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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

620 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 31

Present System Slated Progressive Wag&guts Are Leading to Shipwreck Unemployment Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 4

''UNEMPLOYMENT is the out- standing challenge to the present system,"declared the Rev. E. H. Burgmann at the Rotary Club's…

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Bombs Fly in Chicago Unionists' Feud with "Outlaws" Home Wrecked Vancouver

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 1

A terrific explosion in the down-town quarter of Chicago yesterday signalised the outbreak of a feud between union…

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Sea 'Drome Steamer Starts for Mid-ocean Berlin

The Sun · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 1

The completely reconstructed steamer Westphalen, which was chartered by the German Lufthansa to serve as a floating air station in the…

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Wreck of Manuka

The Sun · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 17

When one hears the word "shipwreck" one immediately conjures up thoughts of many eagerly-read stories that have been woven around…

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Space for Winooka. Owners Inspect Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 13

Messrs. A. J. Matthews and W. A. McDonald (part-owners), M. Polson (trainer), and J. E. Pike (jockey) were among the people who made an inspection yesterday of the Matson…

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Middle Ages Spooner On Lang's Wreckage

The Sun · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 5

"More than half the unemployment that exists was created by Mr. Lang," declared the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner), at…

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Cruise Steamer

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 10

The Karoola's pleasure cruise to ville and Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands will be completed to-morrow morning, when she returns to Sydney. She will borth…

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Steamer Fares Down On Round-the-World Passages

The Sun · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 10

The Union S.S. Co., Ltd., announced this afternoon that, beginning on Monday next, there would be a reduction of approximately 5 per cent…

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Furious Revolver Battle In Pitch-black Office Suspect Shot: Two Police Injured Could Not Tell Friend From Foe in Dark Room Was Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 1

In the pitch darkness of the little booking office at Berala railway station, near Lidcombo, two alleged cracksmen and two police fought out a grim revolver duel just before dawn yesterday, and one of the former was shot and seriously…

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Round-world Passages. Steamer Fares Down

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 4

The Union S.S. Co., Ltd., announce that, beginning on Monday next, there would be a reduction of approximately 5 per cent, on all…

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Motor Sport and Motoring Which Was "Father Adam" of Australian Motor Cars? Rival Claims Of The Thompson "Steamer" and John Pender's Job

Referee · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 22

THE recent parade of the "Old Crocks" of Motordom is still a subject of discussion wherever motoring men gather in Melbourne, and frequently one hears the question asked, "Who was it really owned and drove the first motor car in Australia?" In that parade, the ancestry of the present day car could be traced back to 1898, the…

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Hitler's Acts May Wreck Arms Conference LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 1

BRITISH Ministers did not mince words to-day in their conversations wilh Lieutenant. Rosenberg, who is endeavoring to…

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Werrington Rail Wreck

The Sun · Thursday 11 May 1933 · page 17

Scene at Werrington, near St. Marys, to-day showing the wreckage caused by the crash of a goods and stock train in which hundreds of sheep were killed…

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First Step to Wreck All Govts. What the Referendum Vote Means to Nation Tas. View

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 May 1933 · page 5

EVEN in far away Tasmania the real significance of the vote on the Referendum is realised and is regarded as the first…

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Shipping Sales. Steamer Duckenfield Sold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 4

The well-known collier Duckenfield, which was owned by J. & A. Brown, has been sold to the Moller Line, China, and is expected to leave…

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Wreckage of Lang Tragic Record Of Legislation

The Sun · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 9

A FINAL statement on behalf of the United Country Party of New South Wales was issued by the secretary, Mr. E. J…

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Fire on Steamer Karoola Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 1

The steamer Karoola was slightly damaged to-day when a fire occurred through grease and oil becoming ignited, due to the excessive…

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Wrecking of Disarmament by Hitlerism Geneva Negotiations Written Down As Failure Want to Arm Statement by German Minister Excites Europe London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 1

THE shadow of Hitlerism hovers over the Geneva Disarmament Conference, which, owing to Germany's attitude on the question of…

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Port Bowen Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 19

According to a cable message received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line freighter Port Bowen went aground in the Schelde…

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Two Vessels In Australian Trade Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 11

Two vessels in the Australian trade, according to cables received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Underwriters'…

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