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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932

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Fire on Steamer Quickly Extinguished Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 2

A quick call for aid prevented serious damage by fire to the 3000-ton island steamer Mataram early yesterday morning…

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Gold From Wreck Dramatic Development Bullion Placed Under Arrest Plymouth

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 5

Them was a dramatic development upon the arrival of the Artiglio hero to-day. The bullion was arrested under instructions from Captain Garli,…

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Fire on Steamer Cornsacks and Linseed Ablaze Outbreak Subdued by Firemen Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 1

A fire was discovered among cornsacks and linseed when a hatch on the steamer Querimba, 7769 tons, was opened on the vessel's arrival at Melbourne…

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Steamer Grounds in Harbor Suva (Fiii)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 1

The steamer Triona from New Zealand grounded in the harbor during heavy rain this morning. An attempt will be made to tie her up at high…

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Wrecked Ferndale Floating of After End Impossible London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 1

Salvors have decided that the floating of the after end of the freighter Ferndale, which struck a off Algiers, is impracticable because the No…

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Steamer Refloated Suva (Fiji)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 1

The steamer Triona, which grounded when entering the harbor yesterday, was refloated at high tide last night…

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Steamer in Heavy Seas Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1932 · page 3

The steamer Aerika Moller was struck by heavy seas while attempting to crose the Newcastle Bar this afternoon, and eventually steamed out to sea…

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Steamer Overdue Aeroplane Search Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1932 · page 3

The North Coast Steam Navigation Co. despatched an aeroplane this afternoon to search for the steamer Ulmarra which is 24 hours overdue from…

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Coastal Steamer Wrecked Ten Drowned Five Bodies Recovered Fate of Two Passengers Uncertain Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 1

The coastal steamer Casino ran aground in Apollo Bay, a few miles north-west of Cape Otway, at 9 o'clock this morning and is a total wreck. Of…

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Steamer Ulmarra Safe Arrival in Port Blown Out to Sea Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 1

The North Coast Steam Navigation Company's vessel Ulmarra, of 924 tons, reached Sydney shortly after 7 o'clock this morning, having taken…

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Wrecked Ten Drowned Five Bodies Recovered MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 1

THE coastal steamer Casino ran aground in Apollo Bay, a few miles north-west of Cape Otway, at 9 o'clock yesterday morning,…

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Casino Wreck Five Still Missing Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 1

Five victims of the wreck of the coastal steamer Casino in Apollo Bay yesterday morning are still missing. Patrols have been made along the…

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Casino Wreck Two Bodies Recovered Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 2

A body, believed to be that of a fireman of the wrecked steamer Casino, was washed up on the beach at Apollo Bay to-day. Another human body,…

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Sent Ashore in Boat Swam Last 50 Yards Stowaways' Story Perth

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 5

A remarkable story was told by two stowaways who were landed at Albany. They stated that they stowed away on the Norwegian motor ship…

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Wreck of Casino Evidence at Inquest Finding of Misadventure Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 6

At the inquest held at Colac [?]day into the deaths of 10 persons when the coastal steamer Casino sank in Apollo Bay on July 10, evidence…

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Casino Wreck Another Body Recovered Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 1

The body of the seventh victom of the wreck of the steamer Casino in Apollo Bay has been found wedged between the rocks at Stony Wide…

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Wreck of Casino Marine Court Inquiry Ship Turned Over as Boats Launched MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1932 · page 1

The Court of Marine Inquiry took farther evidence to-day in the inquiry into the wreck of the coastal steamer, Casino, in Apollo Bay on July 10 when…

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Bomb on Steamer Spring Inaccurately Set Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 4

On the steamer Tees, which is undergoing overhaul at Lyttleton, Captain Anderson to-day found a large cigarette tin addressed to him. When…

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Steamer Driven Ashore Caught by Fierce Wind Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 1

Driven shorewards by a fierce north-westerly, the Swedish steamer Tolken, which put into Port Lincoln yesterday for shelter, ran aground about 300…

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Search for Gold on New Zealand Steamer Passenger Under Suspicion Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 1

Passengers who arrived from New Zealand by the steamer Zealandia this morning were surprised to sec a party of police board the vessel. The police…

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