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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938

109 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 6

Wrecked Ship Salvaged by Men of Aran Underwriters Had Paid Insurance By Air Mail.) LONDON, November 29

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 7

A ship given up as a total wreck has boon salvaged by the men who astonished the world a few years ago by their acting in the film…

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Wrecked Airliner Civil Aviation Department Not Blamed Broke Own Moorings Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 1

Captain Brain, pilot of the Empire flying boat, Coorong, which was wrecked during a storm at Darwin, said that no blame for the accident…

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Flying Boat Wrecked at Darwin

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 6

The Empire flying boat Coorong was wrecked at Darwin shortly before midnight Monday. The Coorong was swept from her moorings by an…

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Plane Wreckage Found in Ocean Near Philippines Ulm's Machine? Honolulu

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 4

Filipine fishermen diving to recover nets found the wreckage of an aeroplane partly buried in the ocean sand 20 feet below the…

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Escape From Devil's Island Frenchman's Privations Wrecked Off Coast LONDON. November 22

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 3

A dramatic story of escape from Devil's Island, the French penal settlement, was told this week in the Bristol Police Court, when 46-year-old…

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Disaster of 1882 Loss of Steamer New England

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 6

The. steamer New England was wrecked at Clarence Heads on December 27, 1882. A regular Newcastle trader, she was on her way to…

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Greek Steamer Seized Britain Protests to General Franco ' LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 4

The British Government has protested to General Franco over the seizure of the Greek steamer "Atlas," carrying petrol to England…

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Spain Five Dead Crew of Loyalist Steamer Engagement With Rebel Warships GIBRALTAR

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 1

Five of the crew of the loyalist destroyer Jose Luis Dioz, which was beached after an engagement with rebel warships, died of…

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11 Lives Lost Wreck of New England Disaster of 1882 at Clarence Heads

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 6

The steamer New England was wrecked at Clarence Heads on December 27. 882. A regular Newcastle trader, she was on her…

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