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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939

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Sank in Two Minutes Cargo Steamer Struck Mine (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 1

A message from London states: —The steamer, "Rubislaw," which was laden with cement, struck a mine, off a south-east coastal port, and went…

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Germany Seizes Steamer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 1

A German warship seized the Danish steamer "Cyril." while it was awaiting a pilot outside Stockholm. The "Cyril" was carrying a cargo of…

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Another Vessel Sunk Russian Steamer This Time 87 Dead. 500 Missing (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 1

A message from New York states: Eighty seven persons are known to be dead, and, between 200 and 500 are missing, following the sinking of…

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Scout News From Far and Wide Ketch for Sea Scouts Gift to Newcastle Boys

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 2

An anonymous admirer at the Scout Movement has presented to the Sea Scouts of the Newcastle Division a 50ft ketch, which bears…

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