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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

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

Loco. Shed Wrecked by Lop[?] Building Reduced to Ruins Remarkable Escapes from Injury Eye Witness Vivid Story

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

Struck by the full force of a tornado during a violent thunderstorm yesterday shortly before 12.30, the Narrabri West Lcco…

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French Airliner Wreckage London

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 1

The wreckage of the French airloner, missing since Sunday, was found near Cosena, having crashed on the mountain side. All five…

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Will Stupidity Wreck the World? Thinking Behind the Times

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 2

"The cultural lag of the people, the lack of thinking which can keep pace with science and invention, may bring civilisation to an end." The…

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Steamer Aground Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 1

According to advice received last night the German steamer Mosel, bound from Australian ports to Hamburg, grounded near the island of…

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Chinese Steamer Goes Under Shanghai

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

Sixty Chinese it is believed were drowned yesterday when a small Chinese steamer, proceeding to Hankow along Yanktue River, crashed…

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