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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934

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Stowaway on Steamer Not Permitted to Land in Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 2

A stowaway on board the steamer Port Wellington was not permitted to land when the liner berthed in Sydney yesterday…

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Wild Weather Hurricane in N.Z. Houses Wrecked Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 2

When a gale or great intensity struck the southern part of the North Island, extensive damage was caused in Masterton, Carterton and Featherston ureas. Houses…

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Steamer Holed at Sea Boats Reach Shore Safely

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 October 1934 · page 4

Boston (Mass.), Monday.—A total of 15 passengers and crew of the 1000ton coastal steamer, New Bedford, were forced to take to the lifeboats last…

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WRECKED! Autogyro Crashes Pilot Injured Little America, October 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 October 1934 · page 2

The Little America Expedition's autogyro crashed and was wrecked in lauding, after taking an atmospheric sounding flight Pilot William…

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Pilot Locates Wrecked Aeroplane in Queensland Bush 3 DEAD Was Fire to Blame? Party Out Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 1

A Brisbane message states that Pilot Owen, Who has been searching for the missing Qantas air mail 'plane,…

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Foundered British Freighter. Twenty-six Lives Lost. New York

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 2

It is feared that the British freighter, Millpool, from Danzig to Montreal foundered during a heavy Atlantic gale late on Monday, 700…

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Fierce Atlantic Gale Grave Anxiety for British Steamer. Liners Search in Vain. London

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 1

Grave anxiety is felt for the British cargo steamer, Millpool, of 4218 tons, travelling from Danzig to Montreal, to whose assistance the Cunard liner,…

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Quantas Plane Found Wrecked All Occupants Incinerated

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 1

The tragic discovery was made yesterday morning that the Quantas mail aeroplane, Atlanta, which failed to reach Winton from Longreach, en route to Camooweal, had met disaster. The machine was found, a burnt wreck. 16 miles south-east of…

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Opium Seized Raid on Steamer WORTH £250 SYDNEY.Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 October 1934 · page 3

Opium worth £250 and packed in tin containers was found among frozen mutton and fish in the freezer of the steamer Mangola before her…

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Wrecked Atalanta Theories As to Cause

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 October 1934 · page 2

The body of Mr H. Henrikson, metropolitan sales manager of the Shell Company, and one of the victims of the Queensland 'plane disaster, is expected…

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Attempt to Wreck Sleepers on the Line Lucky Escape Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 7

While a passenger train was travelling between Picton and Moss Vale last night, the engine hit an obstruction on the line…

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Air Liner Missing Big Oil Patch Seen, But No Wreckage

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 1

It is feared that the air liner Miss Hobart, which disappeared on Friday morning on its flight from Launceston to Melbourne, has crashed into the sea. An intensive search by air and sea…

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Lost Air Liner. Wreckage Found

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 1

Flying over the Bass Strait yesterday afternoon in search for, the missing air liner, Miss Hobart, Mr. K. Frewin, in the Miss Launceston,…

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Lost 'Plane Wreckage Found Not Identified Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 7

While flying over Bass Strait in a search for the missing air liner Miss Hobert, Mr. K. Frewin, in the MIss Launceston found wreckage floating…

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Airliner Carrying 12 People Reported Missing the "Miss Hobart." Flying Boat Locates Patch of Oil on Sea. No Trace of Wreckage Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 1

The four-engined Dc Haviland airliner, "Miss Hobart," which is operated by the Holyman Air Lines between Tasmania and the mainland is…

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Wreckage Found in Sea. Thought to Be From Missing Air Liner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

Flying over Bass Strait yesterday afternoon in a search for the missing air liner Miss Hobart, Mr. K. Frewin, in the Miss Launceston, found…

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WRECKAGE Not from Air Liner MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1934 · page 5

The wreckage picked up by the steamer Kooyong yesterday was not from the missing Tasman air liner, Miss Hobart…

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Wreckage Not Part of Miss Hobart. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1934 · page 2

Wreckage found near Rodondo Island yesterday was examined at Geelong to-day and was found not to be part of the missing plane Miss-Hobart…

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Lost Air Liner Wreckage on the Sea

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1934 · page 2

Flying, over the Bass Strait on Monday afternoon in a search for the missing air liner, Miss. Hobart, Mr, K. Frewin, in the Miss Launceston,…

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Launch Ablaze Men Swim Ashore Harbour Mishap Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 2

Two men had to swim ashore, a distance of 60 yards, through water known to be infested with sharks, when a large launch caught fire in…

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