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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934

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Steamer Aground Cruiser Suffolk to the Rescue London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1934 · page 1

The cruiser Suffolk on Monday res-cued six officers, three apprentices and 55 Lascar members of the crew of the City of Cambridge, the 7058-ton cargo…

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Ald. Tink Replies To The Wreckers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 November 1934 · page 1

Some people, for mysterious reasons, made a move early in the week to disqualify E. A. Tink for an alleged infringement in his nomination paper…

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Steamer Ashore Wreck at Newcastle Newcastle

Western Age · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 1

The interstate steamer, iron Monarch, 4,260 tons went ashore on the north breakwater of Newcastle heads on Saturday night., Number one hold is…

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Wreck's Aftermath The Sea Gives Up its Dead Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 1

The fourth body from the wreck of the Koramba was seen floating in the sea off Phillip Island this morning. It will probably be washed up on the…

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Wreck Sighted Is It Christina Fraser? Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 1

The battered and rusted hull of a small steel steamer was sighted by the pilot of a food relief plane on 90-mile Beach, Gippsland, with the…

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Lost Steamer Another Body Found Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 1

A fourth victim, believed to be from the wrecked steamer Coramba, was recovered on the beach at Phillip Island, Victoria. The lower part of…

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School Exams. Bad for Girls Create Academic Wrecks Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 1

At the Intermediate High School speech, at Coff's Harbor, last night, the principal, Mr. R. F. Hodge, described the present examination system as…

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Still Hopeful. Mrs. Ulm Charters Schooner

Western Age · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 1

Believing Ulm and his companions to be alive, Mrs. Ulm chartered at her own expense, through the British Consul at Honolulu, a motor…

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Mistaken Wreckage. London

The Western Herald · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 5

Honolulu navy officials believe that the aircraft pieces found at Nithau are part of the condemned plane as the strut was of…

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Hurricane in Sydney Many Suburbs Wrecked. Numerous Casualties: No Lives Lost

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 December 1934 · page 1

A violent storm, of almost unprecedented severity, accompanied by a hurricane, struck Sydney and suburbs…

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Portion of Missing Steamer Found. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 5

Melbourne, message states hull of the coastal steamer Coramba, which foundered with all hands during the recent severe…

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