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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

620 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 31

Island Steamer

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 10

The Burns Philp Island steamer. MATARAM will sail from 10 Walsh Bay this morning, with passengers and general cargo for the Solomon Islands…

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Cargo Steamer

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 10

On Monday morning the Huddart, Parker steamer GOULBURN will arrive at Sydney with general cargo, from Melbourne, and will berth ar Phoenix…

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Cargo Steamer

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 8

The Interstate cargo steamer Saros is expected at Sydney this morning from Queensland ports…

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Two 'Planes Wrecked in Grafton Smash One About to Hop Off, and the Other Landing Three Injured Grafton

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 5

WHEN two aeroplanes collided at Grafton 'Drome, during an air pageant yesterday three persons were slightly injured. Both…

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Sunk in 1917 Likely Explanation Of Baltic Wreck BERLIN

The Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 4

The submerged wreck of a submarine has been located off the Latvian coast by fishermen. German naval circles are inclined to believe…

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Chits Wreck Immemorial Liberties

The Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 8

The Perth City Council has decided that, instead of free access to the Mayor's cupboard, each councillor shall be supplied with 20 chits fortnightly, each chit entitling the bearer to one drink, cigar, or packet of cigarettes…

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Ten Killed in 'Plane's 700Ft. Dive to Death Horrified Spectators See Machine Burst Into Flames Holiday Crash Wreck & Human Cargo Incinerated' Before Eyes of Crowd Chicago

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 1

TRAGEDY marred the festivities connected with the World Fair, when a giant Sikorsky amphibian 'plane crashed, the entire…

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Wreckers at Work Demolition Begins at Her Majesty's

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 9

"Like the nightmare of a mad comedian," was how an old stagehand described the scene at Her Majesty's Theatre yesterday, as…

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The Sun Stop-press Tug Ashore

The Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 1

The well-known coastal tug Kiola went ashore to-day outside the northern breakwater at Nambucca Heads. The extent of the damage…

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May Solve Sea Mystery Grim Tragedy of the Waratah 'Plane Sights a Sunken Wreck Capetown

The Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 13

WHAT may prove to be the wreck of the long-lost Waratah has been located off the coast of Natal, and the steps ordered may solve this great mystery of the sea…

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Mail Steamer

The Labor Daily · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 12

The R.M.S. Niagara, carrying passengers, general cargo and ma[?]s, is expected at Sydney from Vancouver, via ports on Saturday morning…

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Tug Aground Bow High and Dry: Crew Walked Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 9

When the coastal tug Kiola went aground yesterday afternoon in the sand at the northern end of the breakwater at Nambucca Heads, her…

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Many Theories South African Wreck CAPETOWN

The Sun · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 2

The Durnan port authorities urge that a survey be made of the neighborhood of the Umgababa River mouth of the Natal coast where…

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May Be Waratah Hull Sunken Wreck Near Coast of Natal Expert Maritime Views for and Against

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 10

Has the wreck of the steamer Waratah, which vanished in July. 1909. been located off the coast of Natal? The story of her disappearance was tragic.--that of the recovery of the wreck be romantic…

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Old Steamer On Last Voyage

The Sun · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 13

In tow of the tug Hydra, the former paddle steamer Namol was today taken outside Sydney Heads and scuttled…

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Dense Fog Envelops the Harbour. Ferry Steamer Aground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 9

With remarkable suddenness a dense fog which had enveloped the city and suburbs late on Wednesday night swept down across Sydney Harbour early yesterday morning…

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To Be Scuttled Paddle Steamer Namoi for Sunken Legion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 5

The old paddle-steamer Namoi will follow the Newcastle to an ocean burial this morning, for the Harbor Trust tug, Hydra, is to tow her 20…

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Floods Move Wreck. Urunga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 10

The recent flood waters shifted the portion of the wrecked tug Repton, which has prevented steamers from entering the Bellinger River for some months. This will enable…

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Mystery Wreck Survey to Establish Identity Capetown

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 1

The Durban port au[?] urge that a survey be made [?]e neighborhood of the Umgababa River mouth of the Natal coast where…

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Wreck Hero Honored London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 1

The King has awarded the bronze medal for gallantry in saving life at sea to James William Scott, first mate of the missionary vessel…

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