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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

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Amazing Charge Lifeboat Hero Fined Red Tape in France Minister Intervenes

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 5

Captain Malbert, commander of the famous lifeboat Iroise, of Brest, which, during the last big storm, went out to sea night and…

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Steamer Towed Off London

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 9

The steamer Cornwall, which, recently went aground at Curacao, in the Dutch West Indies, was refloated and towed to Caracao Bay and anchored…

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Cablegrams. Steamer Disabled. 800 Miles From Port

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The steamer Unicoi, from Geelong to New York, with a crew of 40 and nine passengers, is totally disabled 880 miles from…

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Abrupt End Flight to Australia New Zealander Crashes Machine Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.--A flight to Australia by a New Zealander named Parkinson, which was commenced from Lympe with the…

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Naval Disarmament. Not Yet Wrecked

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 2

London Monday. -- We have not begun to salvage the ship and cannot till it becomes a wreck. It has not officilaly become a wreck, it is still…

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Cablegrams. Naval Conference. "Not Yet a Wreck."

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.--"We have not begun to salvage the ship, and cannot till it becomes a wreck. It has not officially become a wreck. It is still…

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Rough Seas The Naval Conference Not Wrecked Hope Still Held Out LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 9

"We have not begun to salvage the ship. We cannot until it becomes a week and it has not officially become a…

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Schooner Capsized. 14 Natives Drowned

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--News was received yesterday from Rabaul that when a schooner capsized 14 natives were drowned. Others reached the…

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Blown 30 Feet. Theatre Wrecked by Gale

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 7

During a fierce storm at Kalbar (Q.) the new picture theatre being built for Miss M. Newman was lifted off its supports, carried a distance of…

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Shop Wrecked. Surry Hills Sensation

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A sensational affair occurred at Surry Hills last night when a gang, numbering seven, invaded Joseph Lamaro's small shop and…

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Ferry Steamer Disaster Tokio

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 6

In a heavy storm last night, a ferry steamer capsized at Wakamatsu and 80 people were drowned due to overcrowding. There were…

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"Oh Gosh! Nervous Wreck."

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 1

"O, Gosh !" was painted on the back; "Nervous Wreck" was inscribed on the radiator; and the Ford was 20 years old. Yet Frank A. Bolton got…

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600 Drowned Chinese Disaster Coasting Vessels Wrecked. in Dense Fog

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 3

SHANGHAI, Friday.--A belated report has been received from the northern seaport, Chefoo, that two native coasting vessels have been…

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Tug to Rescue Stranded Steamer NEWCASTLE

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 5

The steamer Inkula, which is bound from Ocean Island for southern ports with a cargo of phosphates was seen drifting helplessly three miles off the…

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In Sight of Newcastle! Steamer Runs Short of Goal

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- The steamer Inkula, which is bound from Ocean Island for Southern ports with a cargo of phosphates,…

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Opium on Steamer

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- A customs officer found opium worth £300 on the steamer Taipang yesterday. Two Chinese stewards were arrested…

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125 "Strong Boys" Advertiser's Office Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- When a residential agency in Bertram House, City, advertised for "a strong boy" yesterday morning,…

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Office Wrecked Applicants for Job SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 4

When a residential agency in Bertram House, City, advertised for "a strong boy" yesterday morning the place was beseiged by about 125…

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Man Killed Yacht Blown Against Steamer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- William Piper (37) was killed as the result of a collision between the yacht Royal and the paddle steamer Weerona at the…

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Job Applicants Wreck Office

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 1

When a residential agency in Bertram House, Sydney, advertised for a "strong boy," the place was thronged by about 125 youths, and when the…

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