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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

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Sinking of Steamer Successful Claim

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 16

In a reserved judgment delivered in the High Court at Melbourne, Mr. Justice Dixon, sitting in the Admiralty jurisdiction, on a claim by the…

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Wreckers at Miller's

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 1

Wreckers are at work at Messrs. A. Miller and Co.'s Cressy street store. As the dust is liable to damage some of the stock a Wreckers' Sale is advertised…

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Shipping Attacked by Rebel Aircraft Captain of Steamer Killed London. August 8

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 August 1937 · page 3

In view of the attacks by aircraft on several vessels in the last few days ail steamers leaving the Algerian ports will be…

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Shipwreck Story Told by Port Campbell Writer Port Campbell (Vic.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is some time since I last wrote to the Page. We have had a lot of rain. We can have roaring fires as wood is plentiful. I will tell…

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British Steamer. Harmlessly Attacked. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 3

A Brutish steamer, Noemi Julia, which was attacked by foreign aircraft this morning, arrived at Port Vendres. The captain said that two…

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The Mediterranean. Soviet Steamer Torpedoed. ALGIERS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 1

An unknown submarine torpedoed and sunk the Soviet steamer, Timiryazev, in the Mediterranean, near Tigsirt. Algerian fishermen rescued and…

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A Coastal Wreck. At Manning River. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 1

The North Coast Co.'s steamer, Urana 510 tons, ran ashore in a heavy fog at the old bar, Manning River, last night, and is believed to be a…

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Deaths in Typhoon Liners Ashore

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 18

Scores of Chinese were killed and 21 sea going vessels, including several liners, were blown ashore when a typhoon struck Hong Kong. Many…

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British Steamer Captured in Spanish Waters. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 2

The British steamer, Stanwold, 1019 tons, has been captured by a Spanish rebel torpedo boat off the Basque coast. The incident was witnessed…

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Steamer Fares Raised Britain-australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 30

It is officially announced that passenger fares between Great Britain and Australia, and Australia and the United States, will be increased by an average…

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Bomb Outrages Paris Buildings Wrecked Paris

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 14

Bombs exploded simultaneously at 10.5 o'clock last night at the headquarters of the Employers' Federation and the Industries Metallurgique,…

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Japanese Steamer Fired Upon Singapore, October 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 38

The Japanese steamer Tokio Maru, whilst allegedly fishing in Dutch, territorial waters in the Rhio Archipelago, was several times ordered to stop by…

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Blazing Liner Ashore Shelled by Destroyers London, October 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 6

The Spanish liner, Cabo Santo Tome, is ashore on the Algerian coast and ablaze, according to messages from Algiers. The liner was shelled for…

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Coastal Steamer Wrecked Captain's Certificate Suspended Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 3

After an enquiry into the wreck of the coastal steamer Urana at Old Bar on August 31, the Marine Court to-day ordered the suspension for…

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Rheims Cathedral War Wreck Restored London, October 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 7

Rheims Cathedral, damaged by the Germans during the Great War, lias been completely restored, and it was reopened for public worship with a…

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French Steamer Sunk by Aeroplane Bomb. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 3

An unknown aeroplane bombed the French steamer, Ouedmellah, carrying a grain cargo from Morocco to France, 50 miles from Barcelona…

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Steamer Burned at Sea Twenty-Six Persons Missing LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 3

As the Ling Nam Company's steamer Kaitangata (1983 tons) was travelling between Hong Kong and Hainan Island, in the South China Sea, she…

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French Steamer Bombed Sinks with Cargo of Grain Paris

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

An unknown areoplane bombed the French steamer Onedmellah carrying a grain cargo from Morocco to France, fifty miles from Barcelona…

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The Mediterranean. British Steamer Sunk. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 2

The steamer, Jean Weems, registered at Gibraltar, but said to be owned by a Greek syndicate, was attacked by insurgent seaplanes, while…

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Sinking of British Steamer Was Mussolini's Son Responsible? Mediterranean Incident London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 6

The Valencia correspondent of the "Daily Herald" states that the Intelligence Service announces that Bruno Mussolini, son of the dictator, piloted…

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