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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 2 of 5

Steamer Fire £10,000 Damage Plucky Men Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

Damage estimated at over £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out on the Interstate vessel Taroona, while she was at her berth In the…

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Steamer Fire Danger at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

Starting in the galley, when the off fuel range blew out and showered the walls with flaming oil, a fire caused considerable damage to the Aberdeen…

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Steamer's Crash Seafront Promenade Breached English Coast Fog Causes Disaster London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 2

Coming to rest 30 yards from sea -front houses, above which its bows towered, the Russian cargo boat, Assuri, of 2498 tons, crashed into the…

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Norfolk Island Razed. [?]Ndreds Homeless, Heavy Losses. Cyclone Sweeps [?] Cause Deaths on Coast. Fishing Party [?]es, Tow Swept to Doom. Pilot Steamer Recourse Distressed Coastal Boat. Sydney

Leader · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 2

A terrific cyclone caused heavy seas to sweep the N.S.W. coastline during the week-end, and was responsible for, it is believed, six deaths, while unprecedented damage was wrought on Norfolk Island, where the population is in a…

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Wrecked Homes Without Father or Mother

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 3

AT a Communion breakfast of the Maclean A.H.C. Guild, Bishop Carroll, of Lismore, denounced birth control. He said he viewed…

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Steamer Tragedy Man Killed BRISBANE

National Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 5

James Shaw, of "Sunnybank," was killed to-day, while working in the hold of the steamer Barrabolo. A load of butter which slipped form a…

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Girl’s Awful Death Ammunition Worker. Explosion Wrecks Factory. AUCKLAND

Leader · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 4

Patricia Clifford, 18, was killed to-day In a terrific explosion at the work, of the Colonial Ammunition Co., at Mount Eden. [?]…

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Complete Wreck the Pirate Ship London

National Advocate · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 5

A message from Nassau (Bahamas) confirms the report of the finding of the wreck of a vessel believed to be the Girl Pat, which had been…

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Steamer on Fire Mid Ocean Rescue Newcastle

National Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 4

A graphic story of a mid-ocean rescue was related to-day by Captain McKinnon, of the tanker "Yarraville."…

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Disabled Steamer Is Now In Tow ADELAIDE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 1

The cargo steamer, Mungana, which became disabled off the South Australian coast yesterday, was taken in tow to-day by the liner, Nestor, and…

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Sanctions Dispute British Opinion Divided Decision May Wreck Government London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 1

Britain's decision to reverse her sanctions policy threatens to wreck the Government. Even the closest friends of the Foreign Secretary are…

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Ashore Motor Ship Sinking Perth

National Advocate · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 3

The motorship Stanford, 4803 tons, bound from London and Rotterdam to Geraldton, went aground late last night on Africal Reef, some miles…

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Lost Steamer Crew at Fremantle Fremantle

National Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 3

The crew and passenger of the Norwegian steamer, Stanford, which struck the African reefs, near Geraldton harbor, late on Wednesday…

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Steamer Still Ashore Brisbane, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 2

The Swedish tanker Balaklava (8,000 tons), is still ashore near Cook Point, all attempts so far to refloat her having failed…

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Melrose Killed Brilliant Airman's Tragic End Wreckage Scattered for Miles MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 1

CHARLES James Melrose, 22, of Gleneig, South Australia, who was the most popular airman in Australia, and…

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Small Schooner’s Long Trip

Leader · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 4

[?] which has [?] voyage from Sydney to [?] (Eng.). Mr…

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After Five Days Steamer Refloated Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 5

The coastal steamer Tuncurry has been refloated after having been aground on a sand spit at Port Macquarie for five days…

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Island Castaways Picked up by Steamer SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 3

The coastal, steamer Innisfall has wirelessed that she has picked up two castaways on Havannah Island, 13 miles from the coast of Queensland…

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Cargo Steamer Aground Australian Crew Saved. Sydney S[?]

Leader · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 1

[?] New [?] the has [?]land…

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A Total Wreck Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 5

Advice was received in Sydney today by the owners, Messrs. H. C. Sleigh, stating that the steamer Abel Tasman, which went on the rocks at…

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