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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

25 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Sank in North Sea Naval Steamer 'Hermod' Fears of Crew's Safety (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 1

A cubic from Copenhagon reports that the naval steamer, "Hermod," sank during a gale in the North Sea. Four life boats and hatch covers…

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Bodies Washed Ashore Three at Manly (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 1

The bodies of three men were wash led up on the beach at Manly yesterday. One was identified as that of [?]…

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Disaster in Sydney Harbor Ferry Steamer Rammed by Liner Ferry Sinks Immediately Heavy Loss of Life (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 1

At least 11 persons lost their lives when the steamer "Tahiti" collided with and sank the Watson's Bay ferry boat, "Greycliffe," in Sydney Harbor yesterday afternoon…

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[?]E Suicides [?]astal Steamer [?] WIRE) [?] Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 December 1927 · page 1

[?]mor "Gabrielle" was [?]on her way from [?]Newcastle, the sec[?] Arnison, jumped…

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Shocking Conditions On Steamer Balranald (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 1

Rev. J. Drabble, welfare officer on the steamer Balranald, which arrived from Melbourne yesterday from England, declared that shacking…

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