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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

153 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 8

Stinson Airliner Found in Q'sla in Macpherson Ranges Wrecked and Burned on Plateau Four Occupants Were Incinerated Proud and Binstfad Alive Westray Fell to Death Over Precipice Going in Search of Assistance Brisbane, Sunday Night

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 4

The Stinson airliner, which was lost during a flight from Brisbane to Sydney on Friday week, with five passengers, a pilot and assistant on board, was found in Queensland National Park, in…

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No Food On Wrecked Stinson Official's View of Crash

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 5

Mr. R. G. Robinson, Brisbane manager of Airlines of Australia, said there was no food on the lost Stinson…

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The Rescue of Proud and Binstead Night March Through Jungle First-hand Story the Wrecked Machine. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 5

Mr. Meissner arrived in Brisbane to-day by car from Lamington. He told a story of the trials and triumphs of the rescuers and the condition of…

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Wrecked Stinson to Be Inspected To-day. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 5

Mr. R. Robinson, Brisbane manager of Airlines of Australia, Ltd., said to-day that inspection of the wreckage of the Stinson would be made to-morrow…

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Stinson Was Insured for £13,000 Wreckage Not to Be Salvaged Examined By Experts Cause of Disaster Weather Probable Factor. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 5

It was stated on behalf of Airlines of Australia, Ltd., to-day, that there was no intention of salvaging anything from the wreck of the Stinson,…

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Schooner As Hotel Coronation Novelty Room for 400 Guests. London, February 13

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 3

Coronation visitors to London who want a change from dry-land hotels will be able to register at a floating luxury hotel on the Thames…

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Naval Fight Off Spanish Coast Govt. Steamer Captured by Insurgent Cruisers London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

A report from Hendaye says that two women and three children were killed in a sea battle which inhabitants of Bilbao watched between a…

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Wrecked Stinson Week-end Sightseers 12 Women Make Trip

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

People flocked to the Lamington National Park at the week-end to see the scene of the Stinson crash. About 70 persons reached the crashed plane…

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S.O.S. Call Arms-laden Steamer Sank By Rebel Cruiser British Warships Race to Scene London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 5

After sending out frantic S.O.S. signals without disclosing its name, the Spanish motor vessel, Mar Cantabrico, which was laden with arms…

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Many Visitors to Scene of Wrecked Plane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 4

Several hundred persons, among them a number from Casino and district, made the trip at the week-end to the border region, where, the airliner…

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Wrecked Dredge Floating Upside Down. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 5

The tin dredger, Kantoeng, which capsized during a storm near Eddystone lighthouse recently, did not sink, as was at first reported. It is now…

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Express Wrecked Fifteen Passengers Killed. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 5

Fifteen persons, including four women and two children, were killed when the winter sports express, en route to Montdore, rounding a curve…

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School Horror 500 Pupils Killed Gas Wrecks Building Heartrending Scenes New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 5

Between 500 and 600 school pupils Were killed to-day in a terrific explosion in the New London High School, at Overton (Texas)…

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Menace Removed Haiping Breaks Up Wreckage Washed Up Near Ballina Abandoned Chinese Steamer Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 4

Fears that the Chinese steamer Haiping, which was abandoned about 100 miles north of Brisbane recently, would provide a menace to the coastal…

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Shop Wrecked Explosion at Innisfail Proprietor Dies In Hospital Street Littered with Debris Innisfail

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 4

An explosion shook Innisfail at 12.30 o'clock this morning and seriously injured Reginald Aston, proprietor of a smallgoods shop…

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Seaman Injured Accident on Steamer James Cook

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

Whilst the New Zealand steamer, James Cook, was preparing to leave Grafton yesterday afternoon. John McCormack, a seaman, who resides at 48…

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Crew Rescued From Sinking Steamer. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

The coastguard cutter, Chelan, today rescued 17 men from the sinking Norwegian freighter, Bjerkli, 760 miles east of New York, after six…

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Frantic Rush By Planes and Cars Luggage for Steamer Passengers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 2

Aa aeroplane, two motor cars and a special launch were used in a race against time from Auckland to Wellington so that three women pas…

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Tower Wrecked Victorian Radio Station. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 4

To see race meetings at Williams town announcers of a Melbourne B class broadcasting station use a 40-foot tower on private property near the…

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Gun-runners Hoist British Flag Warning From Insurgents Spanish Steamer Shelled London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 5

The Spanish steamer, Mar Caspio, 3080 tons, from Newcastle-on-Tyne, with coal for a French factory at Baxtonne, went ashore after, it is…

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