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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

113 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 6

Wreckage Washed Ashore Later

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 1

Although the crew of the coaster [?] while went ashore near Taree Old Bar Su[?] Club on the Manning River last night reported that the…

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Steamer Aground Crew Saved Vessel Total Loss SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 1

The North Coast Company's steamer Urana, 519 tons, ran ashore in a heavy fog at the Old Bar, Manning River, last night, and…

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Soviet Steamer Sunk By Submarine Spanish Destroyer Limps Into Falmouth London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 1

An unknown submarine torpedoed and sank the Soviet steamer Timiry[?]zev in Mediterranean near Tigsirt…

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Lost in Fog Coastal Vessel Wrecked Believed Total Loss Crew All Rescued Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 1

The North Coast Company's steamer Urana, 519 tons, ran ashore in a heavy fog at Old Ear, Manning…

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North Coast Shipwreck

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 6

In a heavy fog at Old Bar (Manning River) the North Coast S.N. Cols steamer Urana, ran ashore and is believed to be a total loss…

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British Steamer Captured by Spain British Warship Looks On LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 1

The British steamer Stanwold, 1019 tons, was captured by a Spanish re[?]el torpedo boat off the Basque coast…

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Theatre Wrecked Police Investigate Early Arrest Expected Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 1

The persons responsible for the explosion which wrecked the [?]ayney Theatre at Blaney e[?]y on Saturday…

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Paris Outrage Two Buildings Wrecked Believed Work of Industrialists Paris,Sunday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 1

Bombs expleded simitanously at 10.5 last night at the headquarters of the Employers Federation and Industrie Metallurgique near…

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Launch Drifting Search by Pilot Steamer SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 September 1937 · page 1

The pilot steamer, Captain Cook, searched throughout the night for a 25-foot launch with two youths aboard, which was last seen…

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Towed From Australia Dutch Tug's World Record Claim Damaged English Steamer By Air Hail. London, September 20

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 4

Damaged by a boiler explosion, the Middlesborongh steamer Kingswood, arrived in the Tyne this week after being towed 15,000…

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Life-raft Washed Ashore New York

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 1

It is reported from Honolulu that a deflated rubber life-raft washed ashore on the northern tip of Hawaii bearing the insignia of…

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British Steamer Attacked By Insurgent Seaplane BARCELONA

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 1

The British merchant steamer Cervantes is reported to have been attacked by an insurgent seaplane off Tarragona and…

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French Steamer Intercepted by War Planes ORAN (Algeria)

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 1

The French merchant steamer Cassidaigne arrived after having been intercepted by war planes off the Balearic Islands…

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Life-raft Washed Ashore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 8

It is reported from Honolulu that a deflated rubber life-raft has been washed ashore on the north-west tip of Hawaii, hearing the insignia of New…

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Spanish Ship Shelled by Insurgents Ran Ashore on Fire ALGIERS

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 1

The Spanish liner Cabisantorome ran ashore on fire off the Algerian coast, after two hours shelling by two insurgent destroyers…

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Spanish Liner Run Ashore on Fire Attacked By Seaplanes Algiers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 1

The Spanish liner, Cabisantotome, ran ashore on fire off the Algerian coast after two hours' shelling by two insurgent…

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Captured British Steamer Cruiser to Rescue LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

While the British steamer Stangrove was carrying 600 refugees, mostly women and children, from Gijon yesterday it was captured by a rebel…

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Sinking of British Steamer "Typical Case of Piracy" LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

In the House of Commons Mr. Eden announced that the Government had lodged a strong protest with the Spanish insurgents…

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Steamer Overdue Lost in Gale?

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

The steamer Calgadoc, with a crew of fifteen, carrying a cargo of coal from Sydney, is six days overdue, and it is feared she foundered in last week's gales…

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Rent Office Wrecked Infernal Machine Used DUBLIN

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

An infernal machine, partly wrecked a rent office at Loughrea in the County of Galway, where the agent for the Earl of Harewood, who is the…

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