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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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'Plane Wreckage Is It Nungessor's? COPENHAGEN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 2

Wreckage of an aero plane, believed to be Nungessor's, was found in the North Sea in the vicinity of the West Coast of Denmark. The French…

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Courtney Forced Down Rescued By Steamer New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 4

A wireless message from the steamer Missewaska states that Captain Courtney, the English aviator, who was forced down…

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Hearse Overturns Wrecked on Steep Hill BOMBALA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 2

While returning from a funeral at Delegate William Moore, undertaker, of Bombala, and Patrick Ivill, who accompanied him, had a narrow escape…

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Items of Interest Lugger Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 2

A message has been received at Fremantle from the Customs authorities at Carnarvon, stating that two men, while sailing a lugger from…

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Lashed by Gale Steamer Fights Heavy Seas CAPETOWN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 2

The steamer Clan Lamont limped into Algoa Bay after battling since Friday with terrific seas. From Madagascar , she was making for…

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Platform Wrecked Domain Crowd Menace Speaker SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 4

A riot occurred in the Domain yesterday afternoon when the platform of the Protestant Defence Association was wrecked, and the speaker, a…

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Violent Storm Churches Wrecked at Tamworth TAMWORTH

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 4

A violent storm, accompanied by a high wind, completely wrecked the Roman Catholic Church and the Union Church (used by the Methodists and…

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Steamer Overdue

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 4

The Hudson Bay Company's Arctic steamer, Distributor with about 30 passengars and a crew of 30 is eight days overdue at Fort Smith. The…

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Bomb Outrage Italians' Home Wrecked Occupants' Remarkable Escape MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 2

Another bomb outrage was perpetrated early this morning at a house in Dudley St West Melbourne, where a Mills bomb…

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Amundsen's Fate Wreckage From Plane Found PARIS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 4

An aluminium petrol tank, marked "Hydroavian Lathan," undoubtedly belonging to Captain Amundsen was picked up by a…

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To-day's Cables Planes Wrecked Fall on Golf Links Two Crashes In Two Days LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 October 1928 · page 2

Almost into the midst of a crowd of golfers, a sky-larking 'plane crashed on the new Mote Mount golf course, and two women…

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Lost at Sea Steamer Abandoned Passengers and Crew in Boats New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 2

The Lamport Holt liner Vestris, bound from New York to the Barbadoes with 127 passengers and a crew of 210 men has been…

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Lifeboat Swamped Sixteen Drown In Terrific Seas LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 4

During one of the most violent gales experienced in the Channel, the steamer Alice laden with bricks sent out a distress signal. A Rye lifeboat put…

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Vestris Wreck New York

The Young Chronicle · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 5

Night has fallen again over the stormy North Atlantic, and though rescue vessels are still searching doggedly in the teeth of a rising…

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Tragic Wreck Story

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 November 1928 · page 3

"Yessir," said the sailor, emyptying his pint mug, "we was starvin'--mad with thirst and' 'unger when we was on that wreck."…

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Vestris Wreck Starting Evidence at Inquiry New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 4

Joseph Boxill, a negro stoker, testified before Judge Tuttle's inquiry that the Vestris lifeboat No. 4 was filled mostly with women and…

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Items of Interest Steamer Refloated

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 2

The coastal steamer Excelsior which was beached at Parsley Bay last night has been refloated and was towed into port…

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Plane Crash Two Injured in Wreck MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 December 1928 · page 1

A DHGO Moth aeroplane was wrecked while making a forced landing at North Essendon. It crashed into a fence…

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To-day's Cables Liner Ashore Left High and Dry LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 2

The White Star Liner Celtic went ashore in darkness when entering Cork. Harbour. An effort to tow her off was unavailing…

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Steamer Stranded Twice in Same Locality SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 7

Dedele, a small por on the southern coast of Papua, 80 miles from Port Moresby, is an unlucky locality for the Burns. Philip steamer…

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