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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

160 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 8

Unrest in Dublin. Agent's Office Wrecked.[?]

Leader · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 5

An internal machine partly wracked a rent office at Lough[?] in Coun[?] Gaiway, where an agent for the Ear[?] of Hardwood,…

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A False Alarm Reported 'Plane Wreckage Bega

National Advocate · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 2

A lage party of civilians headed by police officers combed the bush near Bembcka most of the day looking for what was reported to be the wreckage…

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Wrecked Ship Survivors Saved Fight with Sharks Norfolk (Virginia)

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 5

Guided by smoke bombs from a plane, the coastguard cutter, Mendota. rescued 14 survivors from the steamer Chandris, two of whom…

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Italian Steamer Foundering After Explosion PARIS

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 1

The Italian steamer, Boccaccio, sank after an explosion off Ushant. The crew was rescued. The newspaper, "Le Soir" says that…

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Italian Steamer Disaster on Way to Spain Paris

National Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1937 · page 1

The Italian steamer Boccucclo sank after an explosion off Ushant. The crew was rescued by a Dutch steamer…

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Spanish Conflict Steamer Unloads At Gibraltar GIBRALTAR

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 1

The British steamer, Euthorbia, has been taken to Gibraltar under escort of the H.M.S. Galatea. It is reported that she has been…

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Van Wrecked Crash at Orange Driver's Lucky Escape Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 2

When the steering gear of his [?] van failed. Frank Sharpe (25) and a narrow escape from death to-day. The vehicle left the road near…

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Wrecked Crew Safe

Leader · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 3

NEW YORK.- A [?] has rescued the 17 members of the crew of the steamer. Nollington Court, who were missing after the vessel foundered…

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Steamer Fired on Shanghai

National Advocate · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 5

A Chinese officer was killed and several Chinese were wounded when the Chinese Navigation Company's steamer, Siushan, registered at…

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Vandals Use Picks Tombstones Wrecked In Edinburgh Churchyard LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 2

Ropes and picks, it is thought, were used by vandals who overturned more than 50 tombstones in the burial ground at St. Cuthbert's Church,…

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British Steamer Bombed by Japanese Serious Situation [?]Ate of Refugees Shanghai

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

The [?]…

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Wrecked Airliner Experts' Inquiry British Officers in Italy Brindisi

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 1

Three British experts have arrived to open an inquiry into the disaster to the Imperial Airways flying boat, Cygnus, which crashed on Sunday…

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£15,000 FIRE Wrecks Furniture Factory MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 4

Damage estimated at £15,000 wa caused by a fire in a furniture fac lory at Northcote early this morning…

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Steamer Ashore Passengers Safe San Francisco

National Advocate · Monday 13 December 1937 · page 2

The United States liner President Hoover was stranded yesterday on a reef at Hoishot Island near Formosa…

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Luxury Ship Ashore No Immediate Danger MANILLA

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 1

While there is no immediate danger of her sinking, the Dollar Line luxury liner President Hoover is wedged fast on a rocky shore or Hoichoit Island,…

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Liner Wrecked

Leader · Monday 20 December 1937 · page 1

CAPETOWN.- the [?] star, hound for Australia, is ashore. broadside on, on the rocky coast near Rock point lighthouse. close to East…

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British Athletes Steamer Delayed Vancouver

National Advocate · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 4

Delayed for six hours by record malls, the liner Acrangi sailed for Sydney with 76 athletes for the Empire games, including 21 women and also 17…

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Doomed Steamer Likely to Break Up SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 December 1937 · page 1

It is believed the coastal steamer Saros, which went aground in a fog on Cape Everard on Christmas night, will break up. She is being…

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Wrecked Saros Crew Reach Sydney Men on Short Rations Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1937 · page 1

The crew of the Saros which went ashore during a dense fog off the Victorian coast, and struck a rock near Cape Everard light, arrived in…

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Wreck of the Saros. Crew's Vivid Story. SYDNEY, Tuesdays

Leader · Wednesday 29 December 1937 · page 2

The [?] of the stranded steamer Sar[?] which went ashore during a dense fog off the Victorian [?] and struck a reef…

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