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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

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Coastal Steamer Rammed Loss of Life Not Known Mostly Students on Board New York, Jan. 2

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

While carrying 120 passengers, consisting largely of students, of the Brown University. Providence and Harvard, a coastal steamer was…

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Ketch in Difficulties Aid is Refused Signals Are Ignored life Savers’ Hazardous Swim MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

A two masted ketch Britannia, about 60 feet long, and painted white, was last night in difficulties off a sandbank near the Frankston pier. It…

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Ketch’s Battle with Gale Crew Brought Ashore Were in Perilous Position-melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

After weathering a gale for two fays the crew of the ketch Britannia vas brought ashore at Frankston to day. The Britannia left Geelong…

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Lifeboat Crew Minister Commends Men “Maintaining British Traditions” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

In announcing to-day his intention to obtain from the Ports and Harbors branch a report on the suggestion that the Queenscliff lifeboat…

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Cause of [?] Gelignite or [?] Differing O[?] Did Some One Delib[?] to Wreck Baker

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

The explosion [?] the baker’s shop [?] Leslie Butler in [?] 4 o’clock on Sunday. [?]…

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Wreck of Coastal Steamer Some Bodies Recovered Coroner’s Finding Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

An inquiry into the deaths of Robert Muir Wishart, 55, second [?] David Peter Sinclair, 49, chief officer; Michael Joseph Foley, 22, able…

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Terrific Storm Steamer Buffeted Worst Yet Experienced, Officers Say DARWIN

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 9

The worst storm in memory of all officers was experienced off the coast of the Northern Terrible by the steamer M[?] which…

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In Small Schooner World Tour by Youthful Party. 15 Persons Aboard Cape Town. January 17

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 7

Fifteen, persons, meloding three women, all of the company being in their twenties, arrived at Cape Town to-day in the 30-ton scho[?]er Yankee…

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’Plane Dives Into Sea Pilot Drowned Passenger Swims Ashore Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

A moth plane, which was flying from Blenheim to Christchurch yesterday, crashed into the sea, four miles north of…

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Freighter Wrecked Captain Loses Life Halifax, Jan. 18

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 4

Piling up on a rocky shore during a heavy snow-storm and high seas, the British freighter Kenkerry, is a complete wreck. Twenty-nine of…

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Sailed on Time Steamer’s Crew in Dispute Trouble Over Overtime Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

There was a possibility of the Bass Strait, steamer, Nairana, not leaving Melbourne to-day on her trip to Lattnceston owing to trouble,…

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Steamer Has to Put Back Perth

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 5

The motor ship Titania, put into Fremantle to-day for engine repairs She was 750 miles from Fremantle when a fracture intone of the engine…

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'Plane Dives Into Sea Pilot Drowned; Passenger Swims Ashore

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 11

A Moth 'plane, which was flying from Blenheim to Christchurch (N.Z.), crashed into the sea, four miles north of Christchurch and the pilot, N…

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Sea Tragedy Feared Message Tells of Hopeless Position .•Wreckage Found Neykjavik (Iceland), Jan 24

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 4

A trawler sheltering in the harbor received a wireless messages last night from the trawler Jeria stating that it was drifting helplessly. and was…

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Outbreak of Smallpox Steamer Quarantined Now at Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

As there is now on doubt that there is an outbreak of smallpox aboard the vessel, 139 passengers on board the Aorangi have been…

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A Costly Luxury Big Steamer Tied Up Company in Quandary London, Jan. 23

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 4

What is to happen to the huge Mauretania, which has been idle at Southampton since October? The Cunard and White Star line is loth to…

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Sank in 30 MINUTES Big Steamer Goes Down All Aboard Believed Saved New York, January 24

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 4

The steamer v. Mohawk, 8000 tons, which was under charter to the Ward line collided with the Norwegian motorship. Talisman,…

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Small Pox on Steamer 50 Passengers Released Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

About 50 or the passengers of the liner Aorangi, who were quarantined owing to a case of smallpox or board, have been released and the…

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Tragic Sea Collision Lives Lost Off American Coast 35 Bodies Recovered Steering Gear of Steamer Fails New York, January 26

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 3

At first believed that no lives had been lost the collision between the Steamers Mohawk and Talisman off the coast of New Lersey on Thursday night has turned out to be a tragic affair An inquiry into the disaster was opened to-day with the death list,…

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Freemasons Held Up Ahmed Men Wreck Dinner London January 26

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 3

Twelve armed men raided the Masonic Hall at Cork-last night before the annual dinner of. the Freemasons Lodge had begun, They ordered 70…

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