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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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Super Optimist Kept Vigil for Fare Waiting For Return of Steamer BOMBAY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 4

The police to-day arrested Abdul Hafiz, a tan driver, who is cither a born optimist or a lunatic. His taxi was engaged by on Australian…

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Aeroplane Crashes Pilot Injured; 'Plane Wrecked Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 1

An aeroplane, piloted by Alfred Dehle, crashed at Eagle Farm this: morning. The pilot was severely injured About tho face, and the machine…

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Not Wanted in Party Messrs. Hughes and Marks Wrecked Government Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1929 · page 2

"The Nationalists do not desire to associate with Messrs. Hughes and Marks, and it is satisfactory to see the Labor Party returned in sufficient…

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Surveying the Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1929 · page 2

So far as the Nationalist and Country parties are concerned the final election figures bring no comfort. Labour has won a complete…

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Fire on Steamer Outbreak Under Control London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 1

The owners of the steamer Telemachus have received a wireless message from the captain reporting a fire in two holds. The steamer is in the…

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Riots in Peking Rickshaw Men and Tramway Employees 100 Tramcars Wrecked Martial Law Enforced SHANGHAI

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 1

A long standing dispute between the rickshaw-men and the tramway employees culminated to-day with the outbreak of tremendous riots in Peaking,…

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Steamer Ashore Crew Safe Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 5

The Union Co's steamer Kahiki went ashore at Waikanac beach near Gi[?]borne, New Zealand, The crew landed safely, Owing to the heavy seas,…

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N.Z. Steamer Aground Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 2

The Union Company’s steams [?] went ashore on [?] Beach near Gisborne New Zealand during a southerly gale. The…

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Air Liner Wrecked. Swallowed Up in Mediterranean Sea Forced Down in a Terrific Storm Tug Made Unsuccessful Effort to Tow Toe Liner , Ten Miles to Land London, Oct. 27

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 1

Reports regarding the fate of the Indian air liner, which was forced down in the Mediterranean in a violent gale, are somewhat conflicting…

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Air Mail Disaster Bodies Recovered From Wrecked Seaplane Passengers Drowned in Cabin ROME

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 1

The bodies of Pilot Bird, Flight-Engineer Pembroke, the wireless, operator, Mr. Stone, and one of the passengers who were aboard the Indian…

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Crash at Mascot Moth Plane Wrecked Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 1

Another plance crash occurred at Mascot to-day, when a moth plane got out of control and fell 100 feet and was smashed to pieces. Its two…

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Steamer Aground Salvage Impossible Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 8

All hope has been abandoned or [?]ing the steamer Hypatia, which went aground at the entrance to Table Ba[?]…

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Steamer Sinks on Lake Michigan Kenosha. Wisco[?]in, Oct. [?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 4

Between 10 and 15 of the crew were lost when the lake steamer Wisconsin sank in a storm on Lake Michigan to-day. More than 60 were…

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Wrecked Hypiatia Capetown

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 3

All hope has been abandoned of salving the steamer Hypiatia which weat aground at the entrance to Table Bay…

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Wrecked Hypiatia Capetown, Oct. [?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 1

All hope has been [?] [?]ving the [?] went [?] Tables [?]…

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Salvage of Copper From Stranded Steamer Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 4

Copper ingots aboard the steamer Hypatia, valued at £80,000, are being salvaged by eight tenders on a percentage ?basis. The steamer went…

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Wrecked Hypiatia £[?]0,000 Worth of Copper Capetown, Oct. 31

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 8

Copper ingots aboard the wrecked Hypiatin, valued at £80,000, are being salvaged by eight tenders on [?] percentage basis…

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Trawler Ashore Crew Safely Landed Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

A vessel reported ashore near Capp Howe this morning is the trawler, Gununlaal, of 217 tons. The crew of 12 reached shore safely…

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Trawler Ashore Near Cape Howe Crew Safe Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

The vessel reported ashore near Cape Howe this morning is a trawler, the Gununball, of 217 tone. The crew of 12 reached shore safely, and the…

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Swam Ashore Bega

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 4

The crew of the wrecked trawler Gunundant, who arrived to-day, told how they reached the shore from the stranded vessel. One of the men…

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