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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

35 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Ship Wrecked on Maiden Voyage Capetown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 5

On her maiden voyage from Scotland to Laurence Marques the steamer Linpopo, was wrecked at Sylvia Hill, 90 miles north…

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STOWAWAYS Chinese on Steamer SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 3

When the steamer Tango Mara reached Sydney this morning from the East it was reported that 24 hours before the vessel arrived at Thursday…

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Five Killed Plane Wrecked Lost in Fogs Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

An air taxi, which conveyed four passengers from Amiens to Havre to see a football match on January 19, started for home after the match, but…

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In Distress Steamer's S.O.S. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 3

The steamer, Barrhill, from Hull to Melbourne, which passed Ushant on January 23, has wirelessed that she has been damaged by sea and…

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Pirates Fail Affray on Steamer Naval Rescue

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 6

A spirited deck battle of Britons against Chinese pirates has resulted in the death of a third mate and the wounding of a chief…

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Steamer on Fire Asks for Help London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 3

The British steamer Malmor bound from Napier to London, sent a wireless message from latitude 48.40 north and longitude 32.46 west,…

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Steamer Ablaze Sinks Following Fire New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 3

The North German Lloyd liner, Muenchen, caught fire and sank at the pier in the Hudson River to-day, shortly after her arrival…

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Captain Charged Grounding of Steamer SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 3

The Marine Court commenced an enquiry into the circumstances of the grounding of the steamer "Luciston" on Ocean Island…

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Liner Ashore Not in Danger Yet London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 3

The Federal liner Cornwall from New plymouth to Londaon is ashore at Curance. She is resting on her mort how and is not making on her…

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Two Safes Robbed Office Nearly Wrecked SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

During the night thieves broke into the office of the Croydon Brick Co., Croydon, and blew open two safes, extracting about £100 in cash…

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Public Tricked Show Nearly Wrecked PRAGUE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 3

Bratislava's first. experience of the "talkie" almost ended in a riot. The lack of synchronisation of sound and movement, also occasional…

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Call for Help Steamer in Trouble London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 3

The steamer Unicoi bound from Geelong to New York, with a crew of 40 and nine passengers, is totally disabled 880 miles from Balboa…

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CRASH Secret Flight Ends N.Z. Pilot Machine Wrecked London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 3

The New Zealander, Parkerson, whose flight to Australia begin from Lympne with the utmost secrecy at six o'clock…

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WRECKED? Naval Conference Nearing the End No Salvage Yet London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 3

It would seem that the Naval Conference is nearing the end. "We have not begun to salvage…

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Otranto Strikes French Steamer Port Said

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 3

The Orient Company's liner Otranto collided with the French steamer Bernardin de St. Pierre, anchored in the Harbour. The…

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Schooner's Plight Adrift for 48 Days

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 April 1930 · page 4

A Newfoundland schooner, which left St. John's for her, home port of Newton, 100 miles farther north, on November 30 was towed into…

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Twenty Drowned Steamer Sinks Athens

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 3

An explosion in the boiler room sank the Italian steamer Frederico Carootla, in three minutes, drowning 20 out of a crew of 23…

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Champagne Cider Island Wreck

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 6

Wrecked on a lonely island stocked with 100, 000 bottles of champagne eider—that was one of many thrilling experiences of 34 members of the…

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FIFTY-FIFTY Convicts Share Food Wreck Victims Buenos Aires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 May 1930 · page 1

Stories of hardened convicts who shared their meagre rations fifty-fifty with victims of shipwreck were brought back to…

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Mystery Wreck Is It the Waratah?

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 1

Slowly drifting towards the oblivion of the vanished years is the awful sea tragedy of the mysterious disappearance of the luxuriantly…

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