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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

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British Steamer Attacked. Captain's Statement. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 2

The British steamer Noemi Julia, which was attacked by foreign aircraft this morning, has arrived at Port Vandres. The captain said…

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British Steamer Bombed by Pirate Planes London, August 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 1

The captain of the British steamer, Nocmijulia, who wirelessed for assistance after it had been attacked by foreign 'planes has arrived at Port Vendres. He said that at 8.20 a.m. a 'plane with a death's head insignia on the fuselage circled round the…

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Wrecked Plane Raised From Seabed Port Phillip Disaster

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1937 · page 2

The Air Force Moth seaplane which crashed into Port Phillip on July 22 was raised by a Harbour Trust dredge on Monday afternoon. Pilot officers…

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Boat Swamped Suction from Steamer ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 8

When the Iron Monarch was leaving the jetty in Point Lincoln Harbour, the suction of the propeller drew to it the 25ft, cutter Sylvius and the cutter…

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Soviet Steamer Torpedoed Crew Rescued by Fishermen (Australian Press Assn. Message.) ALGIERS

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 1

An unknown submarine torpedoed and sunk the Soviet steamer Timaryazov in the Mediterranean, near Tigsirt. Algerian fisherman rescued and…

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Steamer Wrecked

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

The North Coast S.N. Co.'s steamer Urana (519 tons) ran ashore in a heavy fog at Old Bar (Manning River) on Tuesday night, and is believed to…

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Contraband on Steamer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 5

Customs officers found 7800 eig. areilos, 3020 eigarettes, and 21b of Chinese tobacco on the steamer Changte Portion of the contraband…

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Fatal Explosion on Steamer (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 1

An explosion off Las Palmas, in the engine-room of the steamer Sydney Star, bound for Australia, caused fatal injuries to an engineer named…

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British Steamer Captured LONDON, September 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 1

The British steamer, Stanwold, of 1019 tons, was captured by the Spanish rebel torpedo-boat off the Basque…

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British Steamer Captured. in Territorial Waters. British Warship Looks On. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 2

The British steamer Stanwold, of 1019 tons, was captured by a Spanish rebel torpedo boat off the Basque coast. The incident was witnnssed by…

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British Steamer Captured. Witnessed by Warship (Australian Press Assn. Massage.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 1

The British steamer Stanwold was captured by a Spanish rebel torpedo boat off the Basque coast. The incident was witnessed by a…

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Wrecked Urana Sold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 2

The steamer Urana, which is wrecked at Old Bar, Taree, has been sold by the owners for £135 to Mr. Ernest Wright, a shipbuilder, of Tuncurry…

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Yacht Wrecked Ashore at Seal Rocks SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1937 · page 10

Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Pearson, who with their 13-month-eld son, Peter Mr. H. D. Pearson, and a 14-year-old boy, were going from Hobart to…

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Reward for Finding Theatre Wreckers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 2

The Lyndhurst Shire Council, owners of the Blayney Theatre, which was wrecked by an explosion last Saturday, has decided to offer £100 reward for…

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Wreck

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 4

The auxiliary yacht "Teepeekana" of 38 feet length was wrecked in Seal Rocks Bay on Thursday last. The owner Mr. R. Pearson of Hobart was…

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Man Missing Fishing Boat Wrecked Gale at Adelaide Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1937 · page 5

A fierce gale at the week-end caused Immense damage, and one of four people on board is believed to have perished when the…

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Steamer Nestor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1937 · page 8

The steamer Nestor, which put to sea for safety on Monday night when her towline parted during the westerly gale, did not re-enter port…

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Wrecker Gaoled Terrorist from Italy Arrested in France Paris September 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1937 · page 1

An Italian terrorist Gardelia has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for having attempted to blow un the railway tunnel at Cerbere on…

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Brothers in Disabled Launch Rescued by Pilot Steamer Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 September 1937 · page 2

Two youths, William and Bernard Stott, of Newtown, who were missing in a launch, were rescued by the pilot steamer Captain Cook, this morning…

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Washed Ashore North Sea Hurricane LONDON, October 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

A man voyaging to Australian and giving the name of Fred Rebell, 51, is now at Aldernergh, East Suffolk, While his yacht seiga, which went…

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