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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

114 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 6

Two Drowned Fishing Boat Wrecked Third Man Rescued BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 1

Alan Williams (married) and Single Buckle (single), both young men, were drowned at Bustard Heads, Queensland, when a…

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Two Drowned. Fishing Boat Wrecked. Lighthouse Keeper Saves Third Man. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 1

Alan Williams, married, and Sidney [?]ickie, single, both young men, were drowned at Busfard Heads. Queensland, when the fishing boat "Laurel."…

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Steamer Afire Pilgrims Perish in Flames MARSEILLES

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 1

Wireless details say that the crew of the Asia, which caught fire was unable to all the pilgrims into the boats…

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Darwin This Afternoon Plane Passes Over Steamer SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 1

Amalgamated Wireless received a message from Darwin stating that Miss Amy Johnson will probably arrive at Darwin…

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SOLVED! The Chaff Problem Wagga Prices for N.e.feed The Influence of the "Steamer"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 4

Have Glen Innes farmers for many years past been paying the penalty for their stubborn adherence to the old-fashioned…

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Storm in New Zealand Schooner Driven Ashore. Auckland (N.Z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 1

A violent storm passed over Auck land (New Zealand) yesterday, during which a number of small craft, includ ing a schooner anchored in the bar…

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Wrecked on Java Coast World Adventurers

The Uralla Times · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 4

Darwin, Monday.—Reporting that they had been wrecked on a voyage from Sourabaya to Australia, two men limped into' Darwin this…

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£500,000 Shippers' Claims Loss of a Steamer Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 1

Action has been commenced in the Admiralty Court, London, on behalf of the owners of the Norwegian freighter Selje against the Union…

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Vessels Blown Ashore. Launch Driven on to Beach. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 1

During last night's heavy windstorm the coastal steamer "Cobaki and the bulk "Pendle Mill were blown ashore at North Woolwick while a 50 feet…

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Aviators Killed Tamworth Tragedy Bodies Entangled in Wreckage

The Inverell Times · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 4

At 12.40 p.m. on Saturday, the "Canberra Pup" crashed in Dennison street, West Tamworth, after being in the air for about half…

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Launch Wrecked. Two Men Drowned After Hours of Terror. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 1

William Noble and his nephew George Noble (18) lost their lives when a launch was wrecked off Amity Point Stradbroke Island yesterday…

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Record Wool Cargo. Aboard Japanese Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 1

The cargo of the motorship "Melbourne Maru," will include 17,000 bales of wool, a record cargo for a Japanese vessel…

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Collision at Sea Steamer and Tanker 45 Lives Lost The Sea Afire Boston

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 1

Through the early hours of the morning details came trickling in here of a collision between the coastal…

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Forty Drowned Oil Tanker and Steamer Collide BOSTON

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 8

During the early hours of this morning details came trickling through of a collision between the coastal steamer Fairfax, carrying 70 passengers, and a…

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Steamer Aground Crew Safe DARWIN

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 4
Also in Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal

The Methodist missing lugger "John McBride," which was five weeks overdue, has been found to have run aground on the rocks near…

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Wreck! Report From Inter-state Steamer. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 1

According to a wireless message, received in Sydney last night, an object resembling the mast of a vessel, with stays attached, was sighted off the…

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Building Wrecked Surry Hills Explosion SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 1

An explosion last night partially wrecked the interior of an untenanted building in Roper Lane, Surry Hills. The door of the building was torn…

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Mysterious Explosion. Partially Wrecks Surry Hills Building. Sydney, Friday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 1

An explosion last night partially wrecked the interior of an untenanted building in Roper Lane, Surry Hills. The door of the building was born from…

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Mysterious Explosion. Partially Wrecks Surry Hills Building. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 1

An explosion lust night partially weecked the interim of an untenanted building in Roper Lane, Surry Hills. The dour of the building was torn from…

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