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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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Solo Flight. Machine Wrecked. Alexanria, Wednesday. The [?]

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1929 · page 2

[?] Roy Tuckett, Who is attempting a solo fight to the Cape, narrowly escaped disaster when the main oil pipe snapped over the…

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Steamer in Trouble SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 1

The steamer "Apia" picked up a message from the steamer "Norwich City, early yesterday morning, which read. "If the ship holds till daylight…

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Wrecked by Fireball

Manilla Express · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 1

On Monday last a house in Chester St. Camperdown (Sydney) was wrecked by a fireball which struck it during a…

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To-day's Wires Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 4

A radio message from Apia states that 11 of the crew of the Norwich City were drowned when the vessel struck, including six Arab firemen…

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Steamer Casualty List Toll of "Norwich City" Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 1

A radio from Apia states that eleven of the crew of the steamer "Norwich City" were drowned when the vessel struck. Included in these…

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Steamer Norwch Cty. Eleven of Crew Drowned. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 2

A radio message from Apia states that eleven of the crew of the steamer Norwich City were drowned when the vessel struck, Including six Arab…

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Strange Disappearance on Coastal Steamer Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 1

Mystery surrounds the disappearance on Saturday night of Terrence Lewis, a steward on the North Coast Steamer "Arokoon." He was last…

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Washed Ashore Ship Wreck Likely Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 December 1929 · page 1

A dinghy and several circular life-belts were washed ashore at Ocean Bench, three miles from Woy Woy, yesterday afternoon. It is considered…

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