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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

1,043 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 53

'Plane Wrecked. Nose-dive Into Paddock. MUDGEE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 16

Mr. E. H. Lonoragan, who arrived at Mudgee a fortnight ago in a Gipsy moth, crashed when he resumed his flight last night. Accompanied by Mr. Noel Campbell as mechanic. When…

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Steamer Wonganella. to Be Renamed Magda

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 4

The steamer Wonganella, recently acquired by Swedish buyers, is to be renamed Magda. She has been laid up at Sydney since August last, and…

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Emaciated Crew Wreck Privations Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 13

CAPTAIN BUSK and Messrs. Alfred and Henry Neave, members of the crew of the fishing boat, Ida Ann, 25 tons, which was wrecked on Saturday…

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Into Cliffs 5 Die in 'Plane Wreck French Tragedy Paris

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 1

An air taxi conveyed four passengers from Amiens to The Havre to see a football match on January 19. They started for home after the match,…

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Marooned on Lonely Island Fishing Ketch Dashed to Pieces

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--After being marooned on Erith Island, in Bass Strait, for three days, Captain P. Busk and two brothers, D. and H…

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Too Busy Ashore to Get Married So Couple Went to Sea; Romantic Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 11

TOO busy to get married at Rabaul, Mr. E. C. Helton, gold company official, and…

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Wreck Stops Test Chrysler's Fine Run Synthetic Fuel

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 17

An endurance run that was being mode by a Chrysler 65 saloon on the Avus track in Berlin, came to sudden stop when the car ran over the…

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Clean Missed Our Arbor! Japanese Steamer Lost in Haze

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

Lost in a thick haze off the coast yesterday the Japanese steamer Ishin Maru was well on its way to Newcastle before the captain got…

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The WRECK of the WAYZGOOSE

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 19

Many otherwise good Australians date incidents of…

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Way Back in 1788 When Governor Phillip Stepped Ashore

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 17

I VERILY believe, Collins, this is the finest harbor in the world." "I think you are right, Sir. A thousand sail of the line might…

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1500 Stranded After Wreck Fifty Millionaires in Tourist Party Buenos Aires

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 4

Fifty millionaires are among 1500 passengers and the crew of the Hamburg-America Line's tourist ship Monte Cervantes…

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Icy Northland Claims Two More Flying Victims Eielson's Fate Searchers Find 'Plane Wreck Wilkins' Pilot Crash on Coast of Siberia Seattle. U.S.A

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

A RADIO message from the headquarters of the expedition which has been searching the coast of Siberia, reports that Captain Ben Eielson's 'plane has been found 90 miles east of Cape North Alava…

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Theft on Steamer

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 17

Miss Doris Lisie, who lives in Brisbane, was robbed yesterday on the steamer Canberra, of jewellery worth £45. The property was taken from her…

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AN S.O.S. Which Meant, Yes--no! Liner Nestor Rushes to Aid Italian Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 7

A distress signal flying from the mast of an Italian steamer meant a wild-goose chase in the English Channel for the liner…

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Lost Airmen. Eielson's Fate. Wrecked 'Plane Found. Missing for 79 Days. VANCOUVER, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 11

Dog teams are searching for the bodies of Lieutenant C. B. Eielson the well-known Arctic airman, and his mechanic, Borland whose 'plane was…

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Island Steamer

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 8

The Burss, Philp Island steamer Mukambo is due here afternoon from the Norfolk Islands…

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Steamer Wonganella. to Be Renamed Magda

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 5

The steamer Wonganella, recently acquired by Swedish buyers, is to be renamed Magda. She has been laid up at Sydney since August last, and…

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Brawn Defied Pony Holds Up Steamer

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 16

Refractory cargo was a contributing factor to the delay in the Canberra's sailing for Brisbane yesterday. Eight burly wharf laborers, several…

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Steamer Delayed. While Fireman and Greaser Quarrel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 14

Because a fireman had a disagreement with a greaser the Howard Smith liner Canberra was delayed at Sydney for five and a half hours last night before leaving for…

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Call for Help Steamer Disabled at Sea London

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 2

The steamer Barr[?]ill (4972 tons), on the way from Hull to Melbourne, which passed Ushant, off the coast of Brittany, on January 23, has sent a…

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