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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934

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Barque Badly Damaged Collision with Steamer Frederickshaven, Oct. 17

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 2

After a result of a collision between the barque C. B. Pedersen, bound for Melbourne, and the Swedish steamer, Halland, west of Skaw,…

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Centenary Air Race French 'Plane Wrecked. Competitors Withdraw. Paris

The Independent · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 3

The undercarriage of the Bleriot plane which Captains C[?]alle and Moliner were to fly in the Centenary Air Race was wrecked here…

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Steamer on Fire Outbreak Subdued by Brigade a Four Hour Task London, October 18

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 October 1934 · page 3

For the past three days the Italian steamer Leopard has been steaming at top speed for London with a fire smouldering in one of her holds…

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Fishing Disaster Schooner Sinks: Nine Dead

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 6

WINNIPEG (Manitoba), Oct. 20. Nine persons were drowned on Friday when a fishing schooner sank, following an explosion of the gasoline…

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Air Liner Still Untraced Believed to Have Crashed Into Sea Fruitless Searches at Week-end No Signs of Wreckage MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 1

The worst fears are entertained for the safety of the missing air liner, Miss Hobart which left Launceston for Melbourne with 10 passengers and two pilots on Friday morning. It is believed the plane has crashed into the sea, and that all occupants have perished…

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The Missing Plane. Wreckage Sighted at Sea. CANBERRA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

The Federal Government decided to-day to hold a public inquiry into the disappearance of the plane, Miss Hobart, between Launceston and…

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Wreckage Found Ail Hope is Abandoned Missing Tasmanian Air Liner Duke’s Message of Sympathy

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 1

It has. now been accepted that die 10 passengers and two pilots on Tasmanian Airways plane. Miss Hobart, which . disappeared last Friday, have perished. Wreckage seen in the sea off the Victorian coast, near Wilson’s…

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Wreckage Recovered Part of Missing Air Liner Inquiry to Be Held Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 October 1934 · page 2

Floating objects which were seen from the air yesterday, and which were identified as parts of the missing air liner. Miss Hobart, were recovered…

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Another Steamer Launched London. October 28

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 1

Designed for the refrigerated cargo trade, tho Dominion and Commonwealth lines Port Wyndham was launched from John Brown’s yards at…

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An Actor’s Romance May be Wrecked Marriage Law Tangle Los Angeles, October 24

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 2

Unless Rafael Lopez de Onate, the actor, can prove he has neither Filipino or Malayan blood in his veins, his romance with Ellen Wilson,…

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Lightning Wrecks Concrete Tank 20,000 Gallons of Water Released a Remarkable Scene

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 October 1934 · page 1

Believed to have been struck by lightning, 20,000 gallons concrete tank on the property of Mr. H. E. Benyon, “Murray Glen,” Wodonga,…

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Grave Fears Felt Fishing Boat Crew May be Lost Wreckage Seen Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 1

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the crew of a large fleshing boat. The fishermen have reported that a submerged bolt was sighted In…

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Crash in N.Z. Line Strewn with Wreckage Auckland (N.Z.)Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 1

A special train, carrying newspaper crashed into a stationary goods train at Taerapa station, 60 miles south of Auckland to-day. The special train…

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Steamer Kills Whale Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 4

The liner Wanganella which arrived at Sydney to-day from Melbourne, struck a whale yesterday afternoon near. Montague Island. The monster…

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Steamer’s Passengers Two Prevented from Landing Incident at Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 2

When Customs officers boarded the [?]ner Marma from New Zealand this morning they prevented two persons from landing. One was a passenger…

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Wrecked Miss Launceston Stood On Its Nose When Landing in Air in 10 Days Launceston

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 2

Engineers are working feverishly on tile wreckage of the Miss Launceston, at Flinders Island, in order that the machine can be dismantled and…

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Under Carriage Wrecked Singapore. Nov. 13

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 November 1934 · page 1

The Master of Sempill, who Is flying to Australia, wrecked the under carriage of his machine at Penang, where repairs are being effected…

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The Steamer Invin[?]

The Independent · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 4

The steamer invited the [?] last trip from [?] on its third [?] take Victoria for [?]…

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Killed in Dreadful Air Smash in Old Liner Crashes near Longreach [?]scue Party Early on Scene Machine a Total Wreck

The Independent · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 3

[?] our men, three of them employees of Imperial Airways, [?] were killed when the new air liner for the Singapore [?] section of the Air Mail service crashed near long[?] yesterday morning. The fourth victim, all Australian, only…

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Wreckage Discovered Is it Scat from Miss Hobart Resembles Type Used Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1934 · page 5

A seat closely resembling an aero plane seat, and believed to have come from the lost air-liner, Miss Hobart, was found on the beach at Waratah…

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