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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 6 of 6

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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Steamer Mail Robberies. Mysterious Thefts Cause Concern. MELBOURNE, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 2

Postal officials are mystified by the series of thefts of mail matter carried out by overseas steamers recently. The latest theft of the kind has been…

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Brave Lifeboat's Crew. Work in the Recent Gales. LONDON

Leader · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 1

How the [?] [?] in the [?] of the [?] to the [?]…

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AFTER 40 Hours Wrecked Crew Rescued Thrilling Story of the Sea London

National Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 3

A high powered car equipped with modern life-saving appliances, left London for Yarmouth to aid in the rescue of the crew of 15 on the Dutch…

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Harbor Horror Two More Bodies Found What the Wrecked Vessel Revealed Only One More Missing SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 2

Two more bodies were found in the wreck of the Greycliffe by Diver Cannon to-day. Thick rain squalls were sweeping…

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The Greycliffe Wreckage. Weather Precl[?]des Work. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 1

Owing to unfavorable weather conditions, work on the Greych[?] w[?]k-age was suspended this [?]ing…

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A Steamer Refloated BRISBANE

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 2

The steamer Marsina, which went aground in the river at Lytton last night was refloated this morning. The hull will be examined to-day, and…

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Shaping Trouble The Position in Sydney Steamer Held Up Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 3

Though they were warned by agents that in future all work would be under the strict award of the award agreement conditions, the…

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Newspapers Wrecked Riots at Rum[?] BUDAPEST

National Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1927 · page 2

Soldiers are patrolling the streets of Nagy[?]ad following serious riots in which students destroyed the editorial officers and printing presses of…

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A Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Leader · Monday 19 December 1927 · page 5

Word was received in Sydney last night that the steamer Ironmaster, bound from Newcastle to Melbourne, had game ashore near the Port…

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Steamer in Distress London

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1927 · page 2

The London Union coastal line received an S.O.S. from the steamer Crawford Castle on 4,300 tons, saying that she was drifting towards shore…

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Blazing Waggon Wrecked After Bolt MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1927 · page 3

With flames shooting out in all directions, a blazing ice-cream waggon careered for nearly half a mile down Victoria Street to-day before…

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