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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

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Missing Airmen Found Bodies in Wreckage of 'Plane

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 5

FORT M' MURRAY (Alberta), Sunday:--Victims of the far north trail, the bodies of Pilot P. Calder and Engineer A. Madin, pioneer aviators of…

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Steamer Afire Engine-room Damaged

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:--The cargo steamer Pacific Shipper (6,300 tons), with a crew of 47, bound from London to Portland (Oregon) reported that…

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Wreck of the New England Gallant It[?]lans

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

Reprinting the stay [?] its old [?] the "Daily Examiner" tells of the wreck of the New England on the Clarence bar, and says: Subscriptions are pouring in…

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Furniture Wrecked Suddenly Went Mad SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 6

There was some excitement in Jersey road, Paddington, this afternoon, when a man became temporarily mentally deranged, tore off his clothing, picked…

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Story of Pursuit Government Steamer Threatened

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

BATAVIA, Friday:--Details of the pursuit by the Government steamer Aldebaran reveal that as soon as the Zeven Provincien sighted the…

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In Terrible Peril 200 Fisherf0lk Terrific Seas Wreck Villages

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Thursday: --A gale blowing eastward across the Gulf of St. Lawrence wrecked several fishing villages…

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Grief Stricken Women Search Wreckage Neunkirchen Ruins Still Burning

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 3

NEUKSKIRCHEN, Sunday:--The spectral light of a full moon is paled by the fierce red flare still illuminating the upper portion of…

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Sound Tracks Acros the World Modern Marvel Provides Thrill Submarine Wrecked

Northern Star · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 9

With the active development of heavier than air and under water craft in modern times has come many inventions for the safety of…

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Blown Up Speed Launch Wrecked Mechanic's Escape Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 5

"Everyone says I am lucky to be alive; and I certainly am, for flames were all around me," said Walter Kuhl (20), a mechanic, of…

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Total Wreck Likely Tug Terranora Vessel Aground at Tweed Mouth

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

While taking soundings on the bar at Tweed Heads yesterday morning Messrs. Langley Bros.' tug "Terranora"…

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All Crew Saved When Tug Boat Wrecked

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

The tug Terranora went ashore on a sand spit about 30 feet from the end of the northern wall of the…

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Regarded As Wreck Tug Terranora Gradual Breaking-up by Waves

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

Contrary to expectations the tug Terranora, which is aground just inside the mouth of the Tweed River did not break up…

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Terranora Wreck

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 4

A VIEW of the Tug Terranora, which went aground near the mouth of the Tweed River on Wednesday and which has become a total wreck. The "Tweed Daily" was advised yesterday by urgent telegram that the sale of the wreck of the Terranora would be conducted in Sydney on Monday at noon. There was no material change yesterday in relation to the vessel, which is still firmly embedded in the sand. The sea has remained calm so…

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Local and General Now Total Wreck

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 2

The tug Terranora, which went ashore at Tweed Heads on Wednesday last, now is a total wreck, the vessel having broken up completely. When the…

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PIRATED Danish Steamer in China Sea

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 4

HONG KONG, Tuesday :--The Danish steamer Gustav Diederichsen was pirated yesterday at nightfall when a few hours out from Hong Kong en route to…

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Wrecks on the Tweed Bar a Tragic List

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 6

The wreck of the tug Terranora on the Tweed River bar recalls a number of similar happenings, some of them associated with tragedy, dating back to 1870…

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Steamer for Japan Futile Effort to Stop Sailing

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:--Despite the efforts of the British Anti-War Council to prevent, its sailing, the Belgian steamer Stanleyville, recently purchased…

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Lost Overboard? Captain of Steamer Missing

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 3

BOWEN, Monday.-- Captain T. Mutton, of the steamer Poonbad, is believed to have been lost overboard while on a voyage from Bundaberg to…

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Steamer Disabled No Further Tidings Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 2

No further tidings have been received of the disabled Japanese steamer Kensen Maru, which sent out an SOS for assistance yesterday from a…

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Japanese Steamer In Dire Distress BATTERED By Storm Urgent Appeals For Aid

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Monday:-- The steamer Kinsen Maru (4717 tons) is in distress 450 miles east of Mackay as the…

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