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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

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Monoplane Wrecked Two Persons Killed Maryborough (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

Nose-diving near the Maryborough aerodrome yesterday afternoon the monoplane Star of Cairns, when attempting to take off for Brisbane,…

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Storm at Casino Church Wrecked Much Damage to Property Casino

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 3

Considerable damage was caused by a windstorm which struck the town to-day. The recently erected Church of England at Yorklea was lifted off…

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Rare Sea Creature Washed Ashore Near Perth Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 8

A strange sea creature was washed ashore in a dying condition at Cottesloe. Snake-like in appearance, with fine silvery scales, it was nine feet…

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Ferry Steamer Sinks Tow Line Parts Crew of Three Rescued Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

The newly built ferry steamer, Glenrowan, which was to have taken up the running to-morrow on the Stockton to Newcastle service, sank between the…

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Ferry Steamer Sinks Crew Line Parts Crew of Three Rescued SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

The newly-built ferry steamer, Glenrowan, which was to have taken up the running to-day on the Stockton to Newcastle service, sank between…

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Belgian Steamer Ashore on Mafia Island Passengers and Crew Safe Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1

The Belgian steamer, Kabinda, is ashore on Mafia Island and is breaking up. The passengers and crew were taken off by the steamer Dar Es…

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American Liner Ashore off Cuban Coast Bound for Australia WASHINGTON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1
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The Roosevelt liner, Yomachichi, which left New York, on January 14 for Australia, with a crew of 35 and no passengers, is reported to be…

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In Black Sea Russian Steamer Wrecked Bucharest, Jan. 22

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 11

During a terrific storm in the Black Sea, the Russian steamer Yavaslia foundered, and 36 of he crew and 14 passengers were drowned…

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British Motor Ship Ashore at New Caledonia Fire in Case Oil Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 1

A broadcast appeal reached Sydney this morning, from the British motor ship Enton, from the vicinity of Noumea, asking passing vessels to…

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Steamer Niagara Crashes Into Pier Accident at Vancouver Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 1

With a crash which startled the entire waterfront, the trans-Pacific steamer Niagara rammed the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's cement…

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Steamer Disabled Passengers Taken Off Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

The Arama maru, from Vanconver, is reported to be trying to reach Uraga Dock in danger of sinking after [?]lision at the entrance to Tokio Bay…

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Earthquake in New Zealand Napier and Gisborne Wrecked Hastings Also Affected Fires Follow Wellington (N.z)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

NEW ZEALAND was horror-stricken by an appalling earthquake, which demolished the cities of Gisborne and Napler yesterday morning…

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Sydney Seismographs Machines Almost Wrecked Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

So severe were the earthquake shocks recorded at the Sydney Observatory and the Riverview Observatory that the booms of the…

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Steamer Ashore on West Australian Coast Perth

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 1

The steamer Shun[?] Maru, of 4,910 tons, went ashore early this morning near Pt. Cloates whaling station on the north-west coast. There is no…

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NAPIER Wrecked Buildings Being Demolished AUCKLAND

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 1

A poignant feature of the evacuation of Napier was the spectacle of 20 babies in arms among the refugees The great trek from the stricken city…

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Evacuation of Napier 20 Babies Among Refugees Wrecked Buildings Being Demolished AUCKLAND

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 2

A poignant feature yesterday of the evacution of Napier was the spectacle of 20 babies in arms among the refugees. The great…

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Wrestler Amok Maddened by Defeat Ring Wrecked Rockhampton (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 3

Kicking, punching, and biting predominated last night at the roughest wrestling match the town has ever witnessed. The referee ran off for…

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Shipwrecked Sailors Survivors of Nereus Arrival in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 1

Survivors of the Nereus, which sank off the coast of Tasmania a few days ago, reached Sydney to-day. One of the seamen said that the vessel sprang…

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Arrest on Steamer Extradition Proceedings Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 1

On the arrival of the steamer Marama in Sydney to-day from Wellington (N.Z.), the police arrested a man on a provisional warrant in…

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