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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

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Seaplane Sinks Airmen Swim Ashore Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

Striking a submerged rock near Davey's Bay, at Frankston, yesterday afternoon an Air Force seaplane sank in 9ft. of water off the beach,…

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Small-pox on Sydney-bound Steamer Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 15

A wireless message was received in Sydney to-day stating that a case of smallpox had been discovered on the Chinese steamer Tapping, which…

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Tornado[?] at Narrabri Loco Sheds Wrecked

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 11

The Narrabri West loco sheds were completely wrecked by a tornado, on Sunday. The damage is estimated at £4000. The building,…

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Like Earthquake Explosion Wrecks Shop Suspect Arrested Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 2

The whole front porton of a grocer's shop in Mudgee Road, Cullen Bullen, near Portland, was wrecked shortly before 3 o'clock this…

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Schooner Shelters Cargo of Explosives SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

The schooner Hula, which was compelled to shelter off the coast owing to the recent boisterous weather, arrived in Sydney to-day from…

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Overdue Schooner Arrival in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 1

The schooner Huis, for whose safety considerable anxiety had been felt, arrived in Sydney to-day from Melbourne with a cargo of explosives…

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Terrific Seas Steamer's Rough Trip Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 1

The steamer Pensilva, which arrived at Sydney to-day, after a 65 days' voyage from Barry, Wales, encountered terrific weather after…

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Australian Socialists Nearly Wrecked Nation "Political Heresy" London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 1

Speaking at the Devonshire Club, the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Walter Runelman) declared that Australia was struggling to emerge…

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Victorian Labor Conference Dominated by Wreckers Mr. Hogan's Caustic Criticism MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

Commenting upon the published reports of the annual conference of the Victorian Labor Party to-day Mr. Hogan, the former Labor Premier, said…

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Warship Leaves Harbor Commander Ashore Batavia. Sunday

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

The Dutch Tranship Zebentropincen left the harbor of Olebleh (Sumatra) while the commander and a number of the staff were ashore…

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Dutch Mutineers Net Closing in Threats to Fire on Steamer the Hague

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

The mutineers on board the Dutch crusier De Zeven Provincien have adopted a fighting attitude and threaten to fire on the steamer…

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Aeroplane Wreckage Washed Up at Jervis Day Not British Machine Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

The authorities are convinced that the parts of on aeroplane which were washed up on the beach at Jervis Bay do not belong to an Australia…

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Painter Fatally Injured Falls to Deck of Steamer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 1

Falling 40 feet to the deck of the steamer Karoola at the wharf at Darling Harbor to-day, George Miller, aged 50 years, a painter, received a…

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Disabled Steamer Fire in Bunkers Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 2

Limping towards Fremantle with a damaged propeller, the steamer Helmspey reports that a fire broke out in the coal bunkers. It is not known…

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Steamer Moeraki Sold to Japan Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 2

Sydney saw the last of the romantic ship Moeraki, when she steamed out early yesterday morning for Japan. Before the war she carried…

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Blizzard in Britain Enormous Damage Ibish Channel Steamer Delayed London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 1

Half Great Britain is suffering from the aftermath of the blizzard. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds. Traffic is still…

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Coastal Steamer Ashore Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 1

The coastal steamer Kinchella went on entering Port Macquarie to-day. It is expected that she will be refloated of high tide about midnight…

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Steamer Passenger Injured Peculiar Accident Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 4

While inter-State liner Canberra was passing under the Harbor bridge last night a woman passenger was struck hy a large piece of…

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Bronze Hawk Falls Into River Steamer-side Excitement Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 7

The three year old gelding, Bronze Hank, roused considerable excitement to-day when he objected being taken on board the steamer Westralia to be…

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Japanese Steamer Distress Message Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 1

Following a brief raido message from the Japanese steamer Kinsen Maru, some miles from Townsville further information is being awaited anxiously…

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