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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940

77 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 4

Japanese Steamer Held Up by British New York

National Advocate · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 2

Reliable shipping circles state that the Japanese steamship. Hakone Maru, en route to the United States from Lisbon, was…

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Wreckage From Ships Washed On Danish Coast LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 2

A Danish radio station last night broadcast that so much wreckage from ships had been washed ashore on the West coast of Denmark that it was…

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The Budget May Wreck Government

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 4

The "Herald" states that as a result of the 'Government's Budget decisions, political observers expect either a National Government or a…

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Went to Get £30. Won on Old Rowley. British Seaman Lost. Explosion Wrecked Ship. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 2

John Nathan Kinnear, 50, of London, carpenter on the British ship which was wrecked, presumably by a…

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Wreckage Found AUCKLAND

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 1

A QUANTITY of wreckage has been found on the beaches of North Island anil has been Identified as portion of the missing cargo…

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The Fleet Strikes Two Italian Battleships Are Wrecked: Convoy Shattered in Surprise Attack London

National Advocate · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

In addition to the fine victory scored at Taranto by the Fleet Air Arm, the British Navy has added another achievement to its list by a successful attack on an Italian convoy off the Albanian harbor of Valona…

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Wreckage May Provide Turkaina Clue Wellington (N.z.). Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 1

A tin of [?] which has been found on Ninety-Mile Beach many provide a club to the identity of the vessel whose battered…

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Life-light for Shipwrecked Floating Torch Throws Out Beam for 15 Hours LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 2

" Seamen all over the world realise the value, in an emergency, of a life-saving jacket. Now, as a further aid to rescue, work at night, a jacket life-light has been approved by the British Ministry of Shipping…

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Liner Wrecked Aground Near Pt. Phillip Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1940 · page 1

The 18 passengers on the interstate liner Orungal (5826 tons) were rescued to-lay by the Queenscliff lifeboat. About 40 members…

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Crashed Into Boulder. Big Sedan Wrecked. Two Well-Known Men Hurt

Leader · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 2

William [?] well known grazier of [?] and a man [?] Finch, were injured when the big [?]…

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Swedish Steamer Attack by German Submarine Gallant Fight For Existence New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 1

The Swedish steamer, Anten (5135 tons), well known in the Australian trade, is making a gallant fight for distance two days after…

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Steamer Maimoa Mystery of Radio S.O.S. in Indian Ocean Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 1

The fate of the British cargo steamer, Maimoa (10,123 tons), which sent out radio calls last week that she was being attacked by an…

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Wrecked Orungal Captafn's Story of Dodging Mines MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 3

Captain S. Gllling, master of the steamer Orungal, which went on the rocks east of Barwon Heads on November pi. told the Court of Marine…

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‘Plane Wrecked. at Narromine. Instructor Dead. Trainee Injured. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 2

An Air Force instructor was killed and an Empire Air Scheme pilot trainee was seriously injured, when a…

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Orungal May Be Total Wreck Fire Breaks Out MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1940 · page 2

It is feared the inter-State passenger freighter Orungal (5,826 tons) will become a total loss as a result of a fire which broke out early today…

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Wreckage From Raider Victim

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Reported missing since November 20 and believed to have been sunk by a German raider wreckage from the steamer…

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