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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

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Wreck Recalls War Escapades Scow Von Luckner Captured Now Total Loss DUNEDIN, N.Z.

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1935 · page 22

The war escapades on the Pacific of Count Felix von Luckner, greatest of all maritime escapologists, ore recalled by the loss of the auxiliary scow, Moa, which stranded on the West Coast, is believed to have become a total wreck. It was this vessel…

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French Yacht. Aorangi's Finding of Lifeboat. SUVA, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 9

The French pleasure schooner Korrigane, a lifeboat from which was sighted by the Aorangi on April 3, left Auckland on March 3 for Fiji, but has not arrived at Suva. The captain…

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Ketch Missing. Fears for Safety of Crew. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 13

It is feared that a crayfishing ketch, the Voiama, has been lost off Flinders Island, and that the crew of two men has been drowned…

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Fire on Steamer Unden's Voyage to Las Palmas Interrupted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 1

PERTH, Tuesday.--The steamer Unden, from Wallaroo to Las Palmas with wheat, arrived at Albany early to-day with a fire apparently…

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Ketch Overdue. Not Sighted for 11 Days. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 11

Instructions have been sent to the Commonwealth lighthouse steamer. Cape York, to keep a look-out for the ketch Voana, near Wilson's Promontory and Deal Island…

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Overdue Ketch. Growing Anxiety. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 12

Although it is 13 days since the sma[?] fishing ketch Voana left Port Welshpool [?] Flinders Island, news of the craft is [?] awaited. The mystery of the vessel's [?]…

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Uncharted Reef Swedish Steamer's Escape in Pacific

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 11

About 11 a.m. on March 31, when the Swedish steamer Roxen was on its way from San Pedro to Brisbane, she ran over a dark patch about half…

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News of Missing Ketch

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.--News was received to-day that the ketch Voana, which has been missing since March 29, has been sheltering for 12 days…

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Fears for Ketch Allayed Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 8

Fears for the safety of the Retch Voana and the crew of two were allayed to-day when news was resolved that the vessel had been…

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Ketch Voana Safe at Flinders Island. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 18

The missing crayfishing ketch Voana arrived at Killiecrankie Bay, Flinders Island, at 2 p.m. yesterday. The ketch was weatherbound at Hogan's Group by fog and lough weather…

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Violent Gale Lashes Coast Of Victoria Wrecked a Fishing Ketch Ship Grounds Baroue Blown Off Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 3

FROM one a.m. until after dawn to-day, the southwestern coast of Victoria was lashed by a violent storm…

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Country News. Fishing Craft Driven Ashore. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 18

A fishing craft 33ft long, owned by H. Darke, of Coff's Harbour, which, while manned by the owner and two others, was driven ashore on the northern beach at South-West Rocks on…

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Wreck of 100 Years Ago

The Sun · Sunday 14 April 1935 · page 7

HOBART, Saturday.--One hundred years ago to-day the transport George III, was wrecked off Acteon Island in d'Entrecas'caux Channel,…

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Blown Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 1

THIS FISHING BOAT was one of many driven ashore at Port' Phillip by last week's cyclone…

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Unknown Animal Washed Ashore on Beach

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 11

A large marine animal, which has not been definitely identified, was found washed ashore on a beach about two miles from Narooma by two boys, Keith and Joseph Thomson,…

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Fogs and Gales. Ketch Battered in Bass Strait HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 20

A thrilling story of battles with fogs and gales in Bass Strait was told by Captain Wheatley, master and owner of the 27-ton ketch Voana, which arrived at Killecrankie…

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Lipton Cup Win J. M. Hardie's Triumph with Schooner Windward

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 2

Several additions to the fleet and increased entries in all races helped greatly in making the big-class yacht racing season, which concluded on…

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Adelaide Centenary. Steamer Concessions. London, April 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 20

The Premier of South Australia (Mr. Butler) announces that the Australian and New Zealand Passenger Conference has assured him of their co-operation to encourage…

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Gas Explosion Shop Wrecked NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 18

Flung ten feet through the air when an explosion wrecked the shop of G. Campbell, tobacconist, in Hunter-street, Newcastle, this afternoon,…

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Ashore Davis Cup Team Doubles Draw Rome Tournament Rome

The Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 1

The captain of the Orontesl gave a dinner last night to the Australian Davis Cup team on the eve of their disembarkation at Naples…

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