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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938

190 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 10

Trip to N.Z. IN 16 Ton Ketch Honeymoon Trip by London Couple London, April 30

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 2

A young London couple, Mr. and Mm. R. Stanley, and Mr. Richard McGregor, of Kent, will sail from Rotley (Hampshire) next week in a 10-ton…

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Express Scores K.O. Transport Trailer Wrecked Mishap Near Wodonga Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 2

The Spirit of Progress smashed to places a heavy motor trailer belonging to O. Gilpin and Co., at a level crossing near Wodonga this morning…

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British Steamer Bombed. By Unknown Aeroplane. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

The British steamer Sunnybrook, on arrival at Port Veudres, reported that three unknown aeroplanes attacked her east of Barcelona…

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British Steamer Attacked From Air French Steamers Answer S.O.S. PARIS, May 2

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 3

The British steamer Sunnybrook, on arrival at Port Vendres, reported that three unknown aeroplanes attacked [?]. S.O.S signals brought…

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Wrecked Steamer Beached [?]Ull Badly Damag[?] Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 7

The consul motorship [?] which went aground in Whitsunday P[?]ge last week was breached off [?] Island early today. The holes…

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Steamer Crashes Into Wharf During Fog Green [?] in Mishap Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 8

During [?] fo[?] which enveloped the [?] the morning the Greek freighter [?]. after passing underneath the habor bridge,…

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Couple Escape When Launch Goes Ashore Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

Tim 30-ft. launch, Nut lira, went [?] near Port Moresby yesterday, [?] the owner, Mr. Wright, an American and his wife, who were voyaging…

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Japanese Seize British Steamer Tokio, May 5

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 3

The British steamer, Kayeson, under charter to a Japanese line, was seized as she was entering the closed port of Tsukumi, which is a fortified zone…

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Liner on Queensland Reef. May Become a Wreck. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 3

It is now feared that the Cunard motor vessel, Port St. John, will not be floated off the reef before she becomes a total wreck. The sea is…

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Terrific Explosion on Ketch Hobart

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

There was a terrific explosion at Constitution Dock to-night when a 40 gallon dram of petrol on the ketch Huon Chief ignited. The master…

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Lost Steamer Burnt Hatch Covers Sighted Relatives of Crew Still Hopeful London, May 16

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 3

Evidence that the missing steamer Anglo-Australian has sunk is contained in a report from tile captain of the Da[?]hanna that, he passed two…

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Stranding of Steamer Due to Error of Judgment Courts Finding Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 3

The commonwealth Court of Marine Inquiry to-day found that the stranding of the motor vessel Bingara on Spitfire Bock. Queensland, on…

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Five Men in Danger in Disabled Launch Wes[?]ued by Pilot Steamer Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 2

Five men In a disabled launch were danger last night when the engine failed and the launch drifted Into the breakets at Maroubra Beach. They…

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Kingsford Smith’s Plane. Found in Sea, Experts Believe Wreckage Found Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 7

An aircraft wheel found on the Burmese coast in May, 1937, has been positively identified as part of the Lockheed Altair machine,…

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Plane Wreckage Identified Fate of Kingsford-smith

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

A report received this week by the Minister of Defence (Mr. Thorby) from the Burmese civil aviation authorities on the examination of the aircraft…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Sir Kingsford's Smith's Plane Wreckage Identified. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

The Minister of Defence, Mr. Thorby, announced that the aircraft wreckage, found on Ayei Island, near Burma, in May, 1937, has been…

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Spy Fever in U.S.A. Takes an Amazing Turn Members of Crew of German Steamer Arrested New York. May 28

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 4

The spy investigation arising out of the flight of Herr Griebls, leader of the American Nazis, to Germany recently, took a sensational turn…

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Steamer Escaped Found Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 6

The man who escaped from a [?] cabin on the Awaten yesterday was located in a city office to-day and will appear in court to-morrow. He…

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Stranding of Steamer Captain and Third Officer Blamed [?] Was Alleged Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 6

The Court of Marine Inquiry found to-day that the stranding of the motor vessel Port Saint John on Lady Elliott Inland off the Queensland coast on…

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Steamer Is Beached Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 8

The Interstate cargo steamer. Kapara went ashore early this morning on Thumb Island, near the entrance to Port Kembla. Later she…

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