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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

165 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 9

Aeroplane Wrecked Collided With Top of Tree

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.--An aeroplane piloted by Captain R. J. Carter, who had with him as passenger Mr. L. G. Diamond, a parachutist, was completely…

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Hotel Wrecked by Explosion Terrific Blast Six Killed; Fifty Injured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 3

BRNO (Czecho-slovakia), Monday:--A terrible explosion, wrecked the Hotel Eupora, and as a result six persons were killed and over…

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Woman's Experiences Schooner Crew Chased by Sharks

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 2

A thrilling story of an attack by sharks on members of the crew of an old schooner as they swam near the vessel when she was becalmed in the…

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Many Officials Arrested Soviet Moves Alleged Wrecking of Harvest Plans

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 3

RIGA, Wednesday.--The arrest of numerous responsible officials, including 18 directors of harvesting machinery factories, has been ordered by the…

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From Christina Fraser? Wreckage Found on East Coast of Tasmania

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--What may be a piece of wreckage from the missing collier, Christina Fraser, which last…

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The Wreck of the "Dunbar"

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 7

There have been many wrecks on the Australian coast; but none has excited the same degree of interest in the public mind as that of the…

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Crashed Into Sea-wall Manly Ferry Steamer

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The impact was so severe that 100 passengers were jolted from their seats when the ferry steamer Barragoola, on a trip from Manly,…

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Ketch Sunk Rammed by Steamer ADELAIDE

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 7

With a crash which could be heard a quarter of a mile away the Adelaide, S.S. Company's Allara rammed the 64-ton ketch, Lady Doris, sinking…

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Wreckage Found

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 4

Sydney, Friday.--A hatch picked up in the sea between the bar at Port Albert and Cliffy Island, Victoria, is thought to be from the lost collier…

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Schooner Afire Crew and Passengers Rescued AMSTERDAM

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 6

A wireless message from the Dutch steamer Hercules tells a thrilling story of the rescue of 46 men, being the crew and passengers of a four-masted…

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Another Orgy of Ferocity Soviet's Campaign Death to Grain Wreckers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 3

RIGA, Sunday:-- Intensifying its campaign against grain wreckers, the Soviet has suspended the regulation requiring provincial…

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Ownership Disputed Hoard of Silver Found on Steamer

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday--The local customs authorities have referred to the Minister for Customs the question of determining the disputed…

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Driven on Rocks Fishing Cutter Wrecked ADELAIDE

Northern Star · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 5

The crew of the fishing cutter, Minnie Sims, had a thrilling experience yesterday, when the small vessel was driven on the…

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Soviet and Manchukuo Tense Relations Sequel to Raid on Steamer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 3

SHANGHAI, Monday:--Soviet-Manchukuo relations again are strained as the result of an incident concerning the steamer Tungsand,…

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Wiley Post Injured Famous 'Plane Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Saturday 23 September 1933 · page 5

(Illin.), Thursday:--Wiley Post was injured when his 'plane, the famous Winnie Mae, crashed when taking off from here…

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Seaman's Bravery Jumps Overboard In Fierce Gale Ketch Battered Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 7

With her main mast broken off a few feet from the deck and her sails torn almost to pieces, the auxiliary ketch,…

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Gallant Seaman Saves Ketch Fight with Squall Huge Wave Snapped Mainmast

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday:-- With the mainmast snapped off about four feet from the deck, the auxiliary ketch Hawk arrived at…

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Wreck of Waratah Premonition Came True

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 3

After reading in Sunday's paper of the history of the wreck of the "Waratah" in July, 1909, a lady, who 20 years ago, used to keep a boarding…

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French Court Comedy Wedding Guests Wreck Cafe

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 October 1933 · page 6

PARIS, Monday:--A wedding s[?]pper at the Douai Cafe was going merrily into the last course of wine and biscuits when the guests, after idly scanning the biscuits, announced with a roar of indignation that they bore the name of "Hindenburg." They immediately…

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21 Seamen Drowned Greek Steamer Founders

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 October 1933 · page 5

PHILADELPHIA, Friday:--Twenty-one lives were lost when the Greek steamer Annoula sank in a hurricane off the North…

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