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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

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

Stinsonpropeller Stolen From Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

A report has been received that the propeller presented to Bernard O'Reilly by Airines of Australia Ltd. has been stolen from where it was…

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Lugger Wrecked Jap Crew's Narrow Eicape Darwin. Monday.'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 1

Six Japanese members of the crew of the lugger Ena bad a narrow escape from drowning when the vessel Was wrecked on a reel off Port Essington…

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Sale of Souvenirs of Air Crash Visitors Strip Wreck of Stinson Liner

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 3

Souvenir hunters from northern New South Wales and southern Queensland have taken practically every movable part of the wreck…

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Wreckage From Haiping At Sandon River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 5

A fair amount of wreckage from the Haiping, which was abandoned off the Queensland coast, has been washed ashore at the Sandon River. The…

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Beard That Wrecked Marriage Husband Entitled to War It Home Was Dirty, Said Wife By Air Mail.) Dublin, March 30

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 7

The romance of Mrs. Beglin, an English nurse who married an Irish farm worker, after a lettercourtship through a…

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Steamer Disabled WELLINGTON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 1

Four distress rockets from a small disabled steamer off the east coast of South Island near Kekerangu sent another steamer hurrying to her…

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Where Dick Turpin Once Hid Wreckers Doom Ghost to Wander Forever

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 8

An old house in Hornchurch, said to have been the home of Dick Turpin's mother, where the highwayman once found refuge for…

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Refugees From Bilbao Landed By French Steamer BORDEAUX

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 1

The French steamer Izarra. landed 500 refugees from Bilbao, mostly children, at Panlliac. While at sea the Izarra…

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King's Message of Appreciation—collier Wrecked at Botany King and Queen Surprise Drive Great Reception by Crowds LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

Their Majesties went for a surprise drive this afternoon in a closed limousine through North London over a route fourteen miles…

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Collier Wrecked Two Dead Crew Rescued in Pitch-Darkness SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

The collier Minmi, 1455 tons, which left Melbourne on Saturday for Newcastle, struck the rocks off Cape Banks on the northern side…

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Collier Wrecked on Rocks at Entrance to Botany Bay All But Two Of Crew Rescued Surviovors' Stories of Dramatic Fight for Life Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

The [?] "Miami," 1455 tons, which left Melbourne on Saturday for Newcastle, struck the rocks off Cape Banks, on the northern side entrance to Botany Bay late last night…

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Minmi Wreck Firemen Recover Body SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 1

Firemen recovered the body of F. Boulton, a member of the crew of the collier Minmi, who lost his life when the vessel went ashore at Botany on…

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Yacht Ashore Father Saves Children

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 5

When a 22-foot yacht was carried on to the rocks at the foot of the cliffs below the Hornby Light South Head, Sydney, the owner plunged…

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Yacht Wrecked Crew Escapes SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 1

A message has been received in Sydney that the American yacht, "Hurricane," which recently visited , Sydney, was wrecked on a reef near…

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The "Minmi" Wreck Captain Exonerated By Court Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 1

When the Marine inquiry into the strending of the collier "Mi[?]ni" was resumed to-day, the court found without calling upon counsel for Captain…

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Polish Jews Attacked by Mob Led By Fascist Agitator Shops Wrecked and Looted London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 1

Grim details of a pogrom, during which 2,200 Jews in Brestlitovsh (Poland) were at the mercy of a mob for…

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Bombed British Steamer Sank in Shallow Water Seven Lives Lost Valencia

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 1

The British steamer Cadon was hit by a bomb, and sank in shallow water with the loss of seven lives and injury to…

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Track Cleared to Stinson Wreck Local Farmers Conduct Working Bee

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 5

By tolling from 5.30 a.m. until after dark on Wednesday, members of the Hill view and Darlington Local Producers' Association cleared the tracks…

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His First Wreck

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

Wet weather and the absence of the needful is not conducive to the best of spirits, and Mr. Oldboy was certainly feeling a little grumpy…

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MADNESS! To Return To Rabaul Medical Man's Opinion Departing Steamer Crowded Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 1

A message from Rabaul states that a doctor who has resided in the islands for years said last night that it would be…

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