French Steamer Machine-gunned Marseilles
A 'palne machine-gunned the French steamer Prado, 15 miles from Valencia. One was wounded. A destroyer is preceding to the assistance of the ship…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938
167 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 9
Man Killed on Steamer Two Injured in Hold Newcastle
When the bolt-head collapsed in the hold of the steamer Kooyong at Carrington to-day. A. Close, aged 38 years, of Ulverstone (Tas.) was killed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer Grew Sworn to Secrecy To Avoid Panic Vessel Races to Sydney Sydney
A fire was discovered in No. 1 hatch of the steamer Hunter early this morning, when the vessel, carrying passengers and cargo from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Airliner Crashes in France Three Bodies in Wreckage Paris
A Junkers 'plane, flying on the night service between Cologne and Paris, crashed in dense fog at 4.50 a.m. (local time) near Louvres. Three bodies were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Steamer to Be Loaded Sydney
Members of the Federation of Labor were available to-day when a call was made for men to load the Japanese steamer, Kitano Maru, in Walsh Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Steamer Arrested Anchoring in Blizzard Tokio
Japanese arrested the Russian freighter Kuznetskstnoi, anchoring in a blizzard in the fortified zone at Hakodate. The Soviet Consul…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Steamer Attacked Machine-gunned by 'Plane Marseilles
A 'plane machine-gunned the French steamer Poado, 15 miles from Valencia. One person was wounded. A destroyer is proceeding at full speed from Toulon…
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Two occupants of a launch, had an amazing escape this morning when was struck by an unknown coastal steamer several miles off Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Launch Struck by Alleged Hit-and-run Steamer Sydney
Broken down, and at anchor three miles off North Head, a 25ft fishing launch was struck by an unknown coastal steamer at 1 a.m. to-day. Little…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disabled Launch Struck Steamer Continues on Way
A 25ft fishing launch, which had broken down and was at anchor three miles off North Head early on Saturday, was struck by an unidentified…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bombing of Steamer Another Note to Franco Britain Determined London
The diplomatic correspondent of "The Times" states that Britain has sent General Franco a second Note regarding the bombing of the steamer Alcira…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Bombed at Tarragona Barcelona
The British steamer Stan well was bombed and set on fire at Tarragona. A fireman was killed, and several of the crew; and a Danish officer on non-intervention patrol was wounded. The vessel was blazing furiously…
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Two members of the crew were killed and several injured, while a non-intervention observer is in a dying condition as the result of the British steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Torpedoed. PERPIGNAN
A British steamer, believed to be the Clifford, was torpedoed off Cape Cerbere. She grounded off Liansa and is burning fiercely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Theory Wrecking Activities Feared
An alarming theory that the derailment of the train was the work of a wrecker is being probed by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Ashore Hope of Refloating SYDNEY
The Burns Phllip steamer, Morinda, 2,025 tons, is ashore off Male Islands, in the New Hebrides, and preparations are being made to disembark the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Ashore in New Hebrides Ready to Disembark Passengers Sydney
The Burns Philp steamer, Morinda, 2025 tons, went ashore yesterday off Malo Island in the New Hebrides and is bumping heavily. The French sloop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →800 in Danger Alleged Wrecking Plot Moscow
The Government declares that the 800 men, women and children, imperilled aboard seven Russian freighters and six ice-breakers in Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →800 Russians Icebound Wrecking Plot Alleged "Official Hero" Accused Moscow
Professor Otto Schmidt, one of Russia's official heroes, who exchanged kisses with M. Stalin after his return from his flight to the Polar regions,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attack on British Steamer "Deliberate and Unprovoked" London
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Butler) said in the House of Commons to-day the Government had come to the conclusion that…
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