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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

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Both Fronts Ouiet Ordered to Leave Italian Steamer Seeks Coal British Authorities Take Action London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

Rain has halted General Graziani's progress along the border of British Somaliland, while operations on the Eritrean front have…

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Gale Sweeps England Many Deaths Several Steamers Wrecked LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 2

A gale spread tragedy over a wide area on land and sea during the week-end. There were 10 deaths in Britain and many seamen are…

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Big Liner Ashore

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 17

The Holland-Ameri[?] liner, Rotterdam (24,149 tons), carrying 600 passengers on a West Indies cruise, recently grounded on a reef 60 miles south-east of Kingston, Jamaica…

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Big Liner Ashore

Leader · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 1

The Holland-[?] ([?] tons), carrying 600 passengers as a West ladies [?] grounded on a reel 60 miles south-east of [?] Jamaica…

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Outlaw Bull Wrecks Pound Yard Deputy Mayor's Ownership Confession

National Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 2

Many humorous [?]…

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Largest Steamer Orion in Sydney Passenger Vessel of 23,371 Tons Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1935 · page 2

The Orient liner, Orion, the largest vessel ever built for the Australian service, arrived in Sydney this morning from London, via all ports…

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Steamer In Danger MELBOURNE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 1

A message received here to-day stated that the Bank Line cargo vessel, Lindenbank, of 5057 tons, had lost her propeller and was drifting…

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Vanished British Steamer 20 Believed Lost in North Sea London

National Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1935 · page 2

Following an S.O.S. from the North Sea last night, the steamer Shear Brook (2179 tons), with a crew or 20 aboard has vanished…

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Schooner Missing with 18 Aboard

Leader · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 3

S[?] days have [?] news was received of this vessel the administrative [?] H[?] on its voyage from…

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Unclaimed Opium. Found on Steamer. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 20 December 1935 · page 1

Customs officers to-day d[?]st overed about [?]2[?] worth of opium on the steamer Tanda, which arrived from China…

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Ketch Ashore Hobart

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 1

THE auxiliary ketch Erskine owned by Wm. Holiman and Co., went ashore on the north-east coast of Tasmania on Friday…

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23 KILLED German Express Wrecked Carriages Telescoped in Collision BERLIN

National Advocate · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

Twenty-three were killed, and 22 seriously injured, and 50 others slightly hurt, when the Berlin-Frankfurt express crashed into the rear of…

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Arms for Abyssinia First Shipment from British Steamer LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 2

The Hargeisa correspondent of the 'Daily Mail" states that lorries passed through today on their way to Abyssinia with the first, shipment…

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Echo of Cyclone Steamer Believed Lost SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 1

There is still no news of the steamer, Paringa, which has not been sighted since Thursday. The vessel has wireless equipment,…

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Missing Steamer Hopeful Lighthouse Report MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1935 · page 1

A report of the lighthouse keeper at Ciffy Island, near Wilson's Promontory, of smoke from a strange steamer below the horizon roused…

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