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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

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For the [?] St. p[?] shipwreck

Leader · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 12

“O man hold thee on in courage of [?] Thr[?] the stormy [?]des of the [?]dly way…

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Nungessor Got Across. 'Plane Wreckage Found

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 1

St. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Thursday. Two hunters have reported the discovery in the interior of portions of the 'plane in which Nungessor and Coli, the…

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Collision at Sea. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. VANCOUVER

Leader · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 1

A New York message states that one person was drowned five miles from the Namacket Lightship, to-day. when the Holland-American, liner Veenda…

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Nungesser's Plane Wreckage Found LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 2

A message from St. John's, Newfoundland, states that two trappers reported to-day that they found a wreckage which is believed to be that…

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26 Lost Steamer Sinks in Few Minutes Men Trapped in Engine Room CALCUTTA

National Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 2

26 lives, including those of six Europeans, who were trapped in the engine room were lost, when the steamer Shahzada of 2,246…

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Disastrous Explosions. Colliery Buildings Wrecked. Shock Felt Half Mile Away. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 7

There explosions occurred early yesterday morning in the main and haulage house at the Sundeam colliery, korumburra. The building…

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SHIPWRECKED 22 Survivors in Sydney SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 7

Twenty-two persons, survivors from the wrecked steamer St. Francois Xaviour, on the London reefs in the China Sea, arrived in Sydney…

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The Wrecked Aeroplane ARMIDALE

National Advocate · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

Group Captain Williams stated this morning that the wrecked D.H. 50 aeroplane would be sent to Sydney this evening and after it had been…

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'Plane from Steamer's Deck New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 2

Clarence Chamberlin successfully took off in a Fokker 'plane from a laneway on the dock of the liner Leviathan after 150 miles out at sea,…

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Steamer and Cargo Seized. American Rum Runners. MONTREAL

Leader · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 1

A New York message stales that the bluest liquor seizure for a long time was effected when the police, marine patrol men, and coast guardsman,…

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Big Liquor Seizure. Steamer and Million’s Worth. MONTREAL

Leader · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 2

A New York message states that the biggest liquor se[?]ture for a long time was effected when the police, marine patrol men, and coast guardsmen,…

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Latest Telegrams Dynamiters C.I.D. Building Wrecked BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 9

A terrific explosion wrecked the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Queensland Police Department shortly after midnight on…

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A Brisbane Explosion. C.I.D. Premises Wrecked

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 2

A terrific explosion wracked the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Queensland Police Department shortly after midnight on Saturday. The whole…

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Steamer Held Up Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Maheno is still tied up at the wharf, and her sailing has been indefinitely postponed…

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Missing Airman Sighted by Steamer MONTREAL

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 23

The Norwegian steamer, Krolig has reported having sighted and exchanged signals with the missing aviator, Paul Redfern, 24 hours…

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STEAMER’S S.O.S. Arrives in Leaking Condition. LONDON

Leader · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 8

A message from Aden states that the steamer, Nirdana, which sent out s.o.s. signals some days ago, stating that she was leaking badly, arrived…

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Missing Airmen Norwegian Steamer's Report VANCOUVER

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 2

A New Orleans message states that the Norwegian steamer. Christain Crouch, which arrived here to-day, reported sighting Paul Redfern's…

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The Old Glory The Wreckage Found No Sign of Crew VANCOUVER

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

The steamer Kyle, searching for the aeroplane Old Glory, off the Newfound land Coast, reports having found the wreeked plane. Three was no sign of…

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Wrecks of the Air. Discoveries Off Cornish Coast. Crash After Long Immunity. LONDON, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 1

Reports that portions of a wrecked aeroplane have been found on the Cornwall coast have again brought the fate of the "Old Glory" and the "Sir John…

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The Missing “Old Glory.” Wreckage Found. Vancouver

Leader · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

The ateamer Kyle, which Is searching for the aliasing plane, "Old Glory," off New Poundland, report, that [?]e found wreckage [?] miles from New…

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