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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

24 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

Wheat Team Bolts at Yarrawonga a Verandah Wrecked

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

A small boy falling off a bicycle was responsible for a team of horses drawing a large load of wheat to Yarrawonga railway…

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Twenty Lives Lost by Wreck of a Tug. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

The Admiralty, has announced that the tug, St. Genny, attached to the Atlantic Fleet, was sunk during the gale, off Ushant, with a loss of 20…

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Schooner's Adventure Blown Across Atlantic London, January 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 34

The three-masted British schooner Neptune, of St. John's, Newfoundland, a wooden vessel of 126 tons, has been towed into Tobormory Bay, on the…

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Mail Steamer Detained in Mid-stream. Case of Small Pox the Cause. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

The mail steamer, on which a case of small pox occurred, arrived at Sydney, this morning. She is anchored in mid-stream to await an…

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The Wreck of a Steamer. Allegations Against the Captain. SYDNEY. Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

The Marine Court, to-day, commenced an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the steamer, Luciston, at Ocean Island. A…

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Wreck of the Titanic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 20

'TWAS a sunny April morning, fond good-byes they were calling, As the good ship sailed away! It's the Titanic's maiden voyage, the…

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Steam Launch Founders. The Crew Swim Ashore. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 1

When a steam lounch foundered about 60 miles north of Fremantle, on Saturday last, the crew of five swam ashore. They were rescued…

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Steamer Sunk by Boiler Explosion. Athens

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 2

An explosion in the boiler room sank the Italian steamer, Frederigo Caroolla, in three minutes, drowning 20 out of a crew of 23…

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The Wreckers of Industry. Outspoken Statement of Mr Cleary. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Addressing the members of the New South Wales Constitutional Association, to-day, Mr. Cleary, referring to the opposition to his rationing…

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Steamer on Fire 1500 Pilgrims Aboard Over 100 Lives Lost

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 3

The French steamer Asia, which embarked 1500 pilgrims for southern Red Sea ports at Jeddah, caught fire in the harbour…

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The Missing Sheep Remains of Wrecked Plane Found

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 6

On Friday last the search party working on the right-hand side of the King-street, passed through magnificent country, while trying to find some…

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Fatal Collision at Sea. Swedish Steamer Sunk. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 3

The Swedish steamer Inger was sunk, and 15 of the crew were drowned in consequence of a collision in a fog off Beachy Head, with the Italian…

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French Express Wrecked Trolly on Track Paris, June 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 12

Eight persons were killed and 31 were injured when the Paris to Marseilles express was derailed at Monterau. One Englishwoman was killed…

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Gale Off Queensland Coast American Steamer's Narrow Escape. TOWNSVILLE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 2

The American tramp steamer, Betrlah, had a narrow escape from being overwhelmed by the huge waves during a heavy gale, 100 miles from…

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Startling Discovery on a Steamer. After Being Fumigated. MELBOURNE, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 2

After the steamer, Marena, had been fumigated, this morning, Jung Boon, a Chinese, aged 19, was found dead in his bunk, and another…

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5 KILLED: 17 Injured When Steamer and Motor Boat Collide. Steamer Carried 400 Passengers Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 1

A London message from Zarea states that when the Jugoslav steamer Kara Georgevitch coded with the Ra[?]an motor boat, Francesco Moresini, five…

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30 Men Entombed When Tunnel Is Wrecked by Explosion Tokio

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 1

Thirty laborers were entombed when a tunnel of the Su[?]itome power station at Mlyazkiken was wrecked by an explosion yesterday…

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8000 Milles Talk Plane to Steamer London, July 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 8

A new record for long-distance radio telephony has been established. Occupants of an aeroplane flying over…

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Communists Wreck Building

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 9

After a resident had been evicted from his home at Clovelly a body of 40 men, alleged to have been Communists, smashed the windows,…

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Fatal Wreck Off Cornwall. Auxiliary Yacht Breaks Up. In Furious Sea and Heavy Gale. Six Lixes Lost. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

In the worst Channel gale, since November, the 8-ton auxiliary yacht, Islander, broke up, in a furious sea, off St. Austell…

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