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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

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Russian Steamer Set on Fire and Sunk Act of Spanish Rebel Warship (Australian Press Assn. Message.) MOSCOW

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 1

The Soviet to-day confirms reports, at which there is great popular indignation, that a Spanish rebel warship set on fire and sunk the Russian…

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Thrown Overboard Fisherman Swims Ashore SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 5

Thrown into the sea when the anchor chain fouled and caused his 50ft, trawler to tip, George Dewsbury, of Huskission, who was fishing outside…

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Plane Wrecked, But Pilot Unhurt

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 24 December 1936 · page 2

Side slipping when attempting a forced landing, an Aero Club Moth plane, piloted by C. G. Weston, fell about 50ft. and…

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Tug Explosion Search For Wreckage SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1936 · page 1

Until the wreckage of the tug, Undine, which was blown to pieces at No. 2 wharf, Walsh Bay, is brought to the surface, exports of the…

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Airliner Crashes Bodies In Wreckage Los Angeles, December 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1936 · page 3

The 12 occupants of the airliner which disappeared last night were all dead when the wreckage was discovered to-day on a mountain-side…

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