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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

94 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 5

25 MISSING Sealing Steamer Lost St. John's NTland. Tues

National Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 1

CAPTAIN Kean and 117 men from the scaling steamer, Viking which exploded and sank off Horse Island With the less of 25 lives…

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Ten Lost a Steamer Wrecked LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 1

Ten lives were lost when the steamer Citrine, bound from Glasgow to North Wales, was wrecked on Bradda Head, on the south coast of the Isle…

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Six Lost in Wreck Survivors' Terrible Night March Oslow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 4

The steamer Herea, of 1080 tons, ran ashore on the cliffs near Hammerfest, the northernmost town in Europe, during a heavy snow storm, and…

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Vessel Ashore Six Drowned OLSO

National Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 4

The steamer Hera, (1080 tons) ran ashore on the cliffs near Hommerfest, the northernmost town in Europe, during a heavy snowstorm, and was…

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6 Killed Many Others Injured Famous Scottish Express Wrecked LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 1

THE ROYAL SCOT, one of the fastest trains in the world, which last month attained 90 miles an hour in a non stop run between…

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On Long Bay Rocks Steamer Malabar Strikes May Become Total Wreck No Loss of Life Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

During a dense fog early this morning the Burns Philp liner, Malabar, bound from Melbourne to Sydney, en route for Singapore,…

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Not Glorious Serious Collision Near Gibraltar Aircraft Carrier and Steamer London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

The aircraft carrier Glorio[?] at a speed of 31 knots, collided in a fog in the Mediterranean Sea 60 miles from Gibraltar with the French liner,…

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Cruiser and Steamer Collide Several Dead and Others Injured London

National Advocate · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

The aircraft-carrier, Glorious, at a speed of thirty-one knots, collided in the Mediterranean Sea, sixty miles from Gibraltar with the French liner…

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On the Rocks Well-known Motor Ship Likely to Become Total Wreck Sydney Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

The Burns Philp motor ship Malabar of 4,572 tons, ran to the rocks on the north side of Long Bay and was wrecked early this morning owing to dense…

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Malabar a Total Wreck Pounded on the Rocks Rich Haul by Sightseers

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 4

The storm of Thursday night completed the wreck of the steamer Malabar, which had run ashore at Long Bay. The beach was littered with…

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The Malabar Wreck and Cargo Sold Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 3

The wreck of the Malabar was auctioned at an auction room to-day and was sold for £140. The cargo was sold separately for £41…

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The Wreckage Sold[?] SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 2

The wreckage of the Malabar was sold at auction to-flay for £140. The purchasers were the Penguin Salvage Co., Ltd. The cargo was knocked…

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The Wrecked Malabar. [?] SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 2

[?] preliminary hearing opened to-day. In camera. concerning the loss of the steatner Malabar. The proceeding were largely formal…

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Steamer on Fire Thrill for Passengers BRISBANE

National Advocate · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

Passengers on the steamer Ormiston. had a thrill on Tuesday night when a fire broke out in one of thecabins. Two cabins were damaged before the…

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Curiosity Kills Only Malabar Wreck Tragedy Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

A report reached the Daceyville police this morning that a man was drowned at Long Bay while searching for wreckage of the Malabar…

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Malabar Wreckage Leads to Death of Young Man SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 4

A youngman whoso identity has not been established, was drowned at Long Bay this morning while trying to recover wreckage from the ill fated…

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Malabar Wreck Captain to Blame Certificate Cancelled SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 3

WHEN THE Commonwealth Court of Marine Inquiry concluded its inquiry to-day into the wreck of the Malabar which ran aground on the…

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Malabar Wreck. Captain’s Negligence the Cause. His Certificate Cancelled. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

The Court of Marine inquiry which investigated the [?] of the Malabar [?] the master of the…

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The First London-australia Mail Plane Crashes Crashed "City of Cairo" First Mail 'Plane a Wreck SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 1

Information reached Sydney last night that the Imperial Airway; plane "City of Cairo" has crashed at Koepang. The five occupants…

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3 DROWNED Wreck on N.Z. Coast Vessel Battered by Rocks Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 2

As the result of a disaster to the Holm Company's steamer Progress in Cook's Strait, three men have been reported drowned and four or five…

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