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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 5 of 5

"Orsova's" Maiden Trip as Tourist Steamer

National Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1931 · page 4

High standards in tourist travel between Australia and Europe have been set by the establishment of the Orient Line Tourist Steamer Service…

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50 DROWNED German Steamer Rammed by Submarine LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 3

The "Central News" Helsingfors correspondent states that the German steamer, The Grathia, was [?]ammed by a Russian submarine in the Gulf of…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

Leader · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 8

A [?] leak in a ship can easily be stopped if taken i time, [?] if disre[?]ded it will overcome the might[?]est v[?]t, and drug her b[?]eath the…

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Wrecked Steamer. Ashore at Fa[?] Island. [?]UVA

Leader · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 5

The steamer Beulah was wrecked yesterday at the entrance to the lagoon at Fanning Island. She it [?] to have become a…

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Mollison's Mishap Machine Wrecked Cairo

National Advocate · Monday 16 November 1931 · page 2

Mollison, the Australian flier was forced to land in a maize field near Mlnia in upper Egypt. He was unhurt but the machine is reported to…

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Steamer Ashore Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 1

Attempts to refloat the steamer Tyalgum, which went ashore at the mouth of the Tweed River last night, have so far failed…

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Our Mail Plane Wrecked

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 5

The air mail liner Southern Sun crashed when taking-off from Alor Star, in the flight from Australia to England. Passengers and crew had…

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Southern Sun Crashes. Piano Completely Wrecked. SINGAPORE

Leader · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 3

The A.N.A [?] [?], erased this morning when taking [?] at [?]. The [?] was completely wrecked. [?] details…

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Red Wreckers Bathurst Mayor's Denunciation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 December 1931 · page 7

The Mayor of Bathurst (Aid. Griffin) who had been a prominent Lang planner, has resigned from the presidency of the local State…

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Steamer Afire Rage Lost of Life. SHANGHAI

Leader · Wednesday 16 December 1931 · page 1

Approximately 160 Calp[?] passengers on a Chi[?] inter[?] at[?]er are believed to have perished a [?] yesterday, following an c[?]break of…

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Big Steamer Stranded on Treacherous Sandbank Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 December 1931 · page 1

The latest information indicates that there is little improvement in the position of the steamer Newtown Elm (4500 tons), which was stranded near…

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"Long Live Ghandi" Wreckers Active in India Calcutta

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 December 1931 · page 1

For the second time within a week an Indian train escaped disaster when the Denapore Express was derailed early this morning by terrorist…

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Steamer Re-floated Battered by Heavy Seas SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1931 · page 1

AFTER being pounded by heavy seas for nine days, the steamer Newton Elm was re floated to-day, with the aid of two tugs…

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Nine Drowned Steamer Sinks London

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1931 · page 2

An unlucky spot on the Thames, known as Gallcon's Reach, near Woolwich, where in 1878 a pleasure boat, the Princess Alice, sank after a…

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