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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

822 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 42

Enton Wreck Story Fate's Queer Prank On Stowaway Hopes Dashed

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 6

FATE played a scurvy trick on Arthur Rowe, of Dalgety, N.S.W., who was a stowaway on the ill-fated…

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Survivors of Enton Wreck Here-- Ever-alert Fort Searchlights

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 14

OFFICERS and crew of the British motorship Enton, which was stranded near Noumea last month, who…

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High Heeled Shoes "Almost Wreck Peace of the Home" Sydney Doctor Agrees

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 7

There is hardly any more distressing sight than to watch some women hobbling along in their high [?]eoled shoes, with a stilted gait which throws…

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Long Voyage. Planned in Tiny Ketch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 10

In Sydney Harbour, awaiting favourable weather conditions, is the tiny 13-ton auxiliary ketch Sealark, in which Dr. A. C. Windham, the owner, and Captain Dalziel, with a crew…

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Alleged Contraband. On Steamer Taiping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 10

Customs officers who made a search of the Australian-Oriental liner Taiping a few hours before her departure for Melbourne on Tuesday found a large quantity of alleged…

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Chofuku Maru Abandoned Other Steamer Still Firmly On Reef

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 9

PERTH, Wednesdays.--The Japanese steamer, Chofuku Maru, ashore near Point Cloates, has been abandoned…

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Shipping INTELLIGENCE & WEATHER Looking Back Schooner Sank Off Bondi Master's Battle for Life In Surf

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 9

Helpless in a fierce squall, the coastal schooner Prima Donna was lost off Bondi on March 29, 1882. THE Prima Donna was hound from…

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Working Men "Stung" Government Slated By Chaffey "The Wreckers"

Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 7

"THIS is a Government of wreckers," declared Mr. Chaffey, in the course of a slashing, attack in the…

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Stranded Steamers. Chofuku Maru Total Wreck

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

Latest advices received from Fremantle state that the Miho Maru is standing by the stranded vessels Shunsei Maru and Chofuku Maru…

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Wreckoftheenton. a Gripping Story. Crew Reaches Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 9

A gripping story of the wreck of the motor ship Enton, which struck the Amadu Reef, New Caledonia, on January 28, was told by the 30 members of. the crew who arrived in…

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Shipwrecked Near Noumea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 12

Mr. K. H. Bond, wireless officer (left), and Mr. W. B. Mandle, second officer of the wrecked Enton, who arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Laperouse…

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Men Arrive From Wrecked Enton How Seaman Died When Ship Crashed

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 9

On their way back to London 30 members of the crew of the wrecked motor ship Enton arrived from Nonmea yesterday by the…

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Shipping INTELLIGENCE & WEATHER Looking Back Crew's Battle in Surf Schooner Capsized Off Terrfgal

Daily Pictorial · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 9

When her voyage was almost completed, the schooner Wonga s Wonga, engaged in the coastal trade, was wrecked at Terrigal, on…

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Trip in Tramp Steamer Studies Abroad by Woman Doctor

Daily Pictorial · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 20

"Men can go on ships as surgeons, so why should not women?" asked Dr. Leila Kealinge yesterday at the United Associations…

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Indian Outrage. Attempt to Wreck Express. CALCUTTA, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 12

An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck the Nagpur to Bombay express at a bridge over the Saki River near Manmad. As the express was crossing the bridge early in the…

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"Seaworthy" Say Owners Foundered Nereus

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 1

THE owners of the dredge Norcus, which foundered off Low Head, Tasmania, on Thursday, stated yesterday that the vessel was seaworthy…

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Steamer Patonga Arrested

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.--Since last Saturday until to-day the steamer Patonga. trading between Brisbane and Northern Rivers ports, has lain…

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Steamer "Arrested." Coal Company's Action. Brisbane, Filday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 13

An Interesting action under Admiralty ju[?]sdiction will be heard in the Supreme Court on Monday. It concerns the steamer Patonga, which has been "arrested" at the…

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Wreck Works Violent Jap. Strikers Kobe

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 3

A prolonged wage dispute in the Japan Bridge Girder Foundry at Osaka culminated this morning when 60 workers stormed the works, broke…

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Shipping INTELLIGENCE & WEATHER Looking Back Rescuers Drowned at Timaru Two Ships Wrecked in Gale

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 9

In a gallant attempt to save the crews of two sailing ships, five men were drowned at Timaru (N.Z.), on May 15, 1882. The ships were…

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