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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934

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Thoughts for the Times Shipwrecked and Saved (Paul, King's Ambassador) Acts xxvii

Northern Star · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 11

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith."—2 Tim. 4, 6-7. This chapter in the story of St…

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Wreck Recalled Seaman's Death SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

The recent wreck of the coastal steamer, Nambucca, at Nambucca Heads, was recalled at the City Coroner's Court to-day when an…

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Steamer Changte Aground

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday:- The steamer Changte, which left Brisbane on May 25 for Hong Kong is aground on [?]sandy patch in Basilian Strait, 27…

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10 Seamen Drowned Schooner Rammed by Steamer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 3

ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), Monday:- Five Newfoundland seamen went to their deaths to-day aboard the schooner Effie Colette,…

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Schooner Sunk Sails on to Death St. Johns (Newfoundland)

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 7

Five Newfoundland seamen went to their deaths to-day aboard the trading schooner, "Effie Collett," which sank off Tor Bay, after being rammed by…

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Steel Strike in U.S.A. Attempts To Avert Great Upheaval Wreck N.R.A. Plan WASHINGTON

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 7

National Recovery Act Officials are prepared to make last minute efforts to-day and Tuesday to prevent a general strike in the steel industry,…

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Curious Mystery of Sea Foundering of Fishing Schooner

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Monday:- A curious mystery of the sea has developed concerning why the fishing schooner, Effie Collett, sailed on…

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Precious Stones Stolen Thieves in Cathedral Doors of Tabernacles Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:- Breaking into St. Patrick's Cathedral last night by climbing a drain pipe and smashing a leadlight…

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Five Days in Lifeboat 17 Men Rescued by Fishing Smack

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 June 1934 · page 5

SANTA CRUZCELSUR (Cuba), Monday:- Seventeen men who spent five days in a lifeboat after the Norwegian freighter, Knuthamsun, was burnt…

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Seized by Pirates British Steamer Six Men Taken Captive

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 June 1934 · page 5

SHANGHAI, Tuesday:- An astonishing story was told of the piracy of the British steamer Shuntien, in Pechiji Gulf on Sunday…

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Black Magic Menace Ghostly Scenes Lives Wrecked by Demon Rites

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 3

The cult of Black Magic is growing in Britain. More and more people most of them cultured and refined men and women are coming under its…

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Dairy Interests' Loss Freight Reduction Other Sections Wreck Agreement

Tweed Daily · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:—Although at & meeting of the Australian Overseas Transport Association to-day representatives of the Dairy…

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The Dresden Disaster Night of Terror Liner May Become Total Wreck

Tweed Daily · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 6

STAVANGER, Thursday:— After a night of terror the passengers and crew of the German liner Dresden are resting in schools,…

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Tomki Wreck Recalled Death of Capt. Archer

Northern Star · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 11

The wreck of the Tomki at the entrance to the Richmond River in 1907 is recalled by the death in Sydney on Saturday of Capt. James Archer…

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Collision in Brisbane River Dredge and Coastal Steamer

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 June 1934 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday:- Inward bound from Bundaberg and Maryborough at mid-day to-day, the coastal steamer Nalpa came into collision with the…

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Wrecked by Explosion Secret Type of Aeroplane Engine

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday:- The "Chronicle's" Milan correspondent says a new secret type of aeroplane engine, in which great hopes are placed, was…

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Mission Ketch Not Available Second Police Expedition to Caledon Bay

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 4

DARWIN, Wednesday:--Because the Church Missionary Society in Melbourne advised the Darwin police yesterday that the Groote Island Mission…

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On England's Shores End of a Pleasant Sea Trip. Ashore at Marseilles and Gibraltar

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 8

Writing from aboard the Strathaird off the Kentish coast on 31st May, Mrs. Burgess continues her interesting narrative:…

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GELIGNITE Used Miners' Opinion Attempted Wrecking of Hospital

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday:-- Close investigation by the police into a terrific explosion which racked the Bendigo Base Hospital last night…

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Reminiscent of London Fog in Sydney Ferry Steamer Runs Aground

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday:- A dense fog spread all over Sydney last night and this morning. The city, suburbs and harbor were…

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