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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

37 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 2

Aeroplane Wrecked. While Setting Out from Sale. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 July 1933 · page 3

While taking off on a flight to search for the missing collier, Christina Fraser, at dawn to-day, the monoplane piloted by A. Barlow struck a…

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Sea Mysteries Recalled by Wreck Discovery

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 July 1933 · page 2

Cables recently told of the discovery of a submerged wreck off the South African coast, which may yet [?] the most mysterious sea tragedy of…

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Overseas News Disastrous Suicide. Fatal Wrecking of Hotel. PRAGUE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

A woman suiciding by exploding a bomb, wrecked a four-storied hotel, killing at least four, including a mother and child, and seriously injuring…

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'Plane Crash Near Jerilderie No Serious Injuries, But Plane a Total Wreck

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 3

As a result of a collision with a tree, a Moth aeroplane piloted by Captain Carter, a South Australian pilot, was totally wrecked at "The…

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Garage Wrecked Bt Explosion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 10

Police believe that gelignite we a used to blow up a garage containing two cars at Mourilyan, near Cairns. Guiseppe Cali, a Sicilian garage…

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Overseas News Mysterious Explosion a Tower Wrecked. AMSTERDAM

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 2

A mysterious explosion has wrecked a huge tower, erected at Terachelling, for the salvage of £2,000,000 worth of gold and silver from the…

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Steamer "Royal" Sinks

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 4

Early on Friday last the Murray River steamer "Royal," owned by Messrs. F. Arbuthnot and A. Burt, sank at what is known as the…

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Airplane Wrecked. At Newcastle Aerodrome. NEWCASTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 3

In attempting to land at Old Bar Aerodrome with a faulty engine a small plane crashed into a fence, and was badly damaged. Two occupants,…

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A Brave Sailor. Saves a Ketch from Disaster. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

With a broken main mast bumping against her side, the ketch Hawk would have been holed in Bass Strait, yesterday, but for the bravery of a…

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Three Men Perish. Motor Launch Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

Three fishermen, W. E. Wilson, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Port Fairy; Percy Kearney, and the latter's son, Ron, are believed to have…

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Latest News Cables Sole Shipwreck Survivor's Story Rotterdam, Nov. 20

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 2

The sole survivor of the crew of 11 from the German motorship, Kreuzsee, from Bremerhaven, bound for London, arrived aboard the steamer…

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Rabbit-farm Wrecker

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 19

Charged with "wrecking" a rabbit farm, a man is facing the death penalty in Moscow, Russia, according to a report from Riga, Latvia. When the…

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Foundered While Fishing. Lighthouse Keepers' Rescued. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 3

Two lighthouse keepers, who were washed up on an island, in Bass Strait, after their fishing boat had foundered, were rescued by a steamer…

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River Steamer for Sale at Echuca

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 35

The Public Works Department of Victoria is inviting tenders for tho purchase of the paddle-steamer "Melbourne," which is now lying in the…

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A Steamer Aground. Captain Commits Suicide. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 5

The streamer Exarch ran ashore at midnight on Saturday, near Cape Plakoti, Cyprus. The captain committed suicide on Sunday…

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Collision in North Sea Swedish Steamer Sunk. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 2

The stewardess and six of the crew, who were sleeping in their bunks were drowned when the Swedish steamer, Castor, sank in two…

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Secret Salvage Divers' Work on Hampshire Wreck Kitchener's Death Recalled

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 3

An extraordinary story has been published in Berlin, in which a Sydney diver named Costello is concerned, in connection with a secret…

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