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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

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Schooner Disappears Eight People Aboard Grave Concern Felt. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 November 1935 · page 1

The Minister for External Affairs (Senator Sir George Pearce) has been informed by the Administrator in New Guinee of the mysterious…

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Wrecked Plane May Relong Polish A[?] Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 November 1935 · page 3

The head for treating with [?] information regarding the two aviators, Smith and Peth bridge, and a weekend [?] near Laikpu…

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Fears for Safety of Ketch 20 Passengers on Board Missing Since November 10 RABAUL

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 2

There is still no sign of the Government ketch Hermes, with 17 natives and 3 white officials on board. It left Madang on November 10 and has not…

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FLEETWOOD-SMITH. Wrecks South Africans Home Side Out for 170. Australians Begin Well. CAPETOWN, November 30

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 4

A Western Province XI. made a pool showing against the Australians when a match was commenced here to-day. Australia lost the toss. The teams are:…

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No Sign of Schooner Fears Entertained for Safety S Persons on Board Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 1

A message received by Sir. George Pearce from the Administrator of New Guinea, states that three vessels are searching for the missing…

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Woman’s Death Leap Tragedy on Steamer. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 8

A young woman stowaway, whose identity is not known, jumped from the boat deck of the. Monterey into a heavy sea off Gabo Island to-day…

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’Plane Wreck Passengers Leave Island Ketch Battles Against Heavy Seas MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 5

The eight passengers of the Lepena were taken from Hunter Island early this morning in a ketch, which had to battle…

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Transport Wrecked

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1935 · page 3

Early on Friday Morning last a motor transport owned by Mr. V.L. Henshaw, of Corowa, and driven by Mr. P. Bolton, of Corowa, crashed…

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On Isolated Coast Ketch Believed Total Wreck Holymans Train of Losses Launceston

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 5

The cycle of misfortune that has swept around the Holyman interests during the past 14 months struck again at the height of a severe…

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Ketch Crew Safe Vessel breaking Up Loss on Tasmanian Coast Launoeston

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 December 1935 · page 4

The auxiliary ketch Erskine, which [?] aground at Mussel Bow Bay, on [?] far north-west coast of Tasmania [?] Thursday night, is a total wreck,…

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Steamer Missing in Australian Waters No News of Crew of Thirty-one Since Christmas Ships and Wireless Stations Asked to Keep Calling Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 1

The steamer Paringa, which abandoned the tanker Vincas, which she was towing near Lakes Entrance during the Christmas…

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