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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939

176 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 9

New English Flying Boat and Wreck of Sister Ship

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 1

Top: The launching of the Golden Hind, first of the series of Imperial Airways giant flying boats built for the Atlantic route, on the Medway. Below: Salvaging the wreck of the Centurion, a sister ship of the Golden Hind, which crashed while alighting on the Hooghly river (India), at the Willingdon bridge mooring on June 12 The passengers were saved,…

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Four of Crew Killed; 22 Injured by Explosion On Steamer COLOMBO, July [?]

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 1

[?] members of the crew were killed [?] were [?] by explo[?] on the liner [?] following [?]…

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Explosion on Steamer Death-Roll Stationary Injured 26; Many Not Expected to Live COLOMBO, July 17

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 4

There have been no further deaths as a result of the explosion, following a fire Aboard the liner Narkunda. The number of injured…

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15 Killed by Explosion on German Steamer Berlin, July 18

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 1

Fifteen persons were killed and 18 were injured when the boiler of the steamer Berlin exploded when the vessel was at sea…

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Cut Wife's Throat Then Jumped Overboard Tragedy on Steamer Fremantle

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 2

When the Orama reached Fremantle to-day passengers told of the tragedy, of Alfio Grasso, aged 31, who, after cutting his wife's…

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Steamer on Fire in Mid- Pacific 214 Persons on Board Oil Tanker Reaches Stricken Ship London, July 18

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 1

Four vessels raced to the aid of the Japanese liner Bokuyo Maru. which was on fire in the mid-Pacific, with 214 people on board, comprising 1100 passengers and a crew of 104. The vessel, which is en route from injuries, left this evening for…

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Tragic Explosion Aboard Steamer Oil Leak Believed to Be Cause Berlin, July 18

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 6

The explosion aboard the liner Berlin, which killed 15 persons, is believed to have been, due to oil leaking into the steam container in the…

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Toe Wreckers. Are in

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 July 1939 · page 6

Hardly has the old Albury Hotel been vacated in Dean street before the wreckers are in, preparing the way new shops and a cafe. The owner, Mr G. Samson, who bought the freehold for approximately £10000 will substitute for the old hotel two shops and a cafe. The cafe, which conduct himself, will be fitted conducted on the most modern lines, and the renovations will cost several thousand pounds. Considered…

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17 Nationalities Aboard Steamer Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 3

Seventeen nationalities were represented seated among the passenger brought by the Grama, which reached Sydney, from London to-day. AS total of 259…

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Four More London Explosions University Lecturer Killed Liverpool Post Office Wrecked I.R.A. Terrorists Blamed London, July 26

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 1

One man was killed and 17 persons injured in an explosion of two bombs in the luggage room at King's Cross railway station…

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Sea Becomes a Blazing Cauldron Steamer Rams Oil Tanker Nine of Crew Perish Two Captains Also Among Dead LONDON, July 28

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 1

During a fog off the Eddystone lighthouse in the English Chanel. to-day the Swedish steamer Granges berg rammed the French oil tanker Sunk, which caught fire. Nine of ire crew of the Sunk were burnt to death when they were hurled into the blazing sea by an, explosion aboard…

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Life-boat Journey From England to Seek Work in N.Z. LONDON, July 31

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 1

In order to seek work as an electrician, George Pope, a former sailor, is planning to proceed to New Zealand with his wife and family in a…

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Big Seas Crash Steamer Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 3

Big seas crashed on to the steamer Nieuw Holland in a cyclone off the Queensland coast, smashing windows and flooding the cabins. The ship ran…

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Floodwaters Prevent Steamer From Reaching Berth LAUNCESTON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 1

Because of flood waters in the Tamar river, the Bass Strait steamer, Taroona from Melbourne, was unable to reach Launceston to-day, and…

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Military Missions for Moscow Leave on Special Steamer Direct for Leningrad London, August 5

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 6

The British and French military missions, composed of high staff officers of the armies, navies and air forces of the two countries, left…

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Big Steamer Enters Thames 100,000 People Cheer London, August 6

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 8

The 35,000 ton Mauretania, the largest vessel ever to enter the Thames, discharged her passengers at Tilbury and steamed up the river, without the…

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600 Jewish Refugees Starving and Penniless Aboard Steamer ISTANBUL, August 10

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 8

Starving and penniless, 600 Czech-Jewish refugees are stranded in Smyrna, aboard the steamer, Parita. the Turkish authorities have refused them…

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To-Day's Latest. in China Waters. Destroyer Escorts British Steamer. Hong Kong

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 2

The Japanese Consul at Swatow has refused a request for a modification of the demands regarding the Tenedos incident…

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Small Steamer Aground Lismore

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 10

The coaster, Tyalgum, 540 tons, ran ashore at. the entrance to Tweed River this morning while being towed by a tug. A leakage was reported, but…

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Steamer Requisitioned by Admiralty Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

The liner Moreton Bay, which has been requisitioned by the Admiralty, and placed under control of the Australian Navy, returned to Sydney from…

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