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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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Schooner Swamped Abandoned by Crew AUCKLAND

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 4

The big seas encountered by the schooner Elsie Mary, 130 tons, which left Gisborne for Auckland at 8 p.m. on Saturday, caused a leak leading to…

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Rum Runners British Schooner Sunk New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 2

The British auxiliary schooner Imalone suspected of being a contraband carrier, was sunk off the coast near New Orleans in a battle with…

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To-day's Cables Sinking of Schooner International Complications WASHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 2

The sinking of the schooner Imalone by gunfire from a coast guard vessel, off the coast of America, continues to be an extremely delicate…

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Rum Schooner Sinking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 2

The discussion which has arisen over the sinking of a rum running schooner by an American Coast Guard boat seems to indicate the…

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Dashed to Pieces Fishing Schooner Lost SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 2

The auxiliary fishing schooner Wanderer was dashed to pieces at Coff's Harbour this morning. Five members of the crew managed to…

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Damage at Hume Park Mr. Broadhurst Estimates His Loss at £300 Rowing Boats Wrecked; ,Lady of the Lake Stranded Willie Broadhurst Perched on Stump For Four Hours

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

Much damage was caused at Hume Park, the well-known tourist resort on the Murrumbidgee River, when the flood, waters down on Thursday afternoon. The river came down a banker, and Mr. W. Broadhurst senr. was being advised of the rise,…

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Ketch Founders Crew's Close Call NEWHAVEN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 6

Sailing into heavy seas, against a strong westerly wind, the fishing ketch, Myrtle of 40 tons register, sprang a leak and sank in Bass Strait…

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Skipper Fined Echo of Kanowna Wreck SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

At the Central Summons Court to day before Mr. Gates, C.S.M., the hearing was concluded of the charge against Captain Alfred Wm. Newbery,…

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Fire on Steamer Serious Blaze Averted LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 2

A fire broke out near the steerage of the Euripides, which was lying in the Gladstone Dock, Liverpool The crew fought the flames until the…

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Harbour Collision Ferry Steamer and Launch SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 3

A harbour tragedy was narrowly averted late on Saturday afternoon. At that time the harbour was crowded with craft of all kinds returning from…

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Steamer's Curious Request Gibraltar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 2

The steamer Orford, before her arrival here, has wirelessed asking for 200 tubes of vaccination lymph, which the authorities have supplied. The…

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To-day's Cables Hospital Wrecked Terrible U.S.A. DISASTER Fire Follows Explosions CLEVELAND (Ohio)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 2

Three explosions wrecked the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, after which a fire broke out. It is reported that 91 are known to be…

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"Wreck" Delayed French Air Pageant Joke LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

A quaint contretemps destroyed the verisimilitude of a French air pageant at Vincennes. The display had been arranged to stimulate…

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Yacht Wrecked Vain Search For Man NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 2

Water police have spent two days vainly searching for the body of Jeffrey Jacoby, 29, of Sydney, who is believed to have been drowned…

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Launch Ashore Men Out Till Midnight SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 4

A fishing party had an exciting experience near Palm Beach last night when the engine of their launch broke down and the boat was washed on the…

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General Cables British Steamer Aground

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

The British steamer Tongariro bound from Bowen to London, went ashore five miles south-east of Rasalara She is not talking any water…

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'Planes Wrecked Mountains Crash Pilot and Wife Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 6

Two N.S.W. Aero Club machines were practically wrecked at Wentworth Falls yesterday afternoon after the pilots had lost…

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Launch Tragedy Waistcoat Washed Ashore SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 2

A blue serge waistcoal washed ashore at the Cronulla Beach was identified as having belonged to Henry Wilsher, who has been missing since…

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Farcical Situation Steamer Delayed Over Brawl Wellington (N.z.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 2

A farcical situation has arisen in Lyttelton, where the steamer Canopus is held up owing to a dispute, which originated in a fracas between a…

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COLLISION 18 Missing Tug and Steamer Jump for Life London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 3

A tug crashed into and sank a Spanish steamer with the result that four officers and 14 men are missing…

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