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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938

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Athletes’ “High Spirits” Wrecking at Village Denied But Swimmer Speaks of Discontent Sydney,'

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

The manager of the Empiad Village (Mr, George Thursfield) denied to-day that when the Games ended, on Saturday the athletes had wrecked the…

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Nazis Attempt to Wreck Meeting Prague, February 17

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 1

Nazis attempted to wrack a meeting of the German Social Democrats at Carlsbad. in Czeeho-Slovakia. The leader of…

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Fire on Steamer “Touch and Go” Says Captain Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 1

A fire was discovered m No. 1 hatch of the steamer Hunter, at about 5 o’clock this morning, when the vessel, which was carrying passengers and…

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Came to Albury in 1869 Travelled by River Steamer Early Days in Townsend Street

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 6

Mrs. Mary Evelyn Miles, of “Croydon,” Englehardt street will celebrate her 73rd. birthday on March 3. Born at Echuca, Mrs. Miles as a child came…

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Japanese Troops Swift Advance Succeeds British Steamer Released Peiping, Feb.21

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 5

Japanese troops, making a swift advancd on the North Honan Front, have occupied Chiatso and reached Ching Gu Shan the western terminus of the…

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Wrecked Plane Found Caibo February 20

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 2

Wreckage of a Vega Gull aircraft containing three bodies, has been discovered near the western desert by a frontier patrol…

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Steamer Fired on Marseilles, Feb. 22

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

The French steamer [?] has [?] that it was machine-gunned from an aeroplane when [?] miles from Valencia…

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Death of Chelan the “Wrecker the Wrecker” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 3

Tho death occurred In Mt. St Evlns private hospital to-day of Mr. James Patrick wel[?], better known as “Whelan the…

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Lord and Lady Plunkett Burned to Death in Wrecked Plane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 30

Lord and Lady Plunkett were killed in an aeroplane crash at San Luis Obiepe (California) on Friday! The pilot (Mr. T. J. Phillips) also was…

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Plane Crashes in Field Two Have Lucky Escape Machine Totally Wrecked Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 8

Failing to come out of a practice spin an Australian National Airways instruction plane dived into a field at Somerton. three miles from…

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German Troops on March to Austrian Frontier Riots by Nazis in Austria Serious Position Arises Attempt to Wreck Plebiscite Martial Law May be Proclaimed LONDON, March 10

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 1

The announcement yesterday by the Chancellor Dr. Schuschnigg) of the plebiscite to be held on Sunday the question of the maintenance of the independence Austria has been followed by Nazi riots in many parts…

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Mysterious Schooner Seen Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 3

While camping on Lord Howe Island, L. Sainty, of Sydney, and a companion. saw a mysterious black schooner which came close to the schore, but…

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Aviator Risks Life to Save Girl Fell From Steamer Passengers’ Admiration Expressed in Monetary Gift ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 6

Diving 49 feet from the deck of the Kanimbla into the storm-tossed waters of the Great Australian Right, William Haddocks, the…

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British Steamer Bombed. a Fireman Killed. BARCELONA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

The British steamer Stanwell has been bombed and set on fire at Terragona. A fireman was killed, and several of the crew and the Danish…

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Collapsed and Died on Steamer Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

John Samson, 73, a retired American business man, collapsed and died on the Monterey this afternoon while on a round trip to Australia…

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Kangaroos Home; in Atmosphere of Bitterness Scene on Steamer SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

The bitterness which developed between the manager of the Kangaroos and the Australian Board or Control during the tour,…

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Smallpox on Steamer Woman Passenger Dead. Came From India. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 11

It was officially announced to-day that a woman passenger in the Strathaird, which is due in Adelaide to-morrow and in Melbourne on…

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Steamer Sinking Near Thursday Island Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 4

The Deputy-Director of Navigation to-day received a message from Thursday Island, stating that the steamer Dahlia, on a voyage from the…

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Steamer Ashore at New Hebrides Island Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

The Burns-Philp steamer Morinda, 1025 tons, went ashore yesterday off Malo Island, in the New , Hebrides, and is bumping heavily. The French-sloop…

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Ashore Off Malo Islands. a Burns Philip Steamer. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

The Bums Philip steamer, Morin. da. 2025 tons, is ashore off Malo Islands, in the New Hebrides, and preparations are being made to…

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