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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

363 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 19

Wreckage in Sea Kingsford Smith's 'Plane? RANGOON, June 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 7

A wheel, tyre and axle of an aeroplane, which it is considered may possibly be parts of the late Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's machine, were found in the sea…

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New Steamer London, June 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 8

The steamer Koolama, which Harland and Wolff are building for the West Australian coastal service, will be completed by the end of the year…

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Stranded Steamer Floats To-day Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 5

The freighter Wannon, which went aground at Portland yesterday during a heavy fog was ref[?]oated under her own power to-day…

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Attempt at Wrecking Bomb Hurled at Store Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 11

Evidently intended to wreck the building, a bomb wrapped in cloth wag thrown on to the roof of Giovanni Lombardo's…

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Salvage Work Is Completed Wrecked Collier Minmi Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 5

Work on the wrecked collier Minmi on Cane Banks has been completed. The salvage men of Penguin Ltd. are now beginning the task of removing…

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World Voyage for Child Appreciates Meal Ashore Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 3

The skipper's daughter, five-year-old Anne Burgess, had her first meal ashore for three months when the British steamer Llarinshe arrived at…

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The Mulubinba New Steamer in Sydney To-day for Intercity Trade Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 10

Constructed at Leith (Scotland) for the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company, the Mulubinba, of 1400 tons dead-weight, will arrive in Sydney…

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Wrecked Crew Appreciated Kindness Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 8

The secretary of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of N.S.W. (Captain C. M. Menmulr) has received a letter from the captain,…

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Bucephale Goes Ashore French Steamer in New Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 5

According to information received to-day by the Deputy Director of Navigation (Caption Roskruge) the French steamship Buce[?]phale, has run…

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Modern Steamer Mulubinba Arrives Mechanical Stoking Questioned in Spanish Waters SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 7

Captain G. F. Tinkler, who brought the new coastal steamer Mulubinba to Sydney from Leith, Scotland, for the Newcastle and…

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Grateful for Help Victims of Minmi Wreck SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 6

A letter from the captain, officers, and crew of the wrecked collier Minmi, and been received by the Secretary of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane…

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Boiler Explosion Basement Wrecked Air-conditioning Plant Fault Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 7

The basement of the Auckland Power Board's building was wrecked this morning when a boiler used for air-conditioning burst. The brick and concrete walls…

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Mystery Launch Wrecked on Beach Police Seek Owners Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 7

Mystery surrounds the finding of a wrecked fishing launch on the beach about two miles north of New Brighton, in the Brunswick River district. The craft was…

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News From The World's Four Corners White Russian Soviet Chief Suicides Drastic Purge Follows Wrecking Charges Moscow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 10

A drastic purse in White Russia (southern areas) involving members of the Government wan revealed at the White Russia Party Conference held at the capital, Minsk. An immediate sequel, it was announced, was the suicide of…

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Dutch Steamer at Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 June 1937 · page 6

The Dutch passenger steamship Van Rees made good time on its trip from Auckland and reached Newcastle shortly before 2 O'clock this afternoon…

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Aerial Attack Italian Steamer Damaged No Casualties Rome May React with Energy (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, June 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1937 · page 11

Lloyd's, in a cablegram from Gibraltar, reports that the Italian steamer Madda (5167 tons), bound for the Clyde from Port Sudan with…

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A P. and O. Wreck Recalled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1937 · page 10

When the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company built the sister ships Australia and Himalaya in 1892, there were no finer vessels trading to Australian ports. They…

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Fuel Oil Ablaze on Macdhui Drifting Helplessly Natives Ashore Crew Ready to Abandon Ship Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 7

Fuel oil on the Burns, Philp Company's island steamer, Macdhui, caught fire when she was off Fortification Point. With engines…

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New Hunter River Steamer

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 9

The Newcastle and Hunter Co.'s new steamer Mulubinba is expected to reach Newcastle to-morrow morning from Sydney. The vessel was due…

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Soviet Trial "Agricultural Wreckers" Woman Commissar Arrested London, June 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 8

Following the trial of "agricultural wreckers," three high officials of the Odessa organisation—Grinenko, Atamanchuk, and Furman—halve been sentenced…

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