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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

111 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 6

Not a 'Plane Wreck. Cornish Coast Discovery. LONDON, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 4

The wreckage picked up off New Quay, on the Cornish Coast, which was at first believed to be that of the missing 'plane, the "Sir John Carling,"…

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A Ketch Sinks Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 2

The small ketch Cilo, which ran aground on the northern breakwater at Port Kembla on Thursday, slipped into the deep water to-day. One…

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Steamer Collides with Iceberg. Terrible Disaster Averted. LONDON

Leader · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 1

The steamer [?] has arrived, with her bows crumpled and bent through a [?] with an iceberg. There is a huge gap below the…

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The "Personal" Vote Long and the Short of It Those Thousand and One "Good Turns" "Red" Wreckers Are Not Checked Actions That Speak Louder Than Words The "Guardian" does not identify Itself with the views expressed by contributors of political articles

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 21

A little over a week to go and election day will be on us. The majority of readers of the "Mudgee Guardian" will surely agree with "Dexter" that…

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War Wrecks Work of Red Cross

National Advocate · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 1

Now that the war is only a memory there are many people who wonder what the Red Croos stands for to-day and what It Is doing. Little doublt…

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Romance of the Cooma. a Steamer for £150. Recomes a Bargain to Purchaser. ROCKHAMPTON, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 October 1927 · page 1

Romance attaches to the coastal steamer Cooma which went, ashore on North Reef near Rockhampton several months ago…

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Ruth Elders Safe. 'Plane Forced Down and Destroyed. Occupants Rescued by Oil Steamer. PARIS, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 4

Ruth Elders arid George Haldeman, who left New York on Tuesday to fly to Paris, arid fears of whose safety were entertained, have been found…

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Plane Wreckage Found. Vancouver

Leader · Monday 24 October 1927 · page 5

A Qu[?]hec message say's that wreekage from the hydroplane to which Count de Le[?]cps and a mechanic started a night from [?]aspe to…

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Steamer Strikes Hulk a Sensational Report VANCOUVER

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 11

A Monte Video message stales that what was at first believed to be the biggest shipping disaster since the Lusitania was torpedoed,…

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Horrors of Shipwreck. Scavengers of Sea Claim' Many. BAHIA, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 1

Graphic stories of a night of terror wore told by survivors of the wrecked Principessa Mafalda, when they arrived here to-day…

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Italian Steamer Wrecked. Dead in Crow’s Nest. LONDON

Leader · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 1

Heavy seas [?]ove back a [?]boat which attempted in reach the [?] steamer [?]bo, which was wrecked on the court of the Scl[?]y Islands…

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Crew Drowned Schooner Sinks VANCOUVRE, S[?]day

National Advocate · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 2

A Province[?] M[?] message states that the [?] was [?]ed and sank today in a [?] by the steamship…

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Chinese Pirates. Capture French Steamer. Shanghai

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 3

When pirates disguised as passengers boarded the French steamer. Kianking trading up the Yangtse river, a battle ensued with the military…

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Appalling Disaster in Sydney Harbor Steamer Crashes Into Ferry Greycliffe Sinks in Three Minutes 11 Dead—many Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 2

A TERRIBLE DISASTER INVOLVING SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE OCCURRED ON SYDNEY HARBOR LATE THIS AFTER,…

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Divers Work Made Difficult. The Wreckage shifting

Leader · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 1

The diver[?] of the week went down several [?] this morning. [?] inte[?]ting any [?]ther bodies. A gtea[?] deal of time [?] being loa[?] in loca[?]ing…

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Sydney Harbor Horror. Tide Shifts Wreck. A Father’s Angnish. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 1

Joyce Steel, aged 12, one of the school girls rescued from the wreck of the Greycliffe, was the [?]rat to be discharged from hospital. She…

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The Mafalda Wreck. London

Leader · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 2

A Genoa message states that the owners of the Ill-fated steamer, Principe, Ma[?]alda, have issued a statement in which they declare that the…

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A Speedster Steamer. a German Invention. BERLIN

Leader · Saturday 12 November 1927 · page 4

A Hamburg shipbuilder has Invented a torpedo like vessel, which he claims is capable of crossing the Atlantic In 40 hours. It Is only 30 feet…

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Affray on a Steamer. , Fight Between Lascars. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 12 November 1927 · page 1

At the Central Police Conn. H morning. Lascars, members of crew of the steamer City of [?] bridge, named Abdul [?]…

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America's Largest Steamer. Mammoth Aircraft Carrier. MONTREAL

Leader · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 5

A Camped (new Jersey ) massage says that the [?] carr[?]. Sarsto[?] the largest ship ever ba[?] in the United States, will, be moved shortly…

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