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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

75 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 4

Frozen to Death Seven Shipwrecked Fishermen a Tragedy in Iceland LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 2

Four exhausted men hammered at the door of a lonely farm house at Iceland and brought news of the three masted French fishing smack…

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Japanese Steamer Almost a Total Wreck Adelaide

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 6

The tug Wate is standing by the Portland Maru the Japanese steamer which was beached seven miles East of Cape Borda yesterday. Only the…

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The Lost Luggers Wreckage Found PERTH

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 3

Wreckage from a lugger was found in the La[?]pede Channel to-day, and is thought to be all that remains of nine luggers which are still missing…

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Battered Lifeboat. Vessel May be Lost SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

Messages from Auckland states that the liner Aoranel. and her way to New Zealand from Sydney- discovered a battered lifeboat beating the name…

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The Acquttania Ashore Near Southampton Passengers Taken Ashore in Launches LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 2

During the heighth of a terrific gale the Cunasder [?] which was due at Southampton yesterday, ran [?] while near Southampton,…

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Liner Ashore. Aquitania Fast. LONDON

Leader · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 1

During a gale, the Cu[?] White Star liner Aquitania, which was due at Southampton yesterday afternoon ran aground last night while…

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18 Killed School 'Bus Wrecked New York

National Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 5

An express train on Thursday wrecked a school bus at Brookville, Maryland, and 13 children were killed, and others are likely to die…

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Terrific Explosion Shop Window Wrecked NEWCASTLE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 1

A TERRIFIC explosion in Hunter street latt night shattered the front window of G. A. Campbell's tobacconist's…

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Fell From Steamer Dentist Drowned SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 1

Percy Warner Gaggin (53). a dentist, fell from the deck of the North Coast steamer Wollongbar, when off Ballina last night, and disappeared…

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Sea Tragedies French Steamer Sinks Newfoundland Trawler Missing Capetown

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1935 · page 1

The liner, Ville de Paris, was wrecked north of Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, to-day. All the passengers and crew were…

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Naval Sloop Ashore Cat Is Indirect Cause Maddened Animal Bites Sailors Port Sudan

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 1

A cat going mad aboard the naval sloop Hastings in the Red Sea indirectly caused the ship to run aground. The cat bit several sailors and…

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Launch Ashore Kelp Fouls Propeller SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 June 1935 · page 1

THE "Pup", a 16ft. launch in which Gordon Gerrity is making a 4000 miles trip, went ashore at the entrance of Narooma yesterday…

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Floods in Japan Many Homes Wrecked and Damaged Tokio

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 1

A further excessive rainfall, in Chikugo Province has resulted in the river rising 23 feet, endangering refugees who have sought safety on the…

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Stop Press Maheno Ashore BRISBANE, 3 p.m

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 1

The Harbor Master at Maryborough reports than ail aeroplane has sighted the missing Maheno ashore on Great Sandy…

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The Maheno Stranded on Lonely Island May Become Total Wreck BRISBANE

National Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 2

Stranded on a lonely portion of Fraser Island, 169 miles from Brisbane, the steamer Maheno was discovered by a plane to-day. Waves…

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War's Wreckage Australia Praised SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 1

ACCORDING to Major J. Barrett, Deputy Commissioner for Repatriation, Australia has done more for…

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Brook Crashes 'Plane Badly Wrecked Cairo

National Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 2

The British avaiator, H. I.. Brook who was attempting a record flight from England to Capetown, was un? Injured, but his machine was badly…

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More Football Wrecks

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 4

FOOTBALL is taking heavy toll of our players this season. Very few of the first-graders have escaped injury, and, unless the luck…

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Steamer Stranded Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 1

THE Norwegian steamer, Heogh Trader, bound from U.S.A. to Adelaide with timber, stranded 65 miles north-east of Suva. The crew…

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700 Miles From Land Pigeons Land on Steamer Auckland (N.z.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 1

THE liner Rongitine, which arrived yesterday from England, brought 12 valuable young homing pigeons which contested a race from…

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