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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 3 of 4

Vessel Refloated. Steamer Off ShoaL SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 2

A message was received in Sydney to-day, which stated that the stranded Danish motorship, Hoegh Trader, bed been refloated from the horseshoe…

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Steamer Held Up Indefinitely Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1935 · page 6

The sailing of the Union Steamship Company's steamer, Talune, today, had to be postponed indefinitely, because of the refusal of the men to…

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Explosion Wrecks Aeroplane. Lisbon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 4

A military aeroplane was blown to pieces at a height of 7000 feet when a 20lb. bomb it was carrying exploded. The bodies of the two occupants…

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Bang ! Powder Magazine Wrecked

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 2

Through an explosion wrecking a powder magazine attached to the general store of Messrs Squire, Pepper & Co., Cowra, on Monday, Frank…

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Four Killed Warship Collides with Steamer English Channel Tragedy LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 2 September 1935 · page 2

In heavy weather, with stormy wind and rain sweeping up the Channel, and very poor visibility, the H.M.S. Rammiles and the…

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U.S. Steamer on Reef "S.o.s." Messages Sent Out Miami (Fla.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1935 · page 1

The steamer Dixie, with 250 passengers, is still on the reef. Huge waves, whipped up by the hurricane, are pounding against her, and she is…

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Ships Ashore Adelaide

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 1

THE motor ship King Lud with a record cargo of lumber, touched the bank at the eastern shoal at Port Pirie. It will be…

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Call From Steamer To Bathurst Ambulance an Unusual Case

National Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 2

Radio and telephone services combined resulted in Superintendent R. G. Scott, of the Bathurst Ambulance, being Informed last night of…

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NEARLY 500 Dead Hurricane Toll in Florida Temporary Hospital Wrecked Miami

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 2

The loss of lite in the hurricane which raged up from the Atlantic into the Florida Keys early in the week is now estimated at…

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SETTLED The Steamer Trouble SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 7

Contrary to expectations, the A.U.S.N. Company to-day was successful when it made a call for a crew for Macumba. Most of the…

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Collision at Sea Passengers Taken Off Cruising Steamer London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 1

Following the collision between the Doric and the Formingy off Portugal, 736 passengers aboard the former were transferred to the liners Orion…

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Bathurst Woman Injured Slipped on Deck of Steamer Ambulance's Long Trip

National Advocate · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 2

Slipping on a small object on the deck of a pleasure cruising steamer, Nurse Minnie Hanley, of Russell Street, Bathurst, recently fractured…

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Schooner in Distress. Crew Without Food. HONOLULU

Leader · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 2

The schooner Seth Parker, is in distress 650 miles south-west of Honolulu, and radioed at 9 p.m. that there was three feet of water In the hold,…

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Wrecked 'Plane Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

A MESSAGE from Alice Springs last night stated that Dolf Thomas has arrived with the pilot of the wrecked Monospar plane…

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Dieting Made Her a Wreck Then She Found a Better Way to Reduce Took Off 15 lbs. With Kruschen

Leader · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 3

This woman’s first effort at reducing did [?] her-but not in the right way. She says it “reduced her to a nervous work”! Th[?] she tried…

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Catarrh Dangerous Often Makes Victims Wornout Run-down Wrecks

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 4

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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All Hope Gone the Lost Air Liner More Wreckage Found MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 7

Worst fears as to the fate of the Holyman Airways Company's liner, "Loina" were realised to-day. Large quantities of wreckage from the…

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Missing Air Liner. Wreckage Found. No Trace of Crew or Passengers. MELBOURNE. [?]

Leader · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 2

[?] of the [?] [?] disappeared between Melbourne and [?] yesterday, was seen to day flouting half a mile off the…

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Trouble with Crew Steamer Held Up Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 2

Arising out of the recent strike at Vancouver, the sailing of the Niagara for that port was held up to-day when the crew refused to sign on…

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Greaser's Death Fell Into Steamer's Machinery SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 2

Ernest Ryder (57) met a terrible death when he lost his balance and fell into, machinery which he was tending on the [?]coastal steamer…

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