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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

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Terrifying Passenger's Experience Wreck Of The Stanford Rescued at Fremantle Fremantle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 5

That the motor ship Stanford seems doomed to become a total loss is the firm conviction of the master, Captain Carl Beck…

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Swedish Tanker Ashore on Reef. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 3

Laden with oil, the Swedish tanke[?] Balaklava, went ashore on a Princess Charlotte Bay, [?] Thursday Island and Cook[?]…

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Unprecedented Victorian Crime Diabolical Outrage in Geelong Two Bombs Thrown Into Bedroom Wife of Policeman Killed Instantly Husband in Hospital Badly Injured Constable's Home Wrecked in Early Hours MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 5

A diabolical outrage, in which the callous nature of the persons concerned was revealed, took place in Manning street, Newtown, Geelong, early this morning. Throwing two bombs into the bedroom of the home of Senior…

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Abel Tasman Wrecked on N.Z. BAR Crew Landed Safely Total Loss Feared Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 4

Carried on to the rocks, about a mile from the mouth of the Grey River, on Saturday, the steamer, Abel Tasman, sustained severe damage…

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Abel Tas[?] Wrecked in New

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 2

The steamer Abel Ta[?] has been loading sl[?] timber at Coffs Harbour [?] and the Clarence River [?]…

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Trollies Wrecked

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 July 1936 · page 4

Fortunate escapes were experienced by nine fettlers on two trollies half a mile on the Ourimbah side of the Lisa- row railway station at 4.35- p.m. last…

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The Abel Tasman Now a Total Wreck. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 6

The owners of the steamer Abel Tasman have received advice that the steamer is now a total wreck, on the rocks at the entrance to…

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TYPHOON Kyushu Island Swept Lives Lost, Vessels Wrecked. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 5

A typhoon swept Kyushu Island, and inundated 2000 homes. Crops also were damaged. Seven persons were killed, while 41 are missing…

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Shop Wrecked Gelignite Explosion Sensation at Ballarat Detectives Find 15Ft. Fuse. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 3

An explosion which shook the countryside for a considerable distance around practically wrecked the butchery shop of Harold Lugg, in…

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Abel Tasman Wreck Sold. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1936 · page 5

The Abel Tasman wreck and cargo were sold at auction yesterday, to a Greymouth syndicate, for £160 and £400, respectively…

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£500 Damage Another Bomb Outrage Ballarat Shop Wrecked Sticks of Gelignite Used Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1936 · page 5

A bomb outrage at Ballarat, the second in less than three weeks, damaged the interior of the lock-up shop of Mr. Harold Lugg, at Eureka…

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Misfortune on Steamer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 8

A remarkable sequence of misfortune has attended the freighter, Nollington Court (3774 tons), which has arrived at Albany. The Nollington Court…

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Ships Ashore

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 2

Early this week two coastal vessels were ashore on the Mid-North Coast. Caught in heavy seas, the steamer ldant was driven back on the…

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Abel Tasman Wreck

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 2

The Court of Marine Inquiry, dealing with the loss of the steamer Abel Tasman, well-known at Coffs Harbour, exonerated the master and crew. The…

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Exonerated Master and Crew Abel Tasman Wreck Court of Inquiry Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 5

The Court of Marine inquiry into the loss of the steamer Abel Tasman, concluded to-day, and found in favor of the master and crew…

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33 Drowned Steamer Sinks After Explosion. Oran

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 5

Carrying a cargo of wine and grain to France the steamer Oranaise suddenly blew up and sank off Algiers Thirty-three passengers and crew were…

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Harwood Ferry Ashore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 6

On Friday night at nine o'clock when the Harwood ferry was approaching the Harwood bank the brake failed at the critical moment, and the result was…

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A Mystery Wreck Of French Steamer Marine Volcano Suggested. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 5

The wreck of the French steamer, Cronaise, with the loss of 38 lives, is still a mystery, but it is now stated definitely there was no explosion. It…

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100 DEAD Typhoon At Hong Kong Buildings Damaged--ship Ashore. Hong Kong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 5

A typhoon wrecked buildings in the city and devastated surrounding villages. Over one hundred are believed to be dead…

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Naval Incident Stirs Germany "Outrage" Spanish Warship Holds Up German Steamer Excitement in Germany London

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 5

German resentment owing to the Spanish Government's, failure to hand over the impounded Lufthansa aeroplane was intensified to-day by a…

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