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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934

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Wrecked Trawler Mate's Certificate Suspended SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 1

The Marine Court of Inquiry today suspended for three months from March 15 the certificate of Knud Moller, mate of the stranded trawler…

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Gave His Life the Lifeboat "V.o." London

National Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 1

The Prince of Wales to-day distributed medals to lifeboatmen for outstanding exhibitions of courage and endurance in rescue work…

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Coastal Steamer Sinks. Deck Boy’s Heroism. NEWCASTLE

Leader · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 1

Four members of the crew of the well-known coastal steamer, Boambee, had an almost miraculous escape from drowning when…

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Aeroplane Wreckage. Not the Southern Cloud. MELBOURNE

Leader · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 2

An examination or portion of the wreckage believed to be part of an aeroplane wing found on the beach between Black Rock and Sandringham,…

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Flight Abandoned Girl Flier's Plane Wrecked ROME

National Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 4

[?] who crashed here on a flight to Australia, en route to New Zealand, is unable to [?] as the machine was wrecked beyond…

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A Graveyard Ketch Founders AN [?] Story. Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 6

The main [?]st [?] nd crashed into the boling sea. Once twice and then again I could see men clinging to the rigging and a fourth…

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Steamer Stranded. Crew Reach Shore Safely. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 2

A message received in Sydney today states that the crew of the coastal steamer Nambucca, which went ashore yesterday, left the stranded…

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Air Liner Missing Crashed Into Channel? Discovery of Wreckage Reported London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 1

A French air liner, which left Le Bourget this morning for Croydon with three passengers and a crew of three, is missing…

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FOUND The Missing Doctors the Machine Wrecked Perth

National Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 2

Fearth that Dr. W G. Woolnought Government Geologist, and Dr. C. C. Fenton, the Flying Doctor in the Northern Territory, had…

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Steamer Aground Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 1

THE well-known steamer Changte, outward bound from Sydney, is aground on the Philippine Islands. It is expected to be refloated at…

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Austrian Outrages. Attempt to Wreck Express. Plot Against Vice-Chancellor. VIENNA

Leader · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 2

A series of outrages occured during the past 24 hours. Disaster to the Paris [?] express was…

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A Steamer Delayed. Wellington, N.Z.

National Advocate · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 6

The sailing of the Makura in San Francisco was cancelled to-day, the cause being the refusal of cooks and stewards to sigh on unless granted…

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Liner Ashore German Tourists Inconvenienced Ship Beached on Island Oslo

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 1

The German liner, Dresden, ran aground at Bokn Island, but was refloated without assistance. The vessel was then beached on Karmos…

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Sinking of Dresden Passengers Ashore Panic-stricken Rush for Boats Oslo

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 1

After a night of terror, the survivors of the disaster to the N. D. L. liner, Dresden, are resting in schools, barracks and coastal cottages. Three…

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Hospital Explosion Deliberate Wrecking Attempt Doctors Injured MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 3

Police are convinced that a deliberate attempt was made to destroy the Bendigo Base Hospital. portion of which was wrecked last night by…

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Communists Blamed Wrecking of Bexley Relief Depot Serious Damage Done Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 1

A terrific explosion occurred early this morning, when a large quantity of gelignite and detonators exploded in the unemployed relief works…

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Giant Cunarder Britain's Huge Steamer Awaiting High Tide for Launching London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 1

In expectation of an unusually high tide on that date, September 26 has been fixed as the day on which queen Mary will launch…

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Catarrh Dangerous Often Makes Victims Worn-out, Run-down Wrecks

National Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 1

To be able to breathe freely, hear clearly, smell, taste, and arise in the morning refreshed and strong with head and throat clear and free from…

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Rough Weather English Lifeboat's Unsuccessful Search LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 1

The Plymouth lifeboat spent the night in an unsuccessful search for an unknown vessel which sent up two distress signals at Digbury Bay…

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Steamer Ashore Bumping on Rocks SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 1

THE steamer Montoro, which went ashore in New Guinea, is reported to be bumping on the rocks…

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