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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

19 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

The Steamer Eridan. Mixed Passenger List. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

The French strainer Eridan. which arrived at Sydney yesterday, had amongst the passengers people of fourteen different nations…

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Schooner Capsizes. Thirteen Natives Drowned. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 2

News was received yesterday from Rabaul that when a schooner recently capsized thirteen natives were drowned. The others readied shore in an…

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Harbour Collision Otranto Runs Into French Steamer Port Said

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 1

The [?]Orient Company's liner, "Otranto," collided with a French steamer "Bernardin de St. "Pierre," which was anchored in the…

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Latest Cables Explosion in Boiler Room. Steamer Sinks. Twenty Drowned. Athens

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 7

An explosion in the boiler room Hank the Italian steamer Frederigo Caroola in three minutes. Twenty out of a crew of 23 were…

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Latest Cables. Boiler Explodes. Italian Steamer Sinks. Twenty Bailors Perish. ATHENS

North West Champion · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 5

An explosion in the boiler room resulted in the sinking of the Italian steamer Frederigo Caroolla, in three minutes. Twenty sailors out of the…

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Wrecked! by Typhoon Round-the-world Cyclists Suffer Great Privations Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 May 1930 · page 1

Two men E. Totulaky, a Russian, and C. Masluck, a Frenchman, who are making a world tour on motor cycle and sidecar arrived at Darwin…

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Steamer Aground. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 7

The steamer Favorite, carrying about ISO passengers, ran aground in Botany Bay yesterday afternoon. Frank Brydon and Arthur Bolton set…

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Rescued Passengers From Steamer a Bank at Botany Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 1

When the steamer "Favourite" with 150, passengers aboard ran on a sand bank at Botany Bay yesterday two men Frank Brydon, and…

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Coastal Steamers Ashore SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 1

During last night's heavy windstorm the coastal steamer "Codaki" and the hulk "Pendle Hill" were blown ashore at North Woolwich,…

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15 DROWNED Crew of Swedish Steamer Collision with Italian Tanker London

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 1

The Swedish steamer "Inger" was sunk and fifteen of the crew were drowned as the consequence of a collision in the fog off Beachy Head…

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Air Tragedy Two Killed at Tamworth. Avro Avian's Dive Into Street. Crowd's Wild Rush to Wreck

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 4

Two men were killed when the "Canberra Pop" crashed in one of the main streets of West Tamworth on Saturday…

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Steamer and Tanker Collide. Forty Lives Lost. Boston

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 2

Through the early hours of this morning details come tricking through of a collision between the steamer Fairfax and an oil tanker, which caused…

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40 Souls Lost! Tanker and Steamer Collide Startling Boston Reports Boston

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 1

Through the early hours of the morning details came trickling through of a collision between the coastal steamer "Fairfax" and an oil…

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Miss England Ii Wreck Brought to Surface

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 1

The speedboat, Miss England II, in which Sir Henry Segrave lost his life, after breaking the world's record, was raised to the surface at…

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Tunnel Wrecked. Explosion Causes Many Deaths. Tokio

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1930 · page 2

Thirty laborers were entombed when a tunnel of the Sumutomo power station at Miyaznkiken was wrecked by an explosion yesterday afternoon…

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Both Injured and 'Plane Wrecked. Matthews' Poignant Story Calcutta

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 July 1930 · page 1

The report that Airman Matthews was saved, is now confirmed. He arrived at Prome, and is now in hospital, having…

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In Distress Fears Entertained For Steamer's Safety SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 1

Signals of distress from the steamer Sumatra, Riving a location mid-way between Borneo and Java, was picked up by several wireless…

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Engines Wrecked

Manilla Express · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 3

Torrential rain coused a landslide in a deep cutting 17 miles from Armidale on Saturday night…

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Whales Bellowed When Driven Ashore Extraordinary Sight. Wellington (N.z.)

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 1

During a gale near Whangarel, New Zealand, nearly 100 small wholes were driven ashore. When they found themselves in shallow…

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