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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

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

Search for Ulm Govt. Will Pay Cost £600 for Schooner

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 5

The Premier informed Mrs. Charles Ulm that the State Government will, assist with the cost of the schooner which Mrs. Ulm lias chartered…

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Fifteen Miles Out Boy in Small Canoe Steamer Plane, and Surf Boats to Rescue SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

A 19-year old youth, Mourice Lee, of Redfern had a remarkable escape from losing his life when the wind forced his canoe 15 miles put to sen…

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Missing Yacht Wreckage Found (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 1

Pieces of wreckage, believed to be long to the missing yacht, "Pastime" have been found off the Australian coast at Western Australia…

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More Wreckage Yacht and Crew Lost (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

Further wreckage recovered on the Westenr Australian coast definitely established the loss of the yacht "Pastime" and its crew…

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Mrs. Keith Miller Machine Wrecked Aviatrix Uninjured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 1

A cable from London states:—It is reported that Mrs. Keith Miller, after crossing the Sahara Desert on a commercial traveller's flight to…

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Plane Wrecked But Pilot Escaped (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1

During an aerotiatlc competition [?] Tasmania, an aeroplane, crashed and was wrecked but the pilot escaped serious injury…

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Dentist Drowned Fell From Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 1

Mr. Percy Warner Gaggin, aged 53 years, a dentist, fell from the deck, of the North Coast steamer "Wollongbar" into the sea, off Ballina on…

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Sir Thos. Henley Dead Fell From Steamer Body in Harbor

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 1

Sir Thomas Henley, a member of the N.S.W. Parliament for many years, and one of the most prominent figures in State, political and civic…

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Liner Wrecked Struck a Rook All Aboard Saved (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 1

A cable from Cape Town states: The liner "Ville de Paris" was wrecked north of Fort Dauphin, Madagascar…

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Collapsed and Died Man on Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1935 · page 1

A man, whose Identity is not yetestablished, collapsed and died on the steamer "Gwydil" shortly after the vessel left Sydney for…

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Mates to Rescue Driven Ashore in Fog Fisherman's Boat Swamped (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 1

A message from Melbourne mates that when fishermen at Queenscliffe were told early yesterday morning that two of their males had been…

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The Maheno. Stranded on Lonely Island. May Become Total Wreck

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 2

Stranded on a lonely portion of Fraser Island, 169 miles from Brisbane, the steamer Maheno was discovered by a plane on Wednesday…

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Body Found Missing From Steamer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

The body of John Robert Bowie, a passenger on the steamer Tanda, who disappeared on the night of July 16, when the vessel was being towed…

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(By Wire) Steamer Stranded No. 1 Hold Flooded Attempt To Tow SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 1

A cable from Suva states:—The Norwegian steamer "Hoegh," a trader, bound from Los Angeles to Adelaide with timber, was stranded 65…

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Wrecked Monospar Occupants Rescued (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 1

A message from Alice Springs late lasi night stated that Don. Thomas, of Alice Springs, had arrived there with the pilot of the wrecked…

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Hoax Suspected Message in Bottle Shipwrecked on Island (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 1

A message from Mullumb'mby states that a.message purporting to come from a man marooned on a lonely island in the Pacific, was found in a…

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Plane Crashed Completely Wrecked Occupants Badly Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 1

A Moth aeroplane, of tht Royal Australia Air Force, crashed near Point Cook, Victoria, and was wrecked…

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Big L[?]ner Lost Five Men Aboard Wreckage Seen Over lass Strait (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 1

The Holy[?]n Airways liner Loina, with [?]e aboard, which left Melbourne at 8.15 a.m. on Wednesday for Launceston, has…

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