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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932

18 stories in Murray's papers

A Steamer Missing. In North Sea. COPENHAGEN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 3

The Esthonian steamer, Liro, with a crew of 17 and several passengers, which left Hull on December 10th, is missing…

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Wreck on South Coast. a £90,000 Cargo. ULLADULLA (South Coast)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 2

There is practically no hope of saving the steamer Northern Firth, which went ashore at Brush Island yesterday afternoon. Although the…

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A Wrecked Steamer. Hobart

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

The small steamer Lintrose was wrecked at the entrance to the Derwent River. The crew put off in a boat containing only one oar and no…

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Motor Boat Wrecked. Two Men Missing. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 2

A motor boat, in which two men left Beachport, South Australia, on Friday, was washed up on the beach yesterday, in a battered condition, a…

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Mollison's Flight. Aviator Returning by Steamer. CAPETOWN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 3

Airman Mol[?]son, after his record-breaking flight from England, will return by mail steamer, as he is desirous of quietude to correlate his…

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Cablegrams. French Schooner Abandoned. In the Bay of Biscay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 1

The French schooner , Rouzie, has been abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. The crew of 29 put off in eight boats. Three have since been found empty…

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Wreckers and Builders (Advance Australia News Service)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 3

Every one of us is by virtue of our citizenship a builder or a wrecker. The wrecker is having his fling among us because there is not…

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Collapsed on Beach. After Swimming Ashore. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 1

After being found unconscious, at the water's edge, in the surf, at Conjula Beach, South. Coast, a man named Walters, aged 52, recovered…

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Latest News "Crusade Against Corrupt Wreckers" Mr. Stevens Describes Election Campaign Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 2

Following a number of wonderful ovations received at various centres during his election addresses, the Premier, Mr. Stevens,…

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An Unusual Wreck. Vessel Sunk Near Anchorage. Ten Lives Lost

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 4

The Western District steamer "Casino," met with disaster at Apollo Bay (Vic), on Sunday. The "Casino" was tied up to the pier…

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Liner with Delegates Collides With Tramp Steamer. MONTREAL

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 3

The liner, Empress of Britain, conveying the British delegation to Ottawa, came into collision with a tramp steamer in the St. Lawrence, but the…

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The Wrecked Casino. Another Body Recovered. MELBOURNE, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 3

The body of the seventh victim of the wreck of the steamer, Casino, at Apollo Bay, was found wedged among rocks two miles away. Three other…

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Beaten by Weather. Mollison's Disappointment. Returning by Steamer. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

"The weather has beaten me. I am terribly disappointed, and have been feeling rotten the last few days. I am returning by steamer. I will do the…

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River Steamer Blows Up. Heavy Loss of Life. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 September 1932 · page 2

By the explosion of her boilers on Friday morning the wooden river steamer Observation, with 160 men on board, wag blown to pieces. The loss…

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Family in Flight. Found by British Trawler. All Safe, But Machine Wrecked. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 1

The British trawler, Lord Talbot, located the Hutchinson family, who had made a forced larding in the sea near Greenland on Sunday. They…

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River Steamer Blows Up in U.S.A.

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 17 September 1932 · page 4

By the explosion of her hoilers on Friday morning the wooden river steamer Observation, with 160 man on board was blown to pieces. The loss of life…

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River Steamer Burnt. the Pevensey. Escape of Captain and Crew. Swan Hill

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 2

While berthed overnight at the Koraleigh landing the freight paddle steamer Pevensey caught fire, and was burnt. A settler living near who…

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Station Master Sentenced to Death Wrecking of Black Sea Express Moscow, Oct 31

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 2

The wrecking of the Black Sea express train on October 16 is recalled in an announcement that death, by shooing has been, imposed on the…

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