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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 15

She drawled the word, a soothing sing-song word—lul-[?]a-by. The p[?]o lid was open, Bellinda paused by the instrument on her way to the door,…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 13

"By Hearne Digby." "Exactly," she returned tersely. By Hearne Digby, the man you and I are up against. I don't know how he came…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 15

"Nor was there. Of course it i[?]n't the sort of way of obtaining information I should adopt if I could avoid it, but when I find a man standing…

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Terrific Blast Fifty People Injured Building in Sydney Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:--A terrific explosion wrecked a building at the corner of Market and Kent Streets, City. shortly…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 15

Belinda could scarcely believe what she saw. She failed to arouse the sleeper. Courtney Trevor had tailed. Hearne Digby had not failed. He…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 11

The man on the bed held his head between both hands, and he tried to recall everything that had happened last night after he had come to Old…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 11

For one moment Ricky was inclined to tell himself that he must have gone off on a wrong scent, the next he was as certain as man could be…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 13

"They can't prove that we did anything," Belinda objected. "I'm not so sure, and, any way, a mere suspicion would be bad enough…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 13

When Drew returned to the break[?]ast table he was very nearly as [?] of that same news as Amos had been, more so in race, for, try as he would,…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 13

Plain Jane went over to the sink, and she deliberately ruffled Laurian's short hair. "Don't let's quarrel, old thing," she…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 15

"Exactly. I am employed by a lady you must have heard of, Miss Eleanor Torr." He brought that amazingly mendacious statement out…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 11

"You see," Hearne Digby Went on, "in the first place there is that little episode of the night on Wrecker's Woe."…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 11

"Oh, it's all very well saying that," Jane returnted provokingly, "but I always maintain that there's no sense in shutting one's eyes to…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 13

No, the truth of the matter was that in spite of all the pains he had taken, in spite of the little scraps of success of which he had made the…

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Freighter Nalpa Limps Into Port Saved by Radio Would Have Been Driven Ashore

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 2

BUNDABERG, Wednesday:-- The small freighter Nalpa, which was taken in tow by the Marella yesterday morning off Double…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 15

The little elderly man, clothed in shabby garments and unimpeacnable respectability, glanced at the gentlemen named through his shining glasses,…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 15

(Continued.) Wilmot Drew moistioned his lips. The very thing he had tried to avoid had come to pass…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 17

The watcher's interest deepened. The fourth man to appear was the fool of a doctor who had been so easily hoodwinked. His presence with those others…

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Wrecker's Woe (Continued.) ENMESHED

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 11

The time-honoured position was reversed. Romeo leaned trom the sil[?]: Juliet—sucn a slim little Juliet—stco[?] in the garden below and gazed up,…

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Serial Story Wrecker's Woe (Continued.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 13

But could one? It sounded simple enough. England was a tree country. Surely a fellow might hold his tongue if he chose. He doubted it. Suppose…

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