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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939

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

A Home Wrecker "Poison Pen" Widow Paris, December 20

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 6

An amazing "poison pen" campaign carried out for more than three years has been discovered by the police in the small country town of Fleurance…

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A Home Wrecker Poison Pen Widow (By Air Mail) PARIS, December 20

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 3

Am amazing "poison pen" campaign carried out for more than three year, has been discovered by the police in the small country town of Fleurance…

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A Home Wrecker "Poison Pen" Widow Paris, December 20

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 8

An amazing "poison pen" campaign carried out for more than three years has been discovered by the police in the small country town of Fleurance…

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Collier Ashore Disaster Near Maroubra The Crew Rescued Plucky Life Savers Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

The Collier, Belbowrie, bound from Sydney to Shelliarbor ran aground in heavy rain off Maroubra to-night. The crew of ten was rescued after…

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Seven Dead Disaster to Lifeboat Wrecked in Attempt to Save Steamer LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

Seven are believed to have been drowned when the St Ives lifeboat was lost in a terrific north-westerly gale. The remaining member of the…

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Pig Iron Dispute Load Steamer To-morrow Port Kembla

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

The loading of pig iron into the steamer Dalfram is expected to begin at Port Kembla on Wednesday, immediately after the steamer returns from…

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British Steamer Bombed The Cook Killed CARTAGENA

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 2

The British cook on the steamer Emerald Winds was killed and Arab firemen injured in an air raid on the port…

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Slept in Lifeboat Passengers From Lord Howe Island an Overcrowded Steamer Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 2

As the steamer Morinda, which arrived from Lord Howe Island this morning, has only limited cabin accommodation, five passengers slept in…

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Greek Steamer Interned Smuggling in German Jews Jerusalem

National Advocate · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

Pe[?]e seized and interned the Greet steamer Artemist in the vicinity of Tel-a-vin which allegedly was smur[?]ling in German Jews…

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Desperate Fighting Continues Italian Planes Active British Steamer' Damaged London

National Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 2

Desperate fighting continued in Spain until nightfall, the Francoists pushing on to Puicerda. Thousands on the French side of…

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Arson on Steamer? 1,000 Irish Aboard. LONDON, February 12

Leader · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 2

Three fires, believed to he the work of the I.R.A. brake out in the British steamer, "Frank Davis," after It had berthed with…

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Bomb Outrages Fire on Steamer Narrow Escape at Portsmouth LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 1

Detectives can find nothing at the moment to show that the Irish Republican Army was connected with a fire which gutter Manchester's largest…

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British Steamer Captured London

National Advocate · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 2

It has been revealed that the Nationalists on February 5 captured British ship Stangrove near Barelona and escorted it to Majorca…

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Steamer Stranding Captain and Mate Exonerated SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 1

The Marine Court to-day delivered judgment in connection with the stranding of the steamer Belbowrie off Maroubra Bay on the night of…

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Stranded Steamer Officers Exonerated Cause Unknown Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 1

In a reserved Judgment today the Marine Court of Inquiry which investigated the stranding and subsequent total lass of the coaster…

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Opium Haul Australian Steamer Raid HONOLULU

National Advocate · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1

Customs officials seized eight this of opium on the Australian [?] A[?] yesterday, and arrested a s[?]ran named Walter Roxsin…

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Ten Bodies Found. Wrecked German Plane NICE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1

A SKIER near Rubion in the Lower Alps found ten bodies amidst wreckage of the German 'plane Dalus, which has been lost since it…

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Wrecks "Jackpot" Machines Woman Angered at Husband's Losses CAPETOWN

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

Angered because of her husband's losses on "fruit" and "jackpot" machines, Mrs. Bessie Pandall went into a cafe and smashed two of the…

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Wild Woman Wrecks Fruit Machine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 3

A NGERED because of her husband's losses on "fruit" and "Jackpot" machines, Mrs. Bessie Pandall went into a cafe and…

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I.R.A. Terrorism. in London. Bombs Wreck Many Shops. No Casualties Reported. LONDON, April 2

Leader · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 2

An I.R.A. gang touring London in a powerful car subjected the city to a night of terror as a reprisal for a…

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