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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933

620 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 31

Rail Wrecks Broadcast

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 July 1933 · page 4

On Monday night, Mr. E. A. Chapman, State secretary, A.R.U., will broadcast from Station 2SM concerning the prevalence and…

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Rail Wrecks

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 July 1933 · page 6

E. A. CHAPMAN, State Secretary, A.R.U., will Broadcast on this important subject from Station 2SM, 9 p.m. MONDAY,. 24th…

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Steamer on Sandbank. Towed off By Tugs. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 July 1933 · page 10

The cargo steamer Lowana, 3021 tons, ran aground on a sandbank in Port Phillip Bay, near Wiliamstown on Saturday morning, when making her way up harbour in a fog…

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Rail Wrecks

The Labor Daily · Monday 24 July 1933 · page 5

E. A. Chapman State Secretary, A.R.U., will Broadcast on this Important subject from Station 2SM, [?] o'clock TO-NIGHT…

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Firemen's Pride Is Damaged Magnificent Driving Saved"flier" From Being Wrecked Into Posts

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 6

ONLY the skill of Driver Vause saved half a dozen firemen from death and a fire engine from being wrecked when "The Flier"…

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From Steamer Man Is Reported Missing NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 11

The second disappearance from the steamer Hunter in 12 days was reported to the police when the vessel arrived at Newcastle from…

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Explosion In Stove Wrecks Coffee Palace MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 5

WHEN a chemical stove exploded in the kitchen of Andrews' Coffee Palace at Ballarat to-day, a chimney was wrecked, windows were…

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Stove Explodes Kitchen Wrecked in Ballarat Cafe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Two women had narrow escapes to-day when an explosion occurred in a new type of chemical stove in the kitchen…

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Three Gars Collide on the Bridge. Two Wrecked

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 13

Three motor cars were damaged when they collided on the bridge last night. Their drivers had remarkable escapes from serious injury…

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No Trace Man Missing From Steamer

The Sun · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 23

The body of Michael S. Johnson, 69, commercial traveller, who, after indicating a suicide intent in a letter written to his sister-in-law, Mrs…

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Passenger Disappears. From Coastal Steamer. New Castle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 10

An elderly man, who gave his name as Johnson, left Sydney for Newcastle by the steamer Hunter last evening, was seen aboard at Barrenjocy, but was missing when the vessel…

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Dispute on Steamer. Seamen Sent to Gaol. Incident at Wellington. London, July 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 10

As a sequ[?]l to events at Wallington (N.Z.) on June [?], William Evans, a fireman aboard the steamer [?]onlo[?] was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, at East Ham Police…

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"Rail Wrecks"

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 4

Mr. E.A, Champian. State secretary of the Australian Railways, Union, will broadcast a special message on "Rail Wrecks" from Station 2KY at…

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Hit Tree 'Plane Wrecked; Fliers Unhurt JERILDERIE

The Sun · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 9

Capt. R. J. Carter (pilot) and L. G. Diamond (parachutist), who are touring Australia, carrying out passenger flights, had an amazing escape…

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Opium Charge Tins Taken Ashore At Darwin DARWIN

The Sun · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 3

At the Police Court to-day, Mohammed Bin Tahar a Malay member of the crew of the Marella, was charged with illegal possession of opium, and…

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Garage Wrecked. Explosion of Gelignite. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 13

Police believe that gelignite was used to blow up a garage containing two cars at Mourilyan, near Cairns, early this morning. Guiseppe Call, a Sicilian garage proprietor,…

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Lesson From The Bowning Smash Irregularity in Support of Switch Rail Officers' Report On Mail Wreck

The Sun · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 3

FROM the mass of technicalities dealt with by the railway officers in their finding on the Bowning smash,…

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Home-wrecking a Profitable Sideline for Women

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 7

SCOTCHIE: See you've been livin' round these parts a good while, Oscar…

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Crashed Into Tree 'Plane Wrecked, But No One Hurt Jerilderie

The Labor Daily · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 5

CRASHING through the top of a tree while flying low to find a suitable landing ground for their Gipsy Moth 'plane, Capt. R. J…

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Home-wrecking, a Profitable Sideline for Women Broken Bottle Road

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 7

"Broken Hill is a great place for broken bottles. They are met in the wilderness long before the town is reached."—News…

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