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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

151 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 8

Italian Steamer Attacked by Seaplane. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

Lloyd's have picked up a radio message from Algiers, stating that an Italian steamer was attacked by a seaplane, in the Mediterranean, but was not damaged…

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Italian Steamer Attacked (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Lloyd's picked up a radio message from Algiers stating that an Italian steamer had been attacked by a seaplane in the Mediterranean, but was…

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Spanish Liner Shelled Runs Ashore on Fire. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) ALGIERS

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 2

The Spanish liner Cabisantotome ran ashore on fire off the Algerian coast, after two hours shelling by two insurgent destroyers…

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Urana Wreck Court Blames Captain SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 4

Captain John Charles Droder, master of the steamer Urana, which went aground and later became a wreck at Old Bar, Manning River, on August…

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Loss of Coastal Steamer Urana Court's Decision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 1

Following an investigation on Monday into the loss of the coastal vessel Urana, which was wrecked at The Old Bar on August 31, a Court of Marine…

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Chinese Crew Leave Steamer Believed to Be Japanese Vessel Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 6

Two members of the Chinese crew of the British steamer Silksworth, who left the vessel at Newcastle with 34 others, because they considered she…

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Wreck of Coastal Steamer Urana. Captain's Certificate Suspended for Four Months Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 2

After inquiring into the wreck of the coastal steamer Urana at the Old Bar on 31st August, the Marine Court today ordered the suspension for four…

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Urana Wreck Master's Certificate Court Decides Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 2

John Charles Droder, captain of the North Coast steamer Urana which went ashore end was wrecked at Old Bar, Manning…

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Bela Kun Charged with Wrecking MOSCOW, Oct. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 1

Bela Kun, the ex-Communist Dictator, of Hungary, has been charged with wrecking. The newspaper "Commintern" accuses…

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Walked Off Jap Steamer. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1937 · page 6

Ninety wharf labourers walked off the Japanese steamer Tamon Maru while it was loading wheat at…

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French Steamer Bombed Crew Taken Off (Austraian Press Assn. Message) PARIS

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 October 1937 · page 1

An unknown aeroplane bombed the French steamer Quedmellah carrying grain cargo from Morocco Franco, 50 miles from Barcelona…

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British Steamer Sunk 26 Survivors. Madrid

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 2

Spanish insurgent war 'planes, dropping 15 bombs, sank the British steamer Jean Weems, of 2349 tons register, 16 miles off the Catalan…

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Strong British Protest Sinking of Steamer London, Nov. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

In the House of Commons the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, announced that the Government had…

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French Steamer Bombed Attacker Driven Off (Australian Press Assn. Message.) BARCELONA

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 1

A war plane plane b[?]ed and machine gunned the Preach steamer, La Corse, off Mataro, but was driven off by Government aircraft…

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Naval Skirmishes in Mediterranean. French Destroyer Fires on Submarine. Aircraft Attacks French Steamer. Barcelona

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 2

A war plane bombed and machinegunned the French steamer "La Corse" off Mature, but was driven off by Government aircraft. French…

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Overdue. Steamer From Sydney. Believed to Have Foundered Newfoundland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 2

The steamer Balgados, with a crew of 15, and carrying a cargo of coal from Sydney, is six days overdue. It is feared she foundered in last week's…

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Steamer Overdue St. John's (Newfoundland), Jan, 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

The steamer Calgadoo, with a crew of 15, carrying a cargo of coal from Sydney is six days' overdue. It is feared she foundered in last week's…

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Infernal Machine. Wrecks Office in Galway. Dublin

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 2

An infernal machine partly wrecked a rent office at Loughrea, county Galway. The agent for the Earl of Harewood, who is the Kind's…

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Malaria on Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 6

The steamer Trefusls, bound fround Dakar (West Africa) to Pork Kembla arrived at Albany yesterday with eleven cases of malaria on board. Tow…

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Wrecked Lugger Crew's Trying Ordeal BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 8

After the lugger Koza was wrecked on Flinder's Reef, about 150 miles north-east of Townsville, her crew spent four or five hours clinging in shark-infeested…

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