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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

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Shop Wrecked Gelignite Burst Outrage at Ballarat Melbourne, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 1

A butcher's shop in Ballarat, owned by Harold Lugg, was almost completely wrecked by a gelignite explosion early this morning…

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Search Abandoned British Air Liner Wreckage Seen South of Jersey London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 August 1936 · page 1

The aerial search for the British air liner, Cloud of Iona,has been abandoned. Aeroplanes discovered wreckage of…

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Collier Ashore a Narrow Escape Tug's Good Work SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 3

In a bowling gale, the collier Wallarah, with her engines disabled, narrowly escaped disaster late this afternoon, when after having actually…

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Europe Anxious German Fleet and Spain Steamer Shelled LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 1

THE presence of the German fleet in the Mediterranean Sea has caused consternation amongst European powers. It…

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“ORANGE” [?] RED [?] Spanish Raid on Steamer. LONDON

Leader · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 4

The German Government [?] to-day owing to the Spanish Government failure to hand over the pounded [?] acro[?] was…

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Spaniards Search British Steamer Navy's Protest Warship's Threat Spanish Commander Apologises London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 1

Boarding the Spanish Government cruiser Miguel de Cervantes in the Mediterranean to-day, Captain G. J. Miles, commander…

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Held Up British Steamer by Spaniards Prompt Action and Apology London

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 3

In response to a wireless call for help from the British steamer. Gibel Zerjon, which was being molested by a Spanish loyalist cruiser, the…

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Lang's Record As Wrecker Mr. Davidson Bitter SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 2

Interviewed on his return from Cobar to-day, Mr Davidson, M.L.A., said that he had been expelled on Saturday, not from the labor Party, but…

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Steamer Battered Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 4

The liner Wanganella reached Sydney to-day about twelve hours late, alter having encountered one of the worst gales on the Tasman sea that…

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Missing Fishermen Launch Wreckage Found Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 3

The wreckage of a launch in which two men left New Plymouth on a fishing expedition last Tuesday was found on the beach at Kawhai…

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Labor War "Hitler" Lang Coterie Of Wreckers Mr. Lazzarini's Attack Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 7

In the course of a broadcast last night Mr. C. Lazzarini. one of the expelled Labor members, said:— "The history of the present trouble…

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Floating Wreckage Danger to Shipping SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1936 · page 4

Wreckage was discovered to-day 16 miles south east of South Heads by the crew of the steamer, Iron Master, and the captain of the vessel…

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French Tragedy. Pole Ship Wrecked. Scientists and Crew Dead. COPENHAGEN

Leader · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 2

Doctor Charcot. leader of the French Polar expedition, aboard the vessel Pourqoli Pae, and crew were drowned, with one exception, when a storm…

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Crossed the Tasman Under Three Days Union Company's Speedy Steamer Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 1

The Union Steamship Company's new liner, Awatea, arrived in Sydney to-day on her maiden voyage from Auckland, which occupied 61[?] hours…

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Steamer on Fire Danger Averted Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 3

While the vessel was off the new South Wales coast this afternoon, a fire was discovered in the hold of the Ori[?]t Liner Ormonde, which is…

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Ship Afire Mail Steamer Ormonde SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 1

THE fire on the R.M.S. Ormonde has created considerable anxiety. It Is not expected that the vessel will…

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Steamer on Fire Auckland

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 3

With cargo in No. 3 hold on the Union freighter, Wingatu. 2,738 tons, afire, the steamer is heading for Napier. A wireless message stated that…

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Steamer on Reef Attempts to Refloat Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 3

The freighter, Nimoda, fully laden ran on to the Eff Reef in the Princess Charlotte Bay, north of Cooktown, early today. The holds will…

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Steamer in Typhoon. Sixty-Four People Drowned. [?]

Leader · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 2

Sixty Pa seeders and [?] members of the crew of a coastal steamer were drowned when It floundered in a typhoon near Seoul…

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