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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

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Airship Wrecked

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1921 · page 5

The new airship entered for the American trial trip broke in halves over Hull (Yorkshire). There were about 50 persons aboard. Heavy loss…

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Wrecked Airship

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 2

Lieut.-Col. Coil's body has been recovered from the wheckage of the R39…

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Fire on a Steamer

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 1

While the steamer Parattah was on a voyage from Melbourne to Adelaide, a fire occurred in the rope locker, and two hours elapsed before the outbreak…

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Disaster at Sea Steamer Sunk in Dense Fog. London

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 1

The steamer Rowan, while bound from Galsgow to Dublin, sank of Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire, at midnight. It is officially reported from Glasgow that…

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Steamer Ashore

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 November 1921 · page 2

The s.s. Perth, with 900,000 feet of timber on board, has gone ashore at Greymouth (N.Z.) The crew were saved. The vessel is badly damaged…

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