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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936

325 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 17

Tug Blows Up In Sydney Shower of Wreckage As Undine Sinks Two Other Vessels Are Damaged Four Persons Injured Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 December 1936 · page 5

Following a terrific explosion, which almost completely wrecked it and injured the two men on board, the tug Undine sank early this morning at No. 4 Wharf, Walsh Bay…

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Tug Explosion to Be Probed Divers to Inspect Wreckage Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 5

Officers of the Maritime Services Board are investigating the explosion which yesterday sank the tug Undine…

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Seized Steamer Allowed to Leave Port Radio Sets Confiscated London, December 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1936 · page 7

The German steamer Palos, which was seized by Spanish Government warships, was allowed to leave Bilbao after an exchange of messages between the Basques…

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German Warship Stands by Spanish Seizure O[?] Steamer Palos London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 December 1936 · page 1

A message from Biarritz states that the German cruiser Koenigsberg remains off the port of Santander (Northern Spain) pending solution of the…

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Undine Explosion Wreckage to Be Raised SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1936 · page 6

Until the wreckage of the tug Undine, which sank at No. 2 Walsh Ray on Monday, is brought to the surface exports of the Maritime Services Board will be…

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