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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932

19 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers

Man in Harbour Rescued by Ferry Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

While on a ferry boat between Clifton Garden and Circular Quay last night Mrs. Pixie Pratt, a former well known amateur athlete, saw a man…

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City Wrecked Earthquakes in Cuba

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 2

One third of the city of Santiago (Cuba) is in ruins, following a series of earthquakes last week. The Moyor of Santiago has reported…

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Wrecked Waggon Carried 55 Yards Driver Escapes from Level Crossing Smash

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 3

Edward Clutterbuck, fruit and vegetable merchant, of Wodonga, had a narrow escape from death, at Albury on Saturday last. He was returning…

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Miscellaneous Wreckers and Builders

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 1

Every one of us is by virtue of our citizenship a builder or a wrecker. The wrecker is having his fling among us because there is not in…

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Lang Wreckers Federal labor's Denunciation (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Federal A.L.P. execitive last night, Mr. Coates declared that the destructive forces behind the Lang…

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The State That Jack Wrecked

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

This is the State that Jack wrecked, This is the country all harassed and worn, Because the bailiffsare in and the…

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The State That Jack Wrecked

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 1

This is the State that Jack wrecked, This is the country all harassed and worn— The bailiff's in and the cash has…

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The State That Jack Wrecked

Cowra Free Press · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

This is the State that Jack wrecked, This is the country all harassed and worn— The Bailiff's in and the cash has “gorn.” In this—the State that Jack wrecked…

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Ferndale Wreck Broken in Two (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 1

Aground on a submerged rock off the coast of Algiers, in 22 fathoms of water, the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line freighter, Ferndale, has…

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Rough Seas Accident on Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 1

A cable from Auckland states that the steamer Morinda, from Norfolk island, struck heavy weather, during which a lady passenger was thrown…

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Weather Beat Him Mollison Returning by Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

A cable from London states:—The weather has beaten me. "I am terribly disappointed and feeling rotten for the last few days,…

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FOUNDERED! Judge Thompson is Told

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 5

Witness (at Forbes District Court): If he says the horse was foundered, he lies! His Honor, Judge Thompson:…

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Ship Wrecked

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 4

Ken Henson, of the West Wyalong Distirct School, was awarded first prize for best originaal story, any age, at the WestWyalong Show. This was the…

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Nose, Dive At Cootamundra Pilots Escape Plane Wrecked

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 4

A[?] R.A.F. de Haviland G[?] Moth piloted by Flying-officer R. a. Home wood or No, 3 Squardron, Richmond nose dived from 50ft. during a display…

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Fierce Storm Residences Wrecked (By Wire). Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 1

A fierce storm, struck the township. of Roms, Queensland, yesterday af ternoon, wrecking many private residences…

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Wreckage and Silence Constable's Find in Hotel Who Put Out the Lights Alleged Threat Against Taxi-Man

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 9

MYSTERY faced Constable Death, of Forbes police, when he entered the Royal Hotel at 3.30 in the morning of October 2. Indeed, the atmosphere and the scene he encountered could have come straight from the opening chapter of one…

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Missing From Steamer Mystery of Young Woman (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 1

A cable from Gibraltar states that Miss Dorothy Cheney Rost, 27, of Lonon, who was bound for Melbourne aboard the "Moreton Bay," has been…

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Total Wreck New Mission Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 1

The mission steamer, "Southern Cross," was totally wrecked yesterday on the island of Ageityum, New Hebrides, whilst on her maiden…

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Man Drowned When Ketch Capsized SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 1

When a party of four men were thrown into the water, as a result of their fishing ketch capsizing in a gale near Geelong, Victoria one of them,…

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