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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934

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Eight Dead Recovered Plane Wrecked In Andes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 9

BUENOS AIRES, March 23—The great Pan-American Airways 'plane San Jose, which left Santiago, Chile, bound for Buenos Aires at 7 a.m. on…

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Eight Dead Recovered Plane Wrecked In Andes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 3

BUENOS AIRES, March 23—The great Pan-American Airways 'plane San Jose, which left Santiago, Chile, bound-for Buenos Aires at 7 a.m. on…

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Who Wrecked Conference? Denial Of Blame By Mr. Scullin MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 1

Mr. J.H. Scullin to-day made a strong reply to the statement by Mr. J. S. Garden to the effect that the Federal Labor conference in Sydney…

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Girl Stowaway's Ordeal In Lifeboat (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 4

HALIFAX, March 24.— Almost dead from hunger, cold and thirst, Catherine Carr (18), was found in a lifeboat of the steamer Sularia when…

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Tornado Wrecks 100 Buildings

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

NEW ORLEANS, March 28.— A tornado struck the downtown section of the city, when approximately 100 buildings in an area a mile long and…

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Coastal Steamer Ashore

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The wellknown coastal steamer Jap ran aground at Cape Hawk and it is probable that she will become…

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Steamer Runs Aground Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 6

The steamer Tambar, which left Melbourne on Wednesday, went aground at 3 a.m. in the main channel at the mouth of Recves River and…

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Sufferings at Sea 500 Miles In Lifeboat Bos'n Tells Story Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 9

Hardships experienced during a 500mile voyage in an open lifeboat, with only a compass to assist in the navigation, were related by Mr. P…

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Sufferings at Sea 500 Miles In Lifeboat Bos'n Tells Story Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 3

Hardships experienced during a 500mile voyage in an open lifeboat, with only a compass to assist in the navigation, were related by Mr. P…

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Old Wreck Recalled Missing White Woman DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 3

During peaceful sojourns among the allegedly ferocious aborigines of Caledon Bay and Arnhem Land, Mr. Fred Gray, a trepanger, kept a…

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Old Wreck Recalled Missing White Woman DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 9

During peaceful, sojourns among the allegedly ferocious aborigines of Caledon Bay, and Arnhem Land, Mr. Fred Gray, a trepanger. kept a…

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"Bush Telegraph" Beats Steamer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 2

DARWIN, Thursday.—The steamer Maroubra arrived at Darwin last week from Victoria River, with two aboriginal prisoners aboard. They had…

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Ketch in Storm Seaman Washed Off And Back MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 1

The ketch Defender, which arrived last night from Smithtown, Tasmania, encountered terrific weather on the voyage across. Captain Lind said he…

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Mystery of Airplane Wreckage

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Examination of more pieces of aeroplane wing fabric found in the sea near Elwood indicates that they…

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Survivors of Wrecks Fisherman Has Heavy Losses Four Drowned Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 3

Albert Johnson, a fisherman, of Queenscliff, his son Murray Johnson, aged 18, and Jack M'Grath, the survivors of thE wreck of two fishing…

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Gelignite Wrecks Copper

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—While burning waste material under the copper of her home at Surry Hills last night Mrs. W. Norcott narrowly escaped…

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Gelignite Wrecks Copper

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.—While burning waste material under the copper of her home at Surry Hills last night Mrs. W. Norcott narrowly escaped…

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The Wreck Of the Herefordshire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 11

THE OLD UNER HEREFORDSHIRE, which broke away front her tugs when being towed to the Clyde, and went ashore on the Cardigan coast. A skeleton crew—four men—were on board, but they managed to scramble ashore…

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The Wreck Of The Herefordshire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 3

THE OLD LINER HEREFORDSHIRE, which broke away from her tugs when being towed to the Clyde, and went ashore on the Cardigan coast. A skeleton crew—four men—were on board, but they managed to scramble ashore…

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Rescue by Seaman Passenger On Steamer SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 3

Mr. Edward Solberg, of Murwillumbah, was thrown into the sea when a mishap occurred to the gangway from the steamer Wollongbar at Byron Bay…

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