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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

88 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 5

Missing Parringa Wreckage Found MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

A gang plank believed to have come from the missing steamer Paringa has been washed up at Seaspray, on the 90 Mile Beach…

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Missing Paringa More Wreckage MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government has ordered the lighthouse steamer Cape York to search the coast of Victoria between lakes Entrance and wilson's…

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Missing Paringa Wreckage Washed Ashore Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

Twenty hatch covers were washed ashore at Bream Creek during the week end. Several planks have been sent to…

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44 Perish Freighter Wrecked in Gale Astoria, Oregan

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

The Coastguard reported that 44 of the crew of the freighter Iowa perished to-day as the vessel was smashed to pieces by a 90-mile and hour…

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Severe Willy-willy. Two Planes Wrecked. Tennant’s Creek

Leader · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 2

Caught in the 'path of a fierce willy-willy last night, Captain Frank Neale’s Percivat Gull plane and Major E. G. Clerk’s…

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Crash in Mid-air German 'Plane Mishap Blazing Wreckage Kills Four Munich

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Two single- seater military aeroplanes collided at an altitude of 4,000 feet above the city to- day…

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The Wrecked 'Plane Experts Visit Scene SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 2

Three members of the Air Accident Committee, Group Commander Ho[?]rson, Colonel Murdoch, and Co[?] Ris, to-day visited the scene of the…

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Four Injured Mysterious Explosion Kent Street Residential Wrecked Pedestrians in Danger Amazing Escapes Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 5

A devastating explosion, the origin of which is still a mystery, almost completely wrecked a residential in Kent Stree, City, this evening, and…

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Italian Steamer Blown Up Explosion Of Petrol Cargo CAIRO

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 5

The Italian tramp steamer, Marchigiano, laden with drums of benzine for the Italian armies, from Genoa for Assab, exploded without warning…

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Blown Up Italian Steamer Seven Killed LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 2

The captain first officer, and f[?] of the crew were lost in the Red S[?] when an Italian steamer blew up, the Cairo correspondent of "The Times"…

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Built and Wrecked

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 7

THE construction of a three masted schooner, replica of the Lottie Carson, out of San Pedro was necessary for special storm…

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Ashore a Manly Steamer Incident in a Fog Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 1

In a dense fog which completely disorganised Harbor traffic the ferry Curl Cur), bound for Manly with 50 passengers on board, went…

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Sampan Wrecked Japanese Stoic BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 1

CAPT, Shinchl Miyara, of the sampan which was wrecked west of Macarthur Island, said that the vessel struck a rock…

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Liner Ashore Aground Off Gibraltar Art Treasures Worth £10,000,000 Aboard Gibraltar

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 1

Carrying £10,000,000 worth of Chinese art treasures, which were recently exhibited in London, the P. and O. liner, Ranpura, to-day…

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Her Daughter Was a Real Nervous Wreck

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 11

"I got quite run-down myself worrying about the health of my daughter," states Mrs. T.C., of Monto, Qld. "She suffered from…

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Wool Freights and Steamer Tragedy

National Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 2

Australians are given another peep at one of the skeletons of ta the Bruce-Page cupboard. The chairman of the Australian Wool Growers' Council is critical of the freights which are extorted by the shipping ring from Australia's wool growers…

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Wool Freights and Steamer Tragedy

National Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

Australians are given another peep at one of the skeletons of in the Bruce-Page cupboard. The chairman of the Australian Wool Growers' Council Is critical of the freights which are extorted by the shipping ring from Australia's wool growers…

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A Total Wreck Largest Barque Afloat Captain and Crew Rescued London

National Advocate · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 2

The fort-masted Finnish barque, Herzogin Cecilie the first windjammer of the season to reach Falmouth from Australia, is on the rocks off…

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Wrecked Barque Visited by Thousands Position Hopeless London

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Thousands of people today mode excursions to see the well known barque Herzogln Cecille, which ran on to the rocks off the coast of…

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Wrecked Barque Deserted by Crew London

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 2

"This is the end." said Captain Erikson, of the wrecked Herzogin Cecil to a correspondent of the "Daily Mail:, tonight…

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