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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939

78 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4

Germans Wreck Polish Frontier Post Tense Situation After Danzig Citizen's Death During Demonstration Tangled Versions of Shooting Vice-Commissioner's Chauffeur Attacked; Shots Fired DANZIG

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 1

The death of a Danzig citizen, as the result of being shot by a Pole following a demonstration outside the Polish Customs House at Kalthof, has created a tense situation…

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Japanese Warship Halts German Freighter! British Steamer Detained LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 1

It Is disclosed that a Japanese warship stopped the German steamer Sauerland, bound for Shanghai, on Wednesday, says…

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Steamer on Reef BRISBANE

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 4

The steamer Fotini Carras, of 448 tons, bound from New Caledonia to Bowen, struck South Bellona reef, 250 miles from New Caledonia, last night…

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Home of Canaries Nesting follows Shipwreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 7

About 350 years ago a ship returning from the islands in the Atlantic, which people had called the Fortunate Isles, but which were undoubtedly…

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Man Drowned Eight Escape Trawler Wrecked BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 1

William Robert Lee 38 was drowned and eight other men narrowly escaped death when a former minesweeper, the Atlantic, now a trawler, struck the…

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Trawler Wrecked Wheelhouse Burned To Attract Attention BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 1

William Robert Lee (38) was drowned and eight other men narrowly escaped death when the former minesweeper Atlantic,…

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Launch Burnt Occupant Swims Ashore SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 1

Paul Gugieh walked into Port Kembla police station last night and said he had [?] 250 yards to the shore from a blazing launch which had been…

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Yesterday's News Australian Defence — Steamer Aground — Immigration — Fierce Storm — Cabinet Changes — Increased Taxation—Tariff Abuses

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 7

Evidence of a "gentleman's agreement" by which the price of bricks in the north was increased from 55/ to 65 a thousand, was given at the…

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Sailing Home Wrecked Off Borneo SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 1

News reached Sydney yesterday that two young members of the crew of the auxiliary ketch Fram, which left Sydney last August on a world…

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Versailles Treaty Mr. Hughes Regrets Wreck of Attempt to End All War SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 4

Australia's wartime Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes), who signed the Versailles Treaty on behalf of the Commonwealth, in…

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Lifeboat Crew Demand Better Conditions SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 1

With the temperature only eight degrees above freezing point and in a rough sea the Queenscliff Victoria [?]ateboat crew was turned out for…

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Clue Found £4,500,000 Treasure Timber From Wreck By Air Mail.) LONDON, June 17

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 2

The sinking of the Telemaque, near Le Havre, In the estuary of the Seine, in 1790, with treasure worth £4,900,00 on board, was…

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Rough Seas Experience of Ketch SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 1

The ketch Hispaniola returned to Sydney last night after the fifth unsuccessful attempt to reach Lord Home Island…

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Returns to Port Ketch Hispaniola Lashed And Battered In Heavy Weather SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 4

The ketch Hispaniola returned to Sydney last night after making its fifth uncuccesful attempt to reach Lore Howe Island…

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Liner Ashore Hopes of Salvage SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 1

The later Port Bowen ran ashore early this morning north of Wangan[?] Heads New Zealand. Several [?]…

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Marooned on Island by Wreck

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 4

A graphic description of the wreck of the South African yacht, Land's End, on a reef near Samarai, New Guinea, has been sent to Auckland by…

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Body Washed Ashore Woman Disappeared Nine Months Ago Auckland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 1

The body washed ashore near Claverly, Canterbury, has been identified as that of Mrs. Harriet Patience (60) who disappeared last October…

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British Steamer Struck a Mine LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 1

The Times Hong Kong correspondent states that the British steamer Haitan struck a mine between Swatow and Formosa…

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Two More Bridge and Post Office Wrecked LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 1

Two more explosions occurred early this morning. One wrecked a bridge across the canal at…

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