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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

78 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4

Steamer Wrecked No Lives Lost Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 1

The steamer Abel Tasman, which went ashore at Greymouth (N.Z.) is now a total wreck. No lives were lost…

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"Abel Tasman" Now Total Wreck SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 1

The steamer Abel Tasman. which went ashore at Greymouth. New zealand, is now a total wreck. No lives were lost…

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Blown Up Gelignite Employed Butcher's Shop Wrecked MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 1

A butcher's shop in Ballarat, contacted by Harold Lugg, was almost completely wrecked by a gelignite explosion early this…

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Fate Of Spanish Capital In Balance Both Sides Confident of Success Germany Protests Against Blockade of Cadiz Mystery Surrounds Steamer "Kamerun's" Mission Britain Enforces Embargo on Arms Export Madrid

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 1

After a Cabinet meeting, the Minister for War (Senor Sarabia) announced that Madrid was now safe. The enemy had been prevented from penetrating Guadarrama Pass, while Loyalists had…

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Greek Steamer Sinks After Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1936 · page 2

H.M.S. Keith, Hotille Leader (1400) tons) which was on her way hope from the Mediterranean collided with the Greek steamer A[?] Glemos…

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Ashore on Island Plight of Two Men MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 1

When a fishing ketch was wrecked in a gale in Bass Strait last Sunday night the two occupants, William lack (38), and his father-in-law, J. Morley…

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Steamer Damaged Strikes Submerged Object NEWCASTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 1

The Adelaide Company's steamer Owrama, was badly holed when it struck a submerged object off Brought Island near Port Stephens while en…

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Pirate Steamer Captain Arrested

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 6

On their arrival in London on Wednesday from Georgetown (British Guiana), George Osborne. skipner of the "pirate" trawler,Girl Pat, and his…

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Rebellion in Portugal "State Of Precaution" Proclaimed Mutiny on Warships P. & 0. Steamer's Narrow Escape London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 1

It is reported from Lisbon that a "state of precaution" has been proclaimed, while troops have been confined to…

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San Sebastian Holds Out. Panic in Madrid. Threats of Gas Bombs :: Hostages Executed Daily :: Shells Fall Near P. & O. STEAMER

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 1

San Sebastian has not yet fallen, though the event may happen any moment. The utmost confusion maintains there, and many are seeking refuge in France. Threats of using gas bombs have aroused the…

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Typhoon's Havoc Wrecked Steamer Mass of Twisted Iron

The Uralla Times · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 7

Wind at 131 miles an hour, a Steamer torn asunder and thrown on the rocks and afterwards a scene of desolation on the waterfront, were described by…

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Steamer Ormonde Afire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 8

Mr Eric Myers, who is in Sydney to meet, his mother, who ia returning on the Orient liner Ormonde from England, wired to his father to-day…

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The Vacant Chair! At T.A.S. Old Boys' Dinner Guest Absent Aboard Delayed Steamer Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 4

With glasses raised, forty men, including the actingPremier (Mr. Bruxner) stood round the table at the Hbtel…

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Leader in Johannesburg Air Race Crashes Four Hours From Destination Captain Halse Slightly Injured, But 'Ptlane Believed Wrecked C. W. A. Scott and D. W. Llewellyn Flying Neck-and-Neck. JOHANNESBURG

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 1

With little more than a four hours flight to victory, Captain S. S. Halse, after leading all the way in the Portsmouth to Johannesburg air race, crashed near Salisbury to-day. He was only slightly injured, but his 'plane is be-…

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In the Steps of St. Paul Apostle's Last Missionary Journey Story of An Ancient Shipwreck the Traveller's Arrival in Rome

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 8

After leaving Beroea. probably in the year A.D. 53, Paul sailed to Athens, where he made his famous speech on the subject of the Unknown God. He went on to Corinth, one of the most dissolute cities of the ancient world, in which he sowed the seeds of a…

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Fascist Hooligans Wreck and Loot Shops Women Mercilessly Stoned London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 1

Dashing madly throughout Mile End Road, East London to-day. a gang of youths wrecked and looted 25. shops belonging to Jows, and attacked the…

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Glider Wrecked Pilot's Narrow Escape Melbourne, Monday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 1

When a glider crashed from 350ft [?]d was wrecked at Beveridge yester day, the pilot, Ronald Jones, 19, had [?] narrow escape from death…

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Sixty Drowned Steamer Sinks 150 Saved by Flying Boats SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 October 1936 · page 1

A message received in Sydney this moraine stated that the Royal Packet Navigation Company's steamer, Van Der Vijek. 2623 tons,…

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Steamer Sinks, 60 Drowned:slum Clearance to Commence Slum Clearance to Commence Unlimited Borrowing SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 October 1936 · page 1

It is reported that a Board of from three to five members, with powers of unlimited borrowing, and compulsory purchase of property,…

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Mysterious Sinking of Steamer in Java Sea

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 October 1936 · page 6

The steamer Van der W[?]jck capsized and sank 20 miles west of Sourabaya at 1 o'clock, on Tuesday morning in a…

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