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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

822 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 42

Wrecked a 'Plane

The Sun · Sunday 1 March 1931 · page 1

The scene of the Seymour (Vic.) aeroplane crash, showing the gum trees at Seymour Camp, into which the R.A.F. Wapiti crashed, killing pilot…

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Projected Movements of Steamer to and From Sydney. for Further Particulars See Advertisements and Movements of Vessels (Pages 7 and 8). Monday, Mach 2, 1931. FOR

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 8

BOSTON AND NEW YORK.—BONNEVILLE, from No. 4, Woolloomooloo, at—.With Wilhelmsen Agency, Ltd. GOSFORD, WOY WOY, WYONG.—GOSFORD, from Federal Wharf, at…

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Soviet Decrees Massed Curse Day. "Wreckers" Trial Prologue London

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Simultaneously with the commencement of the trial of 14 Socialists--Groman, Sher, Petunin, Berlatzky, Sukhanoff, Ginsburg, Yabubovich,…

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Looking Back Brief Career of Ketch Bellflower Wrecked at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 13

On her maiden voyage between Port Macquarie and Sydney, the ketch Bellflower was wrecked on July 9, 1904…

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Steamer Hebburn Sold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 14

The Huddart Parker freighter Hebburn, which has been laid up at Melbourne for some time, has been sold. It is understood that she has been purchased for use overseas, and a charter has been…

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Explosive Works Wrecked Lightning Havoc in Vic. Many Injured? Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

A TERRIFIC explosion, due to lightning, occurred at Nobel's explosive works, Deer Park, this afternoon…

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WRECKS Blizzard's Fury Many Die London

The Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 1

Many lives were lost in this winter's bleakest week-end. A blizzard, accompanied by lightning, swept over, the country,…

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Gandhi: Wrecker

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 6

THE conversations between the Viceroy and Gandhi have failed. The emotional ascetic wanted delivery of the goods before…

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Looking Back Foundered in Gale Federal Claimed 28 LIVES

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 13

When the steamer Federal sank off Gabo Island on March 21,1901, 28 members of the crew lost their lives…

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In Peril. Launch Near Rocks. Rescued by Pilot Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 13

Two men in a launch that was anchored in the breakers within a quarter of a mile of treacherous rocks at Lurline Bay, had a Derilous experience last night. After…

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From Rail to Steamer

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 5

Frozen mutton for oversees being tr ansferred from the trucks the steamer Kent at Pyrmont…

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6 Feet to Spare Schooner Under Bridge Anxious Crowd

The Sun · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 13

A crowd of over 300 anxious people watched from the shores of Dawes Point, as the American schooner, Helen B. Sterling, passed under the…

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Looking Back Ships Crash at Sea Schooner Sank Off Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 13

In a collision off Newcastle between the schooner Western Star and the steamer Taglioferro on July 15, 1904, four men lost their lives…

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Distress Signals Fishing Party Wrecked Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 26

A Gladstone message states that Chris, Poulsen, a well-known fisherman, set out in his launch, Angler, on Tuesday with Messrs. F. Rhodes…

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Vessel Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 10

The Japanese steamer Kokai Maru has been ashore at Tientsin, according to a cable message received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association. She was refloated…

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Masts of Schooner Almost Touch Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 12

The Helen B. Sterling being towed beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge yesterday on her way to Kerosene Bay. Only six feet separated the masts and the bridge…

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Under Bridge. Schooner Passes in Safety

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 8

At low tide yesterday afternoon the sixmasted schooner Helen B. Sterling passca under the Harbour Brldtre in safety, on her way from Rose Bay to Kerosene Bay, where…

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Wheat Vessel Ashore. Refloated After Discharging Part Cargo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association advise that the steamer Koki Maru went ashore at Tientsin…

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Only Few Feet to Spare Schooner Just Passes Under Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 13

With five feet to spare, the American six-masted schooner Helen B. Sterling passed under the harbor bridge yesterday afternoon on her…

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Wheat Ship Goes Ashore May be Koki Maru From Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 15

It is believed that the steamer Koki Maru, with a cargo of New South Wales wheat, has been ashore at Tientsin, on the China coast…

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