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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

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Paris-belgrade Express. Attempt to Wreck Communist Plot Belgrade

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 1

A dastardly Communist plot to wreck the Paris-Belgrade express was partially successful. Bombs placed on the line exploded, and two persons…

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Old Whisky Found Near Site of Wreck Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 2

Eight bottles of whisky, which had been buried for 44 years, and are thought to be part of the cargo of the Scottish Prince, which went aground…

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Storm and Shipwreck Fishermen's Privations Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 2

A moving story of storm, shipwreck and terrible privation is reported by wireless from Flinders Island. Frank le Toree, a Frenchman, and…

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Thirty Buried in Wrecked Tenement Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 3

A large tenement house in a suburb of Lyons was wrecked by a mysterious explosion. The building was occupied by French, Spanish, and…

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Sunken Treasure £1,000,000 of Bullion Salvage Work On Steamer LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 1

The drivers from the modern salvage ship Artiglio, who are now seeking to recover the £1,000,000 worth of bullion that was lost when the P. and O. liner…

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Ocean Mail Robbery on Steamer Leviathan Pouch Opened New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1931 · page 2

Another ocean mail robbery was revealed today when the liner Levinthan arrived here. It was discovered dial a pouch of meal matter from…

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Express Wrecked Budapest

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 1

The Budapest to Cologne express was wrecked last night 10 miles from Budapest, 25 persons being killed. A viaduct collapsed after the engine and…

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Express Wrecked 25 Persons Killed Communists Responsible Budapest

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 2

The Budapest to Cologne express was wrecked last night 10 miles from Budapest, 25 persons being killed. A viaduct collapsed after the engine and…

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Air Wrecks Missing Aviators Found on Uninhabited Island SEATTLE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 1

MOYLE and Allen, the United States aviators, who have been missing for more than a week while on a flight from Japan to…

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Monoplane Wreckage Picked Up by Trawler London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 1
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A British trawler picked up, in the North Sea, the wreckage of a monoplane, Identified from the markings as that of Parker Cramer's machine…

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Wrecked Air Liner Victims Robbed and Bodies Mayor and Police Inspector Arrested [?]

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 1

[?], Thursday. The Mayor of the town of Balatsiza and the chief inspector of police have been arrested on a charge of having…

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Unknown Vessel Believed Wrecked Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 1

An unknown vessel is believed to have been wrecked near Cape Paterson, six miles from Wonthaggi, last night. Distress rockets were sent up…

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Steamer Canberra Again Held Up Dispute with Crew Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 2

The inter-State steamer Canberra, which yesterday failed to sail owing to a dispute with the crew, was again held up today. Nearly all the…

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"Orsova's Maiden Trip As Tourist Steamer

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 8

High standards in tourist travel between Australia and Europe have been set by the establishment of the Orient Line tourist steamer service…

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Steamer in Distress S.O.S. Message Fears for Crew Montreal

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 October 1931 · page 1

News comes from Portland (Oregon) that the steamer President Jefferson, on which Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh are returning to the United States, is…

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Orsova's Maiden Trip As Tourist Steamer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 3

High standards in tourist travel between Australia and Europe have been set by the establishment of the Orient Line Tourist Steamer Service…

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Soviet Submarine Rammed by German Steamer Conflicting Reports Helsingfors

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1931 · page 1

The persistent jamming of the wireless signals of the German steamer Gratia, following the ramming of a Russian submarine by that vessel,…

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Wreckers at Work

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 2

If it were not for the fact that the consequences of the continuance or extension of the shipping strike would be disastrous, the manoeuvres and…

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Steamer Goulburn Crew Quickly Obtained Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 1

When the owners called for a crew for the steamer Goulburn to-day there was a quick response. A full union complement was soon signed on…

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