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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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Windjammer Ashore No Hope of Salvage London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 5

The famous windjammer, Garthpool, is ashore at Boavista, Cape Verde Islands. It is stated there is no hope of salvage. All the crew have been…

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Red Cross Work the Society Is Doing Caring for War Wrecks

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 10

One of the most touching cases which comes before the Hon. Director of the Convalescent Department (Miss Consett Stephen), of the…

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Lucky Escape From Wreck London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 5

A fireman one of the eight persons reported missing from the wreck of the steamer Molesey, which was dashed on to the rocks…

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Steamer on Reef Vessel to Rescue Suva

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 3

The latest message from the Norwich City which is aground on Gardiner states that she is fast breaking up and expected to have to…

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Ship Looted Garthpool Wreck Life Enjoyed London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 3

Further survivors of the Garth-pool which went aground at Cape Verde Islands, have arrived "at Liverpool…

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Steamer Manuka Wrecked in N.Z. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 3

The Union Steamship Company's steamer Manuka ran ashore about 40 miles south of Dunedin last night, and this…

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Bodies Washed Ashore Wreck of the Aslard Madrid

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 December 1929 · page 3

Rockets from the cod laden steamer Aslard, from Ireland, apprised gendarmes at Bayonne that the vessel was drifting uncontrolled shoreward…

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Battled for Hours Lifeboat's Fight London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 December 1929 · page 3

The Fleetwood lifeboat rescued six men of the crew of the French steamer, Tychad, from Bordeaux bound to Morecambe, which had dragged its…

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