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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

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Child Missing From Steamer Mother Leaves Vessel MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 3

Isobel Capper (5), who was travelling from Sydney to London with her mother, disappeared from the Jervis Bay while the vessel was tied up at…

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Opium On Steamer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Nine large tins of opium were found on the steamer Nellore on its arrival yesterday from Eastern ports. A member…

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Tug Ashore; Total Wreck

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—The tug Terranora, which went ushore on the north breakwater just inside the crossing at Tweed Heads yesterday,…

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Chinese Pirates Capture Danish Steamer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 2

HONGKONG, February 28.—Chinese pirates captured the 2300 ton Danish steamer Gustav Diederichsen at nightfall ycsterday when she…

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Steamer Refloated

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

PORT MACQUARIE, Monday.— Tho coastal steamer Kitchclu, which went ashore while crossing the bar on Friday morning, was refloated off…

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Scrap Iron For Japan In Belgian Steamer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 4

LONDON, March 5.—In spite of efforts of the British Anti-War Council to prevent the sailing of the Belgian steamer Stanleyville, which…

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Canaries on Steamer Customs Demand for £50 Bond Each Three Killed Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 3

In accordance with the Customs regulations, three canaries were destroyed at the week end on the steamer King Neptune, which is…

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Japanese Steamer In Trouble

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—Following a brief radio message from the Japanese steamer Kinsen Maru when some miles from Townsville, further…

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Anxiety About Japanese Steamer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There is now considerable anxiety concerning the safety of the Japanese steamer Kinsen Maru, which yesterday signalled that…

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Japanese Steamer Sinks Another Vessel Rescues 13 Members Of Crew Search for Remainder Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

Early this morning the Deputy-Director of Navigation received a message from the master of the Japanese steamer Hide Maru stating that at 11.30 o'clock last night he had rescued 13 members of the crew of the Kinsen Maru, which had been missing for several days…

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Survivors of the Kinsen Maru Found Adrift In Lifeboat When Hope Had Gone Every Man for Himself (Radio from Captain Kato, of the rescue ship, Hide Moru.) Hide Maru

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 3

The 13 survivors of the tragic Kinsen Maru, rescued by the Hide Maru from a lifeboat 400 miles from land last night, to-day revealed the story of their 70-hour battle for life. In darkness, they heard the captain's order, "Every man for…

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Survivors of the Kinsen Maru Found Adrift In Lifeboat When Hope Had Gone Every Man Eor Himself (Radio front Captain Kato, of the rescue ship, Hide Maru.) Hide Maru

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 3

The 13 survivors of the tragic Kinsen Maru, rescued by the Hide Maru from a lifeboat 400 miles from land last night, to-day revealed the story of their 70-hour battle for life. In darkness, they heard the captain's order, "Every man for…

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Steamer in a Cyclone For Three Days And Three Nights High Waves Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 3

For three days and three nights last week the Ellerman liner, City of Corinth, battled through a cyclone and tremendous seas while…

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Wreckage Found From Missing Vessel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A radio message from the Japanese steamer Kairyu Maru advises that the vessel discovered a mattress, life jackets,…

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Rain Storm in New Zealand Motorists' Escape; Bridge Wrecked Hotel Cut Off Auckland (N.z.), March 22

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 1

A terrific rain storm over Mount Ruapehu has caused the phenomenal flooding of mountain streams. A bridge leading to the Chateau…

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Survivors From Wreck

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday,—Thirteen survivors of the Kinsen Maru will return to Japan in the Chokoh Maru to which they will tranship from the rescuing…

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Russia's Waste and Wreckage Machines Rusting And Buried Labor Troubles (The "Times" Message.) LONDON, March 22

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 3

Since the first outburst by Soviet officials the Moscow press has abstained from comment about the arrested British engineers. This…

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Russia's Waste and Wreckage Machines Rusting And Buried Labor Troubles (The "Times" Message.) LONDON, March 22

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 3

Since the first outburst by Soviet officials the Moscow press has abstained from comment about the arrested British engineers. This…

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Oviet to Try Wreckers Will Not Brook Any Interference SLANDERED (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, March 26

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1933 · page 1

The Soviet has ordered its industrial centres to prepare the populace psychologically for the trial of the six British engineers,…

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Tragic Flight of 1927 Skeletons Alongside Wrecked 'Plane Frenchmen Paris, March 26

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1933 · page 3

The two skeletons fourth beside the wreek of an aeroplane in Newfoundlaud are believed by "Le Petit Journal" to be those of Captain…

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