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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

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

Local and General Whale in Harbor. a Launch Wrecked. Futile Efforts at Capture

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 2

A humped-back whale, about 40 feet in length, entered Sydney Harbor on Tuesday and efforts were made to capture it without success. The…

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FOUNDERED ? Ship Missing TOKIO

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

The training ship Showamaru, reported overdue at Hokkaido, is believed to have foundered with all hands in the recent typhoon…

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Latest Telegrams Aged Chinese. Died on Steamer. SYDNEY

Western Champion · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 9

Leong Fong Quong, an aged Chinese who amassed a small fortune in Victoria and then decided to visit his native land, was found dead on the…

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Sea Tragedy. Skeleton and Wreckage Perth

Western Champion · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 7

The wreckage of a boat and the skeleton of a man have been found near Yanches' Rocks, Western Australia, and are believed to account…

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Hill's Bad Luck. 'Plane Wrecked. Airman Uninjured. Weltreveden

Western Champion · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 7

Airman Hill, on the last stage of his remarkable flight to Australia, in attempting to reach Atomboea from Sourabaya yesterday was obliged to…

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100 WHALES Blown Ashore in N.Z. (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

During a gale near Whangerel New Zealand, nearly 100 small whales were driven ashore. When they found themselves in…

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