

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Schooner Overoue Fears for Safety of Crew Auckland (N.Z.) April 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 1

Fears are entertained for the safety of the schooner Aratapu, which has not been sighted since left Auckland for Papeete on February 22. The…

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Schooner Overdue Fears for Safety of Crew Anckiand (N.z) April 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 8

Fears are [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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