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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

3 stories in Illawarra's papers

Steamer Calls for Coal at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 7

The steamer "Durour," a small boat carrying timber from one of the Pacific Islands to Melbourne, called into Port Kembla last…

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Obtained From Germany. Material for Cunard Steamer, Queen Mary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 5

It was revealed in the House of Commons recently that the plywood panelling for the Cunard steamer, "Queen Mary," was obtained from…

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The Wreckers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 14

I watched them tearing a building down, A gang of men in a busy town, With a he-heave-ho and a lusty yell…

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