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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

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

Miner’s Death Caused by Hemorrhage. Hero of Wreck Rescue. Dalton

Cowra Free Press · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

Alan McLean, 62, was found dead on his mining claim, near Dalton, on Tuesday last. At an inquest held at Gunning on Friday a verdict of…

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Washed Ashore Aeropane Parts (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

Chaired, melted and rusted by long exposure to salt water, several parts of an aeroplane have been brought to Sydney…

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Total Wreck Tug Ashore (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

A message from Murwillumbah states that the tug "Terranora," which went ashore on the north breakwater just inside the crossing at Tweed…

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Steamer Held Up Dispute with Stewards (By Were) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 1

A cable states that the Maunganui is still held up at Wellington, N.Z. Stewards who refused to report for duty unless the chief steward was…

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Will Stupidity Wreck the World. Thinking Behind the Times

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 1

"The cultural lag of the people, the lack of thinking which can keep pace with science and invention, may bring civilisation to an end." The…

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Tired of Life Man Lost from Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 1

In connection with the disappearance of a man named Michael Johnson, aged 60, a commercial traveller, from the steamer…

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Steamer Aground At Entrance to Red Sea (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 1

According to advice received last night the German steamer "Mosel," bound from Australian ports to Hamburg, grounded near the Island of…

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Thrilling Rescue From Burning Schooner (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 1

A cable from Amsterdam states: —A wireless message from the Dutch steamer "Hercules" tells a thrilling story of the rescue of 46 men, being…

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New Books "Nights Ashore."

Western Champion · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 1

A aeries of most amusing small craft sea stories, many of them quite equal to W. W. Jacobs at his best, The book is an Australian maritime…

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Late News Six Drowned. Fishermen Flung Into Surf Boat When Wrecked

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1933 · page 2

Tragedy overtook a fishing party comprising seven men yesterday, when four of their number were drowned after their launch had been…

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Wrecking Attempt? Parkes Discovery Express Saved

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 7

Forty minutes before the Broken Hill express was due to pass, a ganger, Lovell Fuller, discovered an obstruction on the railway line…

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Two Killed Plane Crashed Machine Wrecked (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 December 1933 · page 1

A moth Plane, flying from Perth, crashed at Picton, near Bundury. A passenger named Teede was…

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60 Drowned Chinese Steamer Sunk Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 1

Shanghai cable states that sixty Chinese are Relieved to have been drowned yesterday, when a small Chinese steamer,…

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