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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea
55 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 3
The shrill blast of steamer circus across the Harbour last night told the fact that something was amiss with the traffic, and it was soon ascertained that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The shrill blast of steamer sirens across the Harbour inst night told the fact that something was amiss with the traffic, and it was soon ascertained that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →While the steamer Aarpawa was crossing Manukau Bar the bottom bolt of the crankshaft broke. The piston continued working, causing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight [?]trading cames were blown ashore and wrecked on the coasl of Pape[?]Guinea) during the raging of a terri[?]Although most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The British steamer Shari, 1300 tons, was pirated between Shanghai and Nankow. The pirates, 32 in number, disguised as deck passengers, overpowered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A radio message was received in Sydney this morning to the effect that the stranded steamer Morinda has been towed off the reef near Dedele, Papua…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last week a team of horses attached to a waggon load of wheat—the second to arrive—was driven into the railway yard. The horses took fright at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soviet steamer Koroemore sprang a leak and sank in the Black Sea. Forty were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In a most violent gale in the Channel the Alice, laden with bricks, sent out a distress signal. A lifeboat put out at 5 a.m., though seas that were the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fifty-seven survivors of the Vestris have been landed from the rescue tanker, Myriam. One of the victims was recognised as the Japanese Consul…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Swedish motor ship, Nicoline Maersk, from New York, laden with kerosene, timber, etc., valued at £250,000, went, ashore when about to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →According to a member of the crow of the beached steamer Excelsoir the vessel was got ashore just in time. In another 15 minutes she would have gone…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In a message to "The Sun," Frank Hurley says that after surmounting all obstacles, and having turned into the straight for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The liner Celtic went ashore in the darkness entering Cork Harbour. Efforts to tow her off were unavailand, and the receding tide left her high…
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